Ah! Whither Should I Go?

Ah! whi­ther should I go

Burdened and sick and faint?

To whom should I my trou­ble show

And pour out my com­plaint?

My Sav­ior bids me come;

Ah! why do I de­lay?

He calls the wea­ry sin­ner home

And yet from Him I stay.

What is it keeps me back

From which I can­not part

Which will not let the Sav­ior take

Possession of my heart?

Searcher of hearts

in mine

Thy try­ing pow­er dis­play;

Into its dark­est cor­ners shine

And take the veil away.

I now be­lieve in Thee

Compassion reigns alone;

According to my faith

to me

O let it

Lord

be done!

In me is all the bar

Which Thou wouldst fain re­move;

Remove it

and I shall de­clare

That God is on­ly love.