Laudes Domini ‎#657

657. "Thy love, not mine"

1 Not what I am, O Lord, but what thou art!
That, that alone, can be my soul’s true rest:
Thy love, not mine, bids fear and doubt depart,
And stills the tempest of my tossing breast.

2 Thy name is love;--I hear it from yon cross,
Thy name is love;--I read it in yon tomb;
All meaner love is perishable dross,
But this shall light me through time’s thickest gloom.

3 More of thyself, oh, show me hour by hour,
More of thy glory, O my God and Lord;
More of thyself in all thy grace and power,
More of thy love and truth, incarnate Word!

Text Information

• First Line: Not what I am, O Lord, but what thou art!
• Title: "Thy love, not mine"
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1884
• Topic: Backsliding; Christians: Conflicts; Conflict With Sin; Constancy; Declension, Spiritual; Self-righteousness; Wandering
• Notes: Public Domain

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