O how deep and e’er expanding
Is my love
dear Lord
to Thee!
Thy love’s depth
I cannot fathom;
It constrains me ceaselessly.
Like a strong tide pressed upon me
It surrounds on every side!
By Thy love engulfed entirely
In Thy perfect will I ’bide.
By Thy blood
Lord
I’ve been purchased;
Thou hast paid the highest price;
‘Tis the basis of my offering
As a living sacrifice.
I love Thee
for Thou first loved me;
As more love I daily see
Thy love greatly motivates me
Willingly to live for Thee!
Yet
the service Thou desirest
Must not from my self be brought;
Thou wouldst have me open to Thee
For Thy love’s work to be wrought.
In my heart
Thy home establish;
Reproduce Thyself in me;
Built with others in Thy Body
For Thy service meet I’d be.
Lord
like Mary
to Thee listening
At Thy feet
so lovingly
Hearing Thy dear heart’s intention
Revelation I’ll receive.
Lord
I break my flask
most precious;
My heart’s treasury outpour;
Fill Thy house with sweetest fragrance
A memorial evermore!