The Cyber Hymnal ‎#7738

7738. Gladly I Take Thy Love's Advice

1 Gladly I take Thy love’s advice,
While without money, without price,
I come Thy grace to buy,
Faith as the golden bullion pure,
Which can the fiery test endure,
And all my wants supply.

2 I come to buy that richest dress,
The saints’ unspotted holiness,
The covering from above;
To swallow up my sinful shame,
Whate’er I have, whate’er I am,
In purity of love.

3 All things that I may clearly see,
The Spirit which proceeds from Thee,
The unction I implore:
O might I now the blessing gain,
The sight of Thee my Lord obtain,
And never lose it more.

4 Jesus, Thy promised Spir’t impart,
To cure the blindness of my heart,
Mine unbelief to chase,
That I Thine open face may see,
And spend a blest eternity
In ecstasies of praise.

Text Information

• First Line: Gladly I take Thy love’s advice
• Title: Gladly I Take Thy Love's Advice
• Author: Charles Wesley
• Meter: 88.68.86
• Language: English
• Source: Short Hymns on Select Passages of Holy Scripture (Bristol, England: E. Farley, 1762)
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Alternate tunes: JOSEPHINE by Ernest R. Kroeger; KENNEBUNKPORT by Joseph Barnby

Tune Information

• Name: MERIBAH
• Composer: Lowell Mason (1839)
• Meter: 88.68.86
• Key: E♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain