* 1 O MOST compassionate High-Priest, Full of all grace we know Thou art; Faith puts its hands upon Thy breast, And feels beneath Thy panting heart. 2 Thy panting heart for sinners bleeds; Thy mercies and compassions move; Thy groaning Spirit intercedes, And yearn the bowels of Thy love. 3 Hear then the pleading Spirit’s prayer, (The Spirit’s will to Thee is known,) For all who now Thy sufferings share, And still for full redemption groan. 4 Poor tempted souls, with tempests