A Selection of Hymns ‎#CCIV

CCIV. All in all

1 Compar'd with Christ, in all beside
No comliness I see;
The one thing needful, dearest Lord,
Is to be one with thee.

2 The sense of thy expiring love
Into my soul convey:
Thyself bestow; for thee alone
My all in all, I pray.

3 Less than thyself will not suffice,
My comfort to restore:
More than thyself I cannot crave;
And thou canst give no more.

4 Lov'd of my God, for him again
With love intense I'd burn:
Chosen of thee ere time began,
I'd chuse thee in return.

5 Whate’er consists not with thy love,
O teach me to resign:
I’m rich to all th' intents of bliss
If thou, O God, art mine.

Text Information

• First Line: Compar'd with Christ, in all beside
• Title: All in all
• Author: Toplady
• Meter: C. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1792
• Topic: Christ: All in All; One Thing Needful
• Notes: Public Domain.

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