1. To thee Jehova I will sing now,
For where is to be found a God like thee?
To thee I will my anthems offer,
Ah, for this give thy Spirit's strength to me,
To do this in the name of Jesus Christ,
So that it may through him thy favor win.
2. Draw
me, O Father, to the Son now,
So that thy Son in turn draw me to thee.
Thy Spirit dwell within my bosom,
Both mine intention and my mind command,
That I the peace of God may taste and feel,
For thee with grateful heart may sing and play.
3. O lend
me, Highest, this great kindness
And surely will my singing be well done;
And fair resound will then my anthem,
As I adore thee with my soul and truth;
So let thy Spirit lift my heart to thee,
That I the psalms may sing with choirs above.
4. For hecan
bring my cause before thee
With sighing which exceeds my pow'r to tell;
He teacheth me true prayer's devotion,
Gives witness to my soul that I'm thy child
And an inheritor of Jesus Christ,
So that I "Abba, O dear Father" cry.
5. Whene'er
this from my heart resoundeth
Through thine own Holy Ghost's inspiring pow'r,
So breaks thy father's heart and flutters
With passion for my sake in ardent love
That my petition cannot ever fail,
Which I according to thy will have made.
6. Whate'er
thy Spirit bids me pray for,
That is according to thy will conceived
And will by thee be heard most surely,
For in the name of thine own Son it comes,
Through whom I am thy child and heir become
And have from thee now grace on grace received.
7. How blest
I am to have this witness;
Thus I am full of hope and happiness.
I know that ev'ry gift and favor
Which I have asked and gotten ev'rytime,
These dost thou give and infinitely more
That I can fathom, pray for, and desire.
8. Bless
me, I pray for Jesus' name's sake,
For me at thy right hand himself he pleads.
In him is ev'ry "Yea and Amen"
To what of thee my spirit's faith doth ask.
Bless me, praise thee, now and eternally,
That thou dost grant me such great happiness! |
