Earnestly we seek and pray;
To experience Thy fullness
In a constant inner way.
Never longer only outward
Or with soulish thoughts obsessed,
But, O Lord, in realest contact
We by Thee would be possessed.
In our inmost being,
May we constantly experience
This reality.
Driven by the fallen soul,
And the enemy designing
Does the soulish life control.
Such we were till God, through mercy,
Caused His Son to dwell in us;
Now we fully come to know Him
In His church so glorious.
Wandering in the wilderness,
Never knowing that our spirit
Craved God’s fullness to express;
At the moment Jesus entered
Instantly the whole was changed.
Now we’re people spirit-centered!
Hallelujah! Rearranged!
What a glorious fact is this!
Christ Himself in us expressing
God’s intent and holiness.
Not the soul-life’s vain delusion,
But the spirit strengthened is;
Christ Himself is now our Person—
He is ours and we are His.