By A Collection of Hymns

      L.M.
      1 WHAT! never speak one evil word,
      Or rash, or idle, or unkind!
      O how shall I, most gracious Lord,
      This mark of true perfection find?

      2 Thy sinless mind in me reveal,
      Thy Spirit's plenitude impart;
      And all my spotless life shall tell
      The abundance of a loving heart.

      3 Saviour, I long to testify
      The fulness of thy saving grace;
      O might thy Spirit the blood apply,
      Which bought for me the sacred peace!

      4 Forgive, and make my nature whole,
      My inbred malady remove;
      To perfect health restore my soul,
      To perfect holiness and love.