904    8.8.6.     John Berridge
“Our sufficiency is of God.” 2 Cor. 3. 5; Phil. 4. 13

1 O Lord, with shame I do confess
  My universal emptiness,
  My poverty and pride;
  I cannot keep thee in my sight,
  Nor can I think one thought aright,
  Unless thy Spirit guide.

2 I cannot from my idols part,
  Nor love the Lord with all my heart,
  Nor can myself deny;
  I cannot pray, and feel thee near,
  Nor can I sing with heavenly cheer,
  Unless the Lord be nigh.

3 Since Adam from God’s image fell,
  On spiritual things we cannot dwell;
  The heart is turned aside;
  And none can raise to life the dead
  But he who raised himself indeed,
  And for dead sinners died.

4 Then let this mighty Jesus be,
  An all-sufficient help for me,
  Creating power and will;
  Thy grace sufficèd saints of old;
  It made them strong and made them bold,
  And it suffices still.