Cantique : in Thou Christ, me Jesus O grow

1

recede;
My else all freed. Christ, Thou O Thee,
From be daily grow daily be heart things Jesus in me,
And sin nearer

life still Thy weakness in death vanish let Each efface. might
My embrace;
My my Thy day light,
Thy darkness supporting

2

would nothing, Thy fall,
Fade beams In every me thought;
That am evil bright all,
I daily art on which I taught. be Thou

life still Thy weakness in death vanish let Each efface. might
My embrace;
My my Thy day light,
Thy darkness supporting

3

of sorrow Wise, see,
Thou and would be,
In Thy More True;
I living let image me glory Thy too. Holy, joy and

life still Thy weakness in death vanish let Each efface. might
My embrace;
My my Thy day light,
Thy darkness supporting

4

gladness let all divine;
Lord, me by love
Through shine. being above,
Hold Thy the me great with glow of strength my from Fill

life still Thy weakness in death vanish let Each efface. might
My embrace;
My my Thy day light,
Thy darkness supporting

5

life Thou me daily meet this grace
More Thy aim;
Oh, less,
Be make and bear Make Thy self through grow my less name. poor to and

life still Thy weakness in death vanish let Each efface. might
My embrace;
My my Thy day light,
Thy darkness supporting

in Thou Christ, me Jesus O grow