Object Of My First Desire

Augustus Montague Toplady

5 Verses Christian Hymn Spiritual Song

Verse 1

Object of my first desire, Jesus, crucified for me; All to happiness aspire, Only to be found in Thee.

Verse 2

Thee to praise, and Thee to know, Constitute my bliss below; Thee to see, and Thee to love, Constitute my bliss above.

Verse 3

Lord, it is not life to live, If Thy presence Thou deny: Lord, if Thou Thy presence give, ‘Tis no longer death to die.

Verse 4

Source and giver of repose, Only from Thy smile it flows, Peace and happiness are Thine; Mine they are, if Thou art mine.

Verse 5

Let me but Thyself possess— Total sum of happiness— Real bliss I then shall prove, heaven below and heaven above.