Backsliding

Give me to believe
that thou canst do more for me than
I ask or think,
and that, though I backslide, thy love will never
let me go,
but will draw me back to thee with everlasting
cords;
that thou dost provide grace in the wilderness,
and canst bring me out, leaning on the arm
of my Beloved;
that thou canst cause me to walk with him
by the rivers of water in a straight way,
wherein I shall not stumble.

I would advise reading the entire reading; entitled "Backsliding" in the section "Penitence and Deprecation."