Author: Augustus Montague Toplady (1740-78) Hymnal: The Song Book of the Salvation Army #565 (1986) Lyrics: 1 Compared with Christ, in all beside
No fairer charm I see;
The one thing needful, dearest Lord,
Is to be one with thee.
2 The knowledge of thy dying 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 have,
And thou canst give no more.
4 Whate’er conforms not to thy love,
O teach me to resign!
I’m rich to all intents of bliss
If thou, O Christ, art mine.
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Compared with Christ, in all beside