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Words: Charles Wesley (1749)
Music: Louis Spohr (1834)
[Verse 1]
I Dwant a princi-Gple within
Of Dwatchful, Godly fear,
A sensibili-Gty of sin,
A Dpain to feel A7it Dnear.
I want Athe first app-Gproach Dto feel
Of Apride Eof Awrong E7de - Asire,
To catch the wandering Dof my will,
And quench the kin-Adling Dfire.
[Verse 2]
From DThee that I no Gmore may stray,
No Dmore Thy goodness grieve,
Grant me the finial Gawe, I pray,
The Dtender con-A7science Dgive.
Quick as Athe apple Gof Dan eye,
O AGod, Emy Acon-E7science Amake;
Awake my soul when Gsin is nigh,
And Dkeep it still A7a - Dwake.
[Verse 3]
Al-Dmighty God of Gtruth and love,
To Dme Thy power im-part;
The mountain from my Gsoul remove,
The Dhardness from A7my Dheart.
O Dmay Athe least o-Gmis-Dsion pain
My Are-Ea-Awak-E7end Asoul,
And drive me to that Gblood again,
Which Dmakes the wound-A7ed Dwhole.

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I Want A Principle Within

by Misc Praise Songs

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Words: Charles Wesley (1749)

Music: Louis Spohr (1834)

[Verse 1]

D G

I want a princi-ple within

Of watchful, Godly fear,

A sensibili-ty of sin,

D A7 D

A pain to feel it near.

A G D

I want the first app-proach to feel

A E A E7 A

Of pride of wrong de - sire,

To catch the wandering of my will,

A D

And quench the kin-dling fire.

[Verse 2]

D G

From Thee that I no more may stray,

No more Thy goodness grieve,

Grant me the finial awe, I pray,

D A7 D

The tender con-science give.

A G D

Quick as the apple of an eye,

A E A E7 A

O God, my con-science make;

Awake my soul when sin is nigh,

D A7 D

And keep it still a - wake.

[Verse 3]

D G

Al-mighty God of truth and love,

To me Thy power im-part;

The mountain from my soul remove,

D A7 D

The hardness from my heart.

D A G D

O may the least o-mis-sion pain

A E A E7 A

My re-a-wak-end soul,

And drive me to that blood again,

D A7 D

Which makes the wound-ed whole.

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