sweet love

Posted : 21 Mar, 2012 07:52 AM

Lord Jesus,



I f I love thee my soul shall seek thee,



but can I seek thee unless my love to thee



is kept alive to this end?



Do I love thee because thou art good,



and canst alone do me good?



It is fitting thou shouldest not regard me,



for I am vile and selfish;



yet I seek thee,



and when I find thee there is no wrath



to devour me,



but only sweet love.



Thou dost stand as a rock between the scorching sun



and my soul,



and I live under the cool lee-side as one elect.



When my mind acts without thee



it spins nothing but deceit and delusion;



When my affections act without thee



nothing is seen but dead works.



O how I need thee to abide in me,



for I have no natural eyes to see thee,



but I live by faith in one whose face to me



is brighter than a thousand suns!



When I see that all sin is in me, all shame



belongs to me;



let me know that all good is in thee,



all glory is thine.



Keep me from the error of thinking thou dost



appear gloriously



when some strange light fills my heart,



as if that were the glorious activity of grace,



but let me see that the truest revelation of thyself



is when thou dost eclipse all my personal glory



and all the honour, pleasure and good



of this world.



The Son breaks out in glory



when he shows himself as one who outshines



all creation,



makes men poor in spirit,



and helps them to find their good in him.



Grant that I may distrust myself, to see



my all in thee.



By Valley of Vision

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