Thou to Lord, made Thyself hast me

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