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Lord, in Thy Spirit, take and fill my heart;
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| 1. | Lord, in Thy Spirit, take and fill my heart; |
| | Wean it from earth, through all its pulses |
| | move; |
| | Into my spirit all Thy grace impart, |
| | And make me love Thee as I ought to love. |
| 2. | I ask no dream, no prophet ecstasies, |
| | No sudden rending of the veil of clay, |
| | No angel visitant, no opening skies; |
| | But take the dimness of my soul away. |
| 3. | Hast Thou not bid us love Thee, God and |
| | King? |
| | All, all Thine own-soul, heart and strength |
| | and mind. |
| | I see Thy cross-there teach my heart to cling. |
| | Oh, let me seek Thee, and, oh, let me find. |
| 4. | Teach me to feel that Thou art always nigh; |
| | Teach me, the struggles of the soul to bear, |
| | To check the rising doubt, the rebel sigh; |
| | Teach me the patience of unanswered prayer. |
| 5. | Teach me to love Thee with a virgin love, |
| | One holy passion filling all my frame; |
| | Thus all the riches of Thyself to prove, |
| | My heart an altar, and Thy love the flame. |