Song Lyrics

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CEASE NOT

I have loved Thee, my Savior
I have leaned on Thy breast
I have borne spiteful malice
And been put to the test.
But then, in it creepeth
Like a venomous serpent
A heart growing cold
As lukewarmness returneth.

So I run and I hide
Just like Adam of old
And believe all the lies
Just the way they were told.
And the faithful, true servant
Becomes both hound and hunted
For I run to catch victory
But I latch onto nothing.

Then He shows me
He grows me
He molds me, He quits not
I have fallen, downtrodden
But He holds me and fails not.
If I pray . . . BUT I CAN'T
That's the problem, you see
So He takes me apart
Where I don't want to be.

For I scream, "Oh, Dear God
Will You ever release me?"
And He says, "I will never,
No, never forsake thee."

And somehow, all my guilt
Is washed clean by a bloodflow
And somewhere in the center
Of His will, I find it so
That He carries me
Strengthens me, loves me and then
Packs my bags full of shame
And forgets where He left them.

I have failed . . . but You love me.
I must try . . . Will You help me?

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