1 Lord, may Thy blood now cleanse me, Wash all my sins away, That with Thy Holy Spirit Thou may anoint, I pray. My service, I confess, Lord, Is failure-full and weak; The filling of Thy Spirit To live for Thee I seek.
Chorus Oh, from myself deliver, From all its misery; I’d henceforth be forever Completely filled with Thee.
2 Oh, Lord, how dry my heart is, It yearns and pants for Thee; The filling of Thy Spirit Is now my fervent plea. Within the smitten Rock, Lord, I would entirely hide; Pour thru Thy living water, Till I am satisfied.
3 How cold my heart has been, Lord, How slow obeying Thee; So fill me with Thy Spirit, I’ll ne’er rebellious be. I lie upon Thy altar And dare not move away; Oh, may Thy flame descending Consume my all, I pray.
4 Oh, may Thy Cross within me Deepen its work and burn In me enlarge Thy measure, And me to ashes turn. Oh, may Thy Spirit fill me Each day more than before, And may Thy living water On me and thru me pour.
1 I live and yet not I, For Christ He lives in me. The life I live in the flesh now Is Christ, just Christ, to be. O what a marvelous hope, Lord, To find myself in You, And in experience my boasting, To know You through and through.
2 O what a wondrous existence, Of all which is most blessed. You see, Lord, I am now softened To take from You what’s best. It’s not my fervent resolve, Lord, Nor e’en my love untrue. It’s You in me Who is doing, What I for You couldn’t do.
3 From every other attraction— Be faithful, break me free. Though smarting, Lord, from Love’s action, Each wound draws me to Thee. You see each end from beginning; Take me through each dark phase; As long, Lord, as love conforms me, Fits me to meet You that day.
4 So here we are, dear Lord Jesus, And may Your precious hand, Accomplish all that You’ve purposed, All that You’ve for us planned. You are our one destination, You are our destiny. These days, just for our preparing, Will leave what in memory?
5 In us, Lord, gain all You’re after, In us, Lord, gain Your Bride. In us, be so very blessed. In us, be satisfied. As we, Lord, become Your fullness And You in us reside, Keep us, dear Lord, in Your love-bonds, As mutually we abide.