OH, LEAVE ME NOT ALONE.
By M. L. Rossvally
My life is fill'd with sad regrets;
No peace attends my way;
Each day the sun in darkness sets,
Oh, hear me Lord, I pray.
O let me not in darkness rove,
But melt my heart of stone;
Accept my faint attempts at love,
And fix my heart on things above;
"Come Holy Spirit, heavenly dove,"
Oh, leave me not alone. Indulgent God of love and power,
To thee for help I fly,
Be with me at this solemn hour,
And hear my contrite sigh.
Renew my heart and be my guide
To thy celestial throne;
Oh, let me see thy wounded side;
I come to thee, the crucified;
Lord, condescend to be my guide,
Oh, leave me not alone. My heart with inward horror shrinks;
I feel this load of sin;
Far from the shadow of thy wings,
All darkness is within.
Now take me Lord into thy care,
And melt my heart of stone,
My load is more than I can bear,
And thou didst not disdain to hear
The publican in fervent prayer;
Oh, leave me not alone. I know thou can'st not let me go,
Thy blood for me was shed;
Now let me sink beneath its flow,
And raise me from the dead.
And bid me stretch my withered arm
To thee, whose love is shown,
And grasp thy mantle with its charm
To take from death its dread alarm,
And then, reclining on thine arm,
I shall not be alone. —M. L. Rossvally.