SELF-EXAMINATION
Before Communion —
What strange perplexities arise,
What anxious fears and jealousies,
What crowds in doubtful light appear,
How few, alas, approved and clear!
And what am I? — My soul awake,
And an impartial survey take;
Does no dark sign, no ground of fear,
In practice or in heart appear?
What image does my spirit bear?
Is Jesus formed, and living there?
Say, do His lineaments divine
In thought, and word, and action shine?/Searcher of hearts, O! search me still;
The secrets of my soul reveal;
My fears remove; let me appear
To God and my own conscience clear.
May I, consistent with Thy word,
Approach Thy table, O my Lord?
May I among Thy saints appear?
Shall I a welcome guest be there?
Have I the wedding garment on?
Or do I naked, stand alone?
O! quicken, clothe and…
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