Let Me Die

O God

my heart doth long for Thee:

Let me die

let me die.

Now set my soul at li­ber­ty:

Let me die

let me die.

To all the trif­ling things of earth

They’re now to me of lit­tle worth;

My Sav­ior calls

I’m go­ing forth:

Let me die

let me die.

Thy slay­ing pow­er in me dis­play

Let me die

let me die.

I must be dead from day to day

Let me die

let me die.

Unto the world and its ap­plause

To all the cus­toms

fa­shions

laws

Of those who hate the hum­bling cross

Let me die

let me die.

My friends may say

I’ll ru­ined be

Let me die

let me die.

But all I leave

and fol­low Thee

Let me die

let me die.

Their ar­gu­ments will nev­er weigh

Nor stand the try­ing judg­ment day;

Help me to cast them all away

Let me die

let me die.

Oh

must I die to scoffs and jeers

Let me die

let me die.

I must be freed from slav­ish fears

Let me die

let me die.

So dead that no de­sire shall rise

To pass for good

or great

or wise

In any but my Sav­ior’s eyes!

Let me die

let me die.

If Christ would live and reign in me

I must die

I must die.

Like Him I cru­ci­fied must be

I must die

I must die.

Lord

drive the nails

nor heed the groans

My flesh may writhe

and make its moans

But in this way and this alone

I must die

I must die.

Begin at once to drive the nails

I must die

I must die.

Oh

suf­fer not my heart to fail

I must die

I must die.

O Christ

I look to Thee for pow­er

To help me to en­dure the hour

When

cru­ci­fied by sov­er­eign pow­er

I shall die

I shall die.

When I am dead

then

Lord

to Thee

I shall live

I shall live!

My time

my strength

my all to Thee

Will I give

will I give.

Oh

may the Son now make me free!

Here

Lord

I give my all to Thee

For time and for eter­ni­ty

I will live

I will live.