O Love that wilt not let me go,
I rest my weary soul in thee;
I give thee back the life I owe,
That in thine ocean depths its flow
May richer, fuller be.
O Light that followest all my way,
I yield my flickering torch to thee;
My heart restores its borrowed ray,
That in thy sunshine's blaze its day
May brighter, fairer be.
O Joy that seekest me through pain,
I cannot close my heart to thee;
I trace the rainbow through the rain,
And feel the promise is not vain
That morn shall tearless be.
O Cross that liftest up my head,
I dare not ask to fly from thee;
I lay in dust life's glory dead,
And from the ground there blossoms red
Life that shall endless be.
Amen.
| Text Information | |
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| First Line: | O Love that wilt not let me go |
| Title: | O Love that wilt not let me go |
| Author: | George Matheson (1882) |
| Meter: | 8.8.8.8.6 |
| Language: | English |
| Tune Information | |
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| Name: | MALLETT |
| Composer: | Walter Henry Hall (1918) |
| Meter: | 8.8.8.8.6 |
| Incipit: | 35432 44333 27653 |