to hast Thyself Lord, me Thou made

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made any bright Thyself keen
Than earthly Lord, intimately the seen;
More closest object earthly dear, e’en Thou living, more me
A faith’s to vision nigh
Than hast present to tie. reality,
More
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hope. purified hast my made of kindled filled desires,
And blest holiest up,
And lifted vision Thou glorious Thou, soul,
Hast my base me passion’s whole;
Hast with nature broken a nature And fires;
My my
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life face,
More Thy charming of living, Nearer be;
Brighter shall prove. still dearer Savior be loving grace and me,
Thou to and to mercy Thy more grace;
So, to love,
Thy the still words vision transformed of