954    L.M.     Henry Fowler
“Save me O God.” Ps. 69. 1; 3. 7; 31. 16

1 Save me, O God, my spirit cries,
  And on thy faithful word relies;
  Save me from sin, my desperate foe,
  That fills my soul with every woe.

2 Save me from pride, that angel-form
  That swells a poor, weak, sinful worm;
  That moves the tongue, the hands, the eyes,
  And often takes me by surprise.

3 Save me from this bewitching world,
  That has to death ten thousand hurled;
  Whose charms enchant, and lead astray
  From Jesus Christ, the living Way.

4 Save me from Satan’s wiles and snares,
  From all the malice which he bears
  Against thy image, work, and grace,
  Against the visits of thy face.

5 Save me from gloomy black despair;
  On thee alone I’d cast my care,
  And wait, and pray, and groan, and sigh,
  Till thou in mercy drawest nigh.