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I. Thee, dearest Lord, my soul adores,
I would be thine, and only thine;
To thee, my heart and all it pow'rs,
With full consent, I would resign.
II. But ah! this weak inconstant mind,
How frail, how apt from thee to stray!
Trifles, as empty as the wind,
Can tempt my roving thoughts away.
III. Sure I am thineāor why this load
When earthly vanities beguile?
Why do I mourn my absent God,
And languish for thy cheering smile?
IV. If thou return, how sweet the joy,
Though mix'd with penitential smart!
Then I despise each tempting toy,
And long to give thee all my heart.
V. Come, Lord, thy saving pow'r display,
(Resistless pow'r of love divine!)
And drive thy hated foes away,
And make me thine, and only thine.
Source: Poems on Subjects Chiefly Devotional, Vol. 1 #117
First Line: | Thee, dearest Lord, my soul adores |
Author: | Anne Steele |
Instances (1 - 4 of 4) | Title | First Line | Tune | Tune Key | Author | Meter | Scripture | Date | Subject | Source | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
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Chapel Hymns #d549 | Thee, O my Lord, my soul adores | Thee, O my Lord, my soul adores | Anne Steele | 1846 | |||||||||||||
Congregational Hymn and Tune Book; containing the Psalms and Hymns of the General Association of Connecticut, adapted to Suitable Tunes #264 | Thee, O my Lord, my soul adores | Thee, O my Lord, my soul adores | Anne Steele | 1856 | ![]() | ||||||||||||
Poems on Subjects Chiefly Devotional, Vol. 1 #117 | Resigning the Heart to God | Thee, dearest Lord, my soul adores | Psalm 119:94 | 1760 | ![]() | ||||||||||||
Psalms and Hymns, for Christian Use and Worship #H281 | Thee, O my Lord, my soul adores | Thee, O my Lord, my soul adores | 1845 | ![]() |