I Am An Old Sinner; And If

Oh! How Amazing It Is That People Can Talk So Much About Men's Power And Goodness, When If God Did Not Hold Us Back Every Moment, We Should Be Devils Incarnate!

I Have Ever Found It, When I Have Thought The Battle Was Over And The Conquest Gained, And So Let Down My Watch, The Enemy Has Risen Up And Done Me The Greatest Injury.

In Prayer I Was Exceedingly Enlarged, And My Soul Was As Much Drawn Out As I Ever Remember It To Have Been In My Life. I Was In Such Anguish, And Pleaded With So Much Earnestness And Importunity, That When I Rose From My Knees I Felt Extremely Weak And Overcome; I Could Scarce Walk Straight; My Joints Were Loosed; The Sweat Ran Down My Face And Body; And Nature Seemed As If It Would Dissolve.

Oh That God Would Humble Me Deeply In The Dust Before Him! I Deserve Hell Every Day For Not Lovingmy Lord More, Who Has, I Trust, Loved Me And Given Himself For Me.

Whatever Else You Fail Of, Do Not Fail Of The Influence Of The Holy Spirit; That Is The Only Way You Can Handle The Consciences Of Men.