Hymns, #414

Longings - For Deliverance from Self

Eng/Kor:414  Chin:312[*]  Span:-  Rus:-  Tag:-  Fra:-  Por:-

Lyrics:E. H. H.
Music:Handley C. G. Moule
Meter:8.6.8.6.

Hymns using same tune:

#424 (Tune 2), #658

 
 1 

My Savior, Thou has offered rest:

Oh, give it then to me;

The rest of ceasing from myself,

To find my all in Thee.

 
 2 

This cruel self, oh, how it strives

And works within my breast,

To come between Thee and my soul,

And keep me back from rest.

 
 3 

How many subtle forms it takes

Of seeming verity,

As if it were not safe to rest

And venture all on Thee.

 
 4 

O Lord, I seek a holy rest,

A victory over sin;

I seek that Thou alone shouldst reign

O'er all without, within.

 
 5 

In Thy strong hand I lay me down,

So shall the work be done;

For who can work so wondrously

As the Almighty One?

 
 6 

Work on, then, Lord, till on my soul

Eternal light shall break,

And, in Thy likeness perfected,

I "satisfied" shall wake.

 
Hymn #414