Verse 1

CHRIST, of all my hopes the ground, Christ, the spring of all my joy, Still in Thee may I be found, Still for Thee my powers employ

Verse 2

Let Thy love my heart inflame, Keep Thy fear before my sight, Be Thy praise my highest aim, Be Thy smile my chief delight,

Verse 3

When affliction clouds my sky, And the wintry tempests blow, Let Thy mercy-beaming eye Sweetly cheer the night of woe.

Verse 4

When new triumphs of Thy name Swell the raptured songs above, May I feel a kindred flame, Full of zeal, and full of love.

Verse 5

Life’s best joy, to see Thy praise Fly on wings of gospel light, Leading on millennial days, Scattering all the shades of night.

Verse 6

Fountain of o’erflowing grace, Freely from Thy fullness give; Till I close my earthly race, May I prove it Christ to live.

Verse 7

Firmly trusting in Thy blood, Nothing shall my heart confound; Safely shall I pass the flood, Safely reach Immanuel’s ground.

Verse 8

Thus, O thus, an entrance give To the land of cloudless sky; Having known it Christ to live, Let me find it gain to die. Amen

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