Thou Art My Life If Thou But Turn Away

Francis Quarles

4 Verses Light Of The World Guidance In Darkness

Verse 1

Thou art my life; if Thou but turn away, My life’s a thousand deaths: Thou art my way; Without Thee, Lord, I travel not, but stray.

Verse 2

My light Thou art; without Thy glorious sight My eyes are darkened with perpetual night: My God, Thou art my way, my life, my light.

Verse 3

Thou art my way; I wander, if Thou fly: Thou art my light: if hid how blind am I! Thou art my life: if Thou withdraw, I die.

Verse 4

Disclose Thy sunbeams; close Thy wings and stay; See, see how I am blind, and dead, and stray, O Thou that art my light, my life, my way!