Since long before the world began, In Your heart You longed for a Bride; ’Tis mutual dwelling, Your glorious plan; With me e’er to abide.
Not knowing Your heart, I sinned and thus should die; Yet You shed Your blood to set me free. You gave me Your life, to me drew nigh; Wondrous love! We two one forever will be.
O glorious divine love! How can I fathom, Higher than the sky, deeper than the sea; It crushes death’s pow’r and Satan’s kingdom; Nothing can compare with Your love to me So fervid and so deep, so gentle and so true; I’m in love, Lord, with You.
I give You my heart, my life and my soul, Come suffering or joy whatever betide. By Your boundless grace, I’ll lay down my all To build up Your church, Your glorious Bride; Your heart to satisfy, mutual abode we’ll be In eternity.
1 Once it was the blessing, Now it is the Lord; Once it was the feeling, Now it is His Word; Once His gift I wanted, Now, the Giver own; Once I sought for healing, Now Himself alone. All in all forever, Only Christ I’ll sing; Everything is in Christ, And Christ is everything.
2 Once ’twas painful trying, Now ’tis perfect trust; Once a half salvation, Now the uttermost; Once ’twas ceaseless holding, Now He holds me fast; Once ’twas constant drifting, Now my anchor’s cast.
3 Once ’twas busy planning, Now ’tis trustful prayer; Once ’twas anxious caring, Now He has the care; Once ’twas what I wanted, Now what Jesus says; Once ’twas constant asking, Now ’tis ceaseless praise.
4 Once it was my working, His it hence shall be; Once I tried to use Him, Now He uses me; Once the pow’r I wanted, Now the Mighty One; Once for self I labored, Now for Him alone.
5 Once I hoped in Jesus, Now I know He’s mine; Once my lamps were dying, Now they brightly shine; Once for death I waited, Now His coming hail; And my hopes are anchored Safe within the veil.
I will enter His gates with thanksgiving in my heart; I will enter His courts with praise. I will say this is the day that the Lord has made. I will rejoice for He has made me glad. He has made me glad, He has made me glad, I will rejoice for He has made me glad. He has made me glad, He has made me glad, I will rejoice for He has made me glad.
Send forth Your light and Your truth; They will lead me; They will bring me to Your holy mountain And to Your tabernacles. And I will go, Yes I will go, to the altar of God, To God my exceeding joy; And I will praise You with the harp, O God, my God.