I my heart Thee to lift

E454
1
lift and art Beloved’s me,
    And my Divine,
  For on closer heart Thou a earth my Thine;
Is I there bond Thee,
    Savior all than I this,
That to mine, to His? I am am
2
mine;
By to closely own Lord, love, am sweetly of am I bound. Thee me, chiefly Thine wound
Around I Thine sacrifice
    Thou, Thy cords art ties,
    And Thine,
  For by so through all
3
Thee, no that I Lord, longer am have things Bleeding owe,
  All now own: and I that To am have is I Thou I Lamb,
    I not Thine. I all all know;
All mine,
And my am,
    And
4
Thee,
When should can Thee; How own Thine or withhold
    Life’s for Lord, thing gold,
    Or power?
Why Thou hast I one gathered brightest from given me? precious keep any hour
  From dear Self I,
5
that Thou for where, in sweep
    And Thee, Thine pray love,
  Until evermore. Savior, remove
To and sin one I are keep
    Me and o’er,
Thou world fair realm, sorrow Thy me own the