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"I will love thee, O Lord, my Strength."

THEE will I love, my Strength, my Tower,
Thee will I love, my Hope, my Joy,
Thee in thy works, with all my power,
With ardor time shall ne'er destroy.
Thee will I love, O Light Divine,
So long as life is mine!

Oh, keep me watchful, then, and humble,
And suffer me no more to stray;
Uphold me when my feet would stumble,
Nor let me loiter by the way;

Fill all my nature with thy light,
O Radiance strong and bright!

Thee will I love, my Crown of gladness,
Thee will I love, my God and Lord,

Amid the darkest depths of sadness,

Not for the hope of high reward,

For thine own sake, O Light Divine,
AMEN.
So long as life is mine.

Johann Scheffler (Angelus Silesias.)
Tr. by Catherine Winkworth

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As, panting in the sultry beam,
The hart desires the cooling stream,
So to thy presence, Lord, I flee,
So longs my soul, O God, for thee;
Athirst to taste thy living grace,
And see thy glory, face to face.
Ah, why, by passing clouds oppressed,
Should vexing thoughts distract thy breast?
Turn, turn to him, in every pain,
Whom suppliant never sought in vain;
Thy strength in joy's ecstatic day,
Thy hope when joy has passed away.

John Bowdler

243.

Living to God.

Он, draw me, Father, after thee!
So shall I run and never tire;
With gracious words still comfort me;
Be thou my hope, my sole desire:
Free me from every weight; nor fear
Nor sin can come, if thou art here.
From all eternity, with love
Unchangeable thou hast me viewed;
Ere knew this beating heart to move,
Thy tender mercies me pursued:
Ever with me may they abide,

And close me in on every side! AMEN. Paul Gerhardt. Tr. by J. Wesley.t "The spirit of power, and of love, and of a sound mind."

244.

I WANT the spirit of power within,
Of love, and of a healthful mind,
Of power to conquer every sin,
Of love to thee and all mankind;
Of health that pain and death defies,
Most vigorous when the body dies.
Oh, that the Comforter would come,
Nor visit as a transient guest,
But fix in me his constant home,
And keep possession of my breast;
And make my soul his loved abode,
The temple of indwelling God!

Charles Wesley.

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