Unguarded
YES my lips have sometimes spoken
Words I would not have them speak;
And I would I could recall them,
Would I had not been so weak.
Yet through Jesus there is pardon,
And in him I place my trust;
For he knows my every weakness,
He remembers I am dust.
But the lips will only utter
What is hid within the heart;
I am pure when with my Saviour
Wretched when we are apart.
His rich grace is quite sufficient
To wash all my sins away;
Dear Redeemer, these unguarded
Words of mine forgive, I pray.
I have thought these strong temptations
Would appeal to me in vain,
If the precious, golden moments
Were but mine to live again.
But, while Christ is interceding,
I may yet redeem the past,
And the crown that waits the faithful
May be mine to wear at last.
ED.