3 But ah! how wide my spirit flies,
And wanders from her God!
My soul forgets the heavenly prize,
And treads the downward road.
4 Great God! create my soul anew,
Conform my heart to Thine;
Melt down my will, and let it flow,
And take the mould divine.
5 Then shall my feet no more depart,
Nor wandering senses rove;
Devotion shall be all my heart,
And all my passions love.
1 Jehovah! 't is a glorious name,
Still pregnant with delight;
It scatters round a cheerful beam,
To gild the darkest night.
2 What though our mortal comforts fade,
And drop like withering flowers?
Nor time nor death can break that band
Which makes Jehovah ours.
2 My cares! I give you to the wind,
And shake you off like dust;
Well may I trust my all with Him,
With whom my soul I trust.
1 Gracious Spirit, dwell with me,-
I myself would gracious be;
And with words that help and heal
Would Thy life in mine reveal;
And with actions bold and meek
Would for Christ my Saviour speak.
2 Truthful Spirit, dwell with me,—
I myself would truthful be;
And with wisdom kind and clear
Let Thy life in mine appear;
And with actions brotherly
Speak my Lord's sincerity.
3 Tender Spirit, dwell with me,-
I myself would tender be;
up like a flower
At temptation's darksome hour;
Open it when shines the sun,
And his love by fragrance own.
4 Silent Spirit, dwell with me,—
I myself would quiet be;
Quiet as the growing blade
Which through earth its way has made;
Silently, like morning light,
Putting mists and chills to flight.
5 Mighty Spirit, dwell with me,-
I myself would mighty be;
Mighty, so as to prevail
When unaided man must fail;
Ever by a mighty hope
Pressing on and bearing up.
6 Holy Spirit, dwell with me,-
I myself would holy be;
Separate from sin, I would
Choose and cherish all things good;
And whatever I can be
Give to Him who gave me Thee.
1 A present God is all our strength, And all our joy and hope,
When He withdraws, our comforts die,
And every grace must droop.
2 But flattering trifles charm our hearts
To court their false embrace;
Till, justly this neglected Friend
Averts from us His face.
3 He leaves us, and we miss Him not,
But go presumptuous on!
Till, baffled, wounded, and enslaved,
We learn that God is gone.
4 And what, O God! can then remain One ray of light to give?
Severed from Thee, their better life,
How can Thy children live?
1 Nearer, my God, to Thee,
Nearer to Thee!
E'en though it be a cross
That raiseth me:
Still all my song would be,-
Nearer, my God, to Thee,-
Nearer to Thee!
2 Though, like the wanderer,
The sun gone down,
Darkness be over me,
My rest a stone;
Yet in my dreams I'd be
Nearer, my God, to Thee,-
Nearer to Thee!
3 There let the way appear,
Steps unto heaven;
All that Thou sendest me,
In mercy given;
Angels to beckon me
Nearer, my God, to Thee,-
Nearer to Thee!
4 Then with my waking thoughts
Bright with Thy praise,
Out of my stony griefs
Bethel I'll raise :
So by my woes to be
Nearer, my God, to Thee, -
Nearer to Thee!
5 Or if on joyful wing
Cleaving the sky,
Sun, moon, and stars forgot,
Upward I fly:
Still all my song shall be,
Nearer, my God, to Thee,-
Nearer to Thee!
encamp around
The dwellings of the just:
Deliverance He affords to all
Who on His succour trust.
2 O make but trial of His love;
Experience will decide
How blest are they, and only they,
Who in His truth confide.
3 Fear Him, ye mortals; you will then Have nothing else to fear;
Make you His service your delight,-
He'll make your wants His care.
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