made me Thyself to hast Thou Lord,

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