Scripture Verse

The Lord fulfill all thy petitions. Psalm 20:5

Introduction

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Clara E. Choate

Words: Cla­ra E. Choate, 1896, alt.

Music: Ar­ranged from Franz W. Abt (1819–1882) (🔊 pdf nwc).

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Franz W. Abt (1819–1882)

Lyrics

Lift me up, oh, heav’nly Fa­ther,
Till I feel Thy strength sub­lime;
Let Thy Spir­it be my spir­it,
Let me have no will but Thine,
Let me have no will but Thine.
Bring in­to my life, oh, Fa­ther,
Just the mu­sic of Thy soul;
Make the ra­di­ance of Thy pow­er
All my words and deeds con­trol,
All my words and deeds con­trol.

Wake with­in my heart, oh, Giv­er
Of di­vin­est good and gain,
A re­sponse for­ev­er quick’n­ing
Into act­ion, love’s re­frain,
Into act­ion, love’s re­frain.
Open wide Thy hid­den trea­sure,
Priceless more than pearl of sea;
Meet my ear­nest, soul­ful long­ing
For Thy truth, earth’s mys­te­ry,
For Thy truth, earth’s mys­te­ry.

Fill my soul with re­ve­la­tion,
Yet await­ing hu­man kind;
Teach me of Thy bound­less lov­ing,
How the Christ all men may find,
How the Christ all men may find.
Breathe thro’ me Thine own per­fect­ion,
Till my heart no more shall see
Aught but Thy di­vine ex­press­ion
Of love’s grand eter­ni­ty,
Of love’s grand eter­ni­ty.