Methodist Hymn and Tune Book ‎#313

313. When shall Thy love constrain

1 When shall Thy love constrain,
And force me to Thy breast?
When shall my soul return again
To her eternal rest?

2 Ah! what avails my strife,
My wand'ring to and fro?
Thou hast the words of endless life;
Ah! whither should I go?

3 Thy condescending grace
To me did freely move;
It calls me still to seek Thy face,
And stoops to ask my love.

4 And can I yet delay
My love, my life to give?
To tear my soul from earth away,
My Jesus to receive?

5 Nay, but I yield, I yield!
I can hold out no more;
I sink, by dying love compelled,
And own Thee conqueror.

Text Information

• First Line: When shall Thy love constrain
• Author: C. Wesley, 1707-1788
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1917
• Topic: Christ: Condescension of; Christ: Love of; The Church and the Kingdom of God: Evangelism; Delay; Love: Of Christ; Guilt; Heart: Sinful

Tune Information

• Name: TRENTHAM
• Composer: R. Jackson, 1840-
• Meter: S.M.
• Key: F Major or modal