1
O Love, that wilt not let me go,
I rest my weary soul in Thee;
I give Thee back the life I owe,
That in Thine ocean depths its flow
May richer, fuller be.
G
O Love, that wilt not
Em
let me
G-D
go,
I rest my weary soul in
Am-D7
Thee;
I
B
give Thee
B7
back the life I
Em-G
owe,
That
A7
in Thine ocean depths its
G
flow
May richer,
D7
fuller
G
be.
2
O Light, that followest all my way,
I yield my flickering torch to Thee;
My heart restores its borrowed ray,
That in Thy sunshine's blaze its day
May brighter, fairer be.
O Light, that followest all my way,
I yield my flickering torch to Thee;
My heart restores its borrowed ray,
That in Thy sunshine's blaze its day
May brighter, fairer be.
G
O Light, that
Em
followest all
G-D
my way,
I yield my flickering torch
Am-D7
to Thee;
My
B
heart
B7
restores its borrowed
Em-G
ray,
That
A7
in Thy sunshine's blaze its
G
day
May brighter,
D7
fairer
G
be.
3
O Joy, that seekest me through pain,
I cannot close my heart to Thee;
I trace the rainbow through the rain,
And feel the promise is not vain
That morn shall tearless be.
O Joy, that seekest me through pain,
I cannot close my heart to Thee;
I trace the rainbow through the rain,
And feel the promise is not vain
That morn shall tearless be.
G
O Joy, that seekest
Em
me through
G-D
pain,
I cannot close my heart to
Am-D7
Thee;
I
B
trace the
B7
rainbow through the
Em-G
rain,
And
A7
feel the promise is not
G
vain
That morn shall
D7
tearless
G
be.
4
O Cross, that liftest up my head,
I dare not ask to fly from Thee;
I lay in dust life's glory dead,
And from the ground there blossoms red
Life that shall endless be.
O Cross, that liftest up my head,
I dare not ask to fly from Thee;
I lay in dust life's glory dead,
And from the ground there blossoms red
Life that shall endless be.
G
O Cross, that liftest
Em
up my
G-D
head,
I dare not ask to fly from
Am-D7
Thee;
I
B
lay in
B7
dust life's glory
Em-G
dead,
And
A7
from the ground there blossoms
G
red
Life that shall
D7
endless
G
be.
The author was inspired to write this hymn in 5 minutes during a time of distress.