Grant this vision now to us.
Gain in us Thy heart’s desire—
Thine expression glorious.
Thine own likeness to possess,
Thine intention was that he
Take Thee in and Thee express.
To the knowledge-tree misled.
Then, Thy plan he did forsake;
To the self he’d live instead.
Mingling with humanity,
Living to the Father’s will,
God’s intent accomplishing.
Our old man to terminate;
Then, in resurrection, come,
Thy new man to germinate.
As the inner man within;
As our heart becomes Thine home,
Thou dost live and rule therein.
Gain the ground in all our heart.
We’d the self deny always,
That Thyself Thou wouldst impart.
In the Body-life we’d live;
No more self-directed be,
For Thy church our all we’d give.
Manifest Thyself through us.
Build the saints into Thine house
That we’d bear Thine image thus.
That we’d match Thee perfectly;
Thus, the church would builded be—
One new man eternally.