O GOD, Thou art my God alone:

O GOD, Thou art my God alone: Early to Thee my soul shall cry: A pilgrim in a land unknown, A thirsty land, whose springs are dry.

Oh that it were as it hath been, When praying in the holy place, Thy power and glory I have seen, And mark'd the footsteps of Thy grace.

Yet through this rough and thorny maze, I follow hard on Thee, my God: Thy hand unseen upholds my ways; I safely tread where Thou hast trod.

Thee, in the watches of the night, When I remember on my bed, Thy presence makes the darkness light, Thy guardian wings are round my head.

Better than life itself Thy love, Dearer than all beside to me; For whom have I in heaven above, Or what on earth compared with Thee?

Praise with my heart, my mind, my voice, For all Thy mercy I will give; My soul shall still in God rejoice; My tongue shall bless Thee while I live.