The Psalms of David ‎#II.XCIII

II.XCIII. My God, my Life, my Love

1 My God, my Life, my Love,
To Thee, to Thee I call;
I cannot live, if thou remove,
For thou art All in All.

[2 Thy shining Grace can chear
This Dungeon where I dwell:
'Tis Paradise when thou art here;
If thou depart, 'tis Hell.]

[3 The Smilings of thy Face,
How amiable they are!
'Tis Heav'n to rest in thine Embrace,
And no where else but there.]

[4 To Thee, and Thee alone,
The Angels owe their Bliss;
They sit around thy gracious Throne,
And dwell where Jesus is.]

[5 Not all the Harps above
Can make a heav'nly Place,
If God his Residence remove,
Or but conceal his Face.]

6 Nor Earth, nor all the sky,
Can one Delight afford,
No, not a Drop of real Joy
Without thy Presence, Lord.

[7 Thou art the Sea of Love,
Where all my Pleasures roll,
The Circle where my Passions move,
And Center of my Soul.

[8 To Thee my Spirits fly
With infinite Desire,
And yet how far from Thee I lie!
Dear Jesus, raise me higher.

Text Information

• First Line: My God, my Life, my Love
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1769
• Topic: Absence and Presence of God; Blessedness only in God; God our Portion or Cheif Good; God all, and in all
• Notes: Public Domain.

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