Thou Magnet of my soul

1
Thou Magnet of my soul!
  Let me come nearer, till
The life of self pulsates no more,
  But is forever still.
2
Thou Sunshine of my heart!
  Fill Thou each crevice there,
And let Thy garden yield to Thee
  A fragrance sweet and rare.
3
Thou Ransomer from death!
  Possess Thy ransomed one:
Appropriate to Thine Own use
  The spoil that Thou hast won.
4
Thou Lord of Life and Light!
  I bow beneath Thy sway,
And count it holy privilege
  Thy precepts to obey.
5
Thou Gift unspeakable!
  Straight from God’s heart of love;
I break my heart to give Thee room
  And thus Thy sweetness prove.
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Ariel

Stony Brook, New York, United States

"I break my heart to give Thee room/and thus Thy sweetness prove." Lord, we offer our hearts for You to completely fill! Lord, be the Magnet of my soul, draw me ever closer.