Why, O my soul, why weepest thou

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Why, O my soul, why weepest thou is a hymn by Benjamin Beddome. It was printed as Hymn 274 in John Rippon's Selection of Hymns from the Best Authors.

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1  Why, O my soul, why weepest thou?
Tell me from whence arise
Those briny tears that often flow,
Those groans that pierce the skies?

2  Is sin the cause of thy complaint,
Or the chastising rod?
Dost thou an evil heart lament,
And mourn an absent God?

3  Lord, let me weep for nought but sin,
And after none but thee,
And then I would, O that I might!
A constant weeper be!
 

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