WHEN shall thy love constrain, And force me to thy breast? When shall my soul...
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WHEN shall thy love constrain, And force me to thy breast? When shall my soul return again To her eternal rest?
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Ah! what avails my strife, My wandering to and fro? Thou hast the words of endless life; Ah! whither should I go?
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Thy condescending grace To me did freely move; It calls me still to seek thy face, And stoops to ask my love.
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Lord, at thy feet I fall! I groan to be set free; I fain would now obey the call, And give up all for thee.
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To rescue me from woe, Thou didst with all things part; Didst lead a suffering life below, To gain my worthless heart.
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My worthless heart to gain, The God of all that breathe Was found in fashion as a man, And died a cursed death.
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And can I yet delay My little all to give? To tear my soul from earth away, For Jesus to receive?
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Nay, but I yield, I yield! I can hold out no more, I sink, by dying love compelled, And own thee conqueror.
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Though late, I all forsake, My friends, my all resign; Gracious Redeemer, take, O take, And seal me ever thine!
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Come and possess me whole. Nor hence again remove: Settle and fix my wavering soul With all thy weight of love.
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My one desire be this, Thy only love to know; To seek and taste no other bliss No other good below.
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My Life, my portion thou, Thou all-sufficient art; My hope, my heavenly treasure, now Enter, and keep my heart.