968    7s     WIlliam Cowper
“Lovest thou me?” John 21. 15-17; 14. 21

1 Hark, my soul! it is the Lord;
  ’Tis thy Saviour, hear his word;
  Jesus speaks, and speaks to thee;
  “Say, poor sinner, lovest thou me?”

2 “I delivered thee when bound,
  And when wounded healed thy wound;
  Sought thee wandering, set thee right,
  Turned thy darkness into light.

3 “Can a woman’s tender care
  Cease towards the child she bare?
  Yes, she may forgetful be,
  Yet I will remember thee.

4 “Mine is an unchanging love,
  Higher than the heights above;
  Deeper than the depths beneath,

5 “Thou shalt see my glory soon,
  When the work of grace is done;
  Partner of my throne shalt be;
  Say, poor sinner, lovest thou me?”

6 Lord, it is my chief complaint,
  That my love is cold and faint;
  Yet I love thee and adore;
  O for grace to love thee more!