Gracious Saviour, shed thy grace,
And let me feel the soft'ning shower; Love me freely, seal my peace,
And bid me weep no more.
1 FONDLY my foolish heart essays T'augment the source of perfect bliss,Love's all-sufficient sea to raise,
With drops of creature-happiness! 2 O Love! thy sov'reign aid impart, And guard the gift thyself hast given, My portion, Thou my treasure art, My life, my happiness, my heaven! 3 Would aught on earth my wishes share; Tho' dear as life the idol be,
Lord, from my breast the idol tear,
And let me find my All in Thee!
4 Then, what I've fondly counted mine,
To thee, my Lord, I shall restore;
Gladly to thee my all resign,
Possessing thee-I want no more!
i My God, permit me not to be
A stranger to myself and thee;
Amidst a thousand thoughts I roye
Forgetful of my highest love.
2 Why should my passions mix with earth, And thus debase my heav'nly birth; Why should I cleave to things below, And let my God, my Saviour go? 3 Call me away from flesh and sense, One sov'reign word can draw me thence; I would obey the voice divine,
And all inferior joys resign.
4 Be earth with all her scenes withdrawn, Let noise and vanity be gone;
In secret silence of the mind
My God, and there my heav'n I find!
I LOVE DIVINE, how sweet thou art!
When shall I find my longing heart
All taken up by thee?
I thirst, I sigh, I faint to prove
The greatness of redeeming love,
The love of Christ to me!
2 Stronger his love than death and hell;
Its riches are unsearchable:
The first-born sons of light
Desire in vain its depths to see;
They cannot reach the mystery,-
The length, and breadth, and height!
3 God only knows the love of God:
O that it now were shed abroad
In this poor stony heart!
For love I sigh, for love I pine:
This only portion, Lord, be mine!
Be mine this better part!
4 O that I could for ever sit,
Like Mary, at Immanuel's feet!
Be this my happy choice :
My only care, delight, and bliss,
My joy, my heav'n on earth be this,-
To hear his lovely voice!
1 LORD, that I may learn of thee,
Give me true simplicity:
Wean my soul, and keep it low,
Willing thee alone to know.
2 Let me cast my reeds aside-
All that feeds my knowing pride:
Not to man, but God, submit,
Lay my reas'nings at thy feet.
3 Of my boasted wisdom spoil'd,
Docile, helpless as a child;
Only seeing in thy light,
Only walking in thy might.
4 Thus infuse the teaching grace,
Spirit of truth and righteousness;
Knowledge, love divine impart,
Life eternal to my heart!
1 JESUS, in whom the weary find Their late, but permanent repose; Physician of the sin-sick mind,
Relieve my wants, assuage my woes;
And let my soul on thee be cast,
Till sin's fierce tyranny be past.
2 Loos'd from my God, and far remov'd,
Long have I wander'd to and fro;*
O'er earth in endless circles rov'd,
Nor found whereon to rest below;
Back to my God at last I fly!
For, oh, the waters still are high!
3 Selfish pursuits, and nature's maze,
The things of earth, for thee I leave;
Put forth thy hand, thy hand of grace,
Into the Ark of love receive;
Take this poor flutt'ring soul to rest,
And lodge it, Saviour, in thy breast!
4 Fill with thy own mysterious peace!
'Stablish and keep my settled heart:
In thee may all my wand'rings cease,
From thee may I no more depart:
Thy utmost goodness call'd to prove,
Lov'd with an everlasting love!
* In allusion to Noah's dove-Gen. viii. 8, 9.
1 JESUS, let my spirit feel
Thou art God unchangeable!
Jah, Jehovah, great I AM,
Speak into my soul thy Name!
2 Plant, and root, and fix in me
All the mind that was in thee;
Settled peace I then shall find;
Jesu's is a quiet mind.
3 Anger, then, I should not feel,
Always even, always still;
Meekly on my God reclin'd;
Jesu's is a gentle mind.
4 I should suffer, and fulfil
All my Father's gracious will;
Be in all alike resign'd;
Jesu's is a patient mind.
5 Were it deeply rooted here,
Perfect love would cast out fear;
Fear doth servile spirits bind;
Jesu's is a noble mind.
6 I should triumph evermore,
Gratefully my God adore;
God so good, so true, so kind;
Jesu's is a thankful mind.
1 JESUS, the Saviour still thou art, And all thy promises are sure;
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