Hymns, #426

Longings - For Light

Eng:426  Chin:324  Kor:324  Span:180  Tag:426  Fra:-  Por:196 

Lyrics:Witness Lee
Music:William H. Doane
Meter:6.6.6.6. with chorus

Hymn using same tune:

#359

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Verses:  1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8 

 

 1  Remove my covering, Lord,

    That I may see Thy light,

    And be deceived no more,

    But all things see aright.

 

Oh, may Thy living light, Lord,

Scatter all my night, Lord,

And everything make bright, Lord,

For this I pray to Thee.

 

 2  I hardly know myself;

    Deceived so much by pride,

    I often think I'm right

    And am self-satisfied.

 

Oh, may Thy living light, Lord,

Scatter all my night, Lord,

And everything make bright, Lord,

For this I pray to Thee.

 

 3  I know Thee even less;

    In doctrine, shallowly;

    True revelation lack

    Of Thy reality.

 

Oh, may Thy living light, Lord,

Scatter all my night, Lord,

And everything make bright, Lord,

For this I pray to Thee.

 

 4  As for Thy life within,

    In darkness I mistake —

    If spirit or the flesh,

    One for the other take.

 

Oh, may Thy living light, Lord,

Scatter all my night, Lord,

And everything make bright, Lord,

For this I pray to Thee.

 

 5  As for Thy way, O Lord,

    I often am not clear;

    I toward seclusion tend

    And from the pathway veer.

 

Oh, may Thy living light, Lord,

Scatter all my night, Lord,

And everything make bright, Lord,

For this I pray to Thee.

 

 6  As for Thy will for me,

    I do not know it well;

    I substitute my own

    And often would rebel.

 

Oh, may Thy living light, Lord,

Scatter all my night, Lord,

And everything make bright, Lord,

For this I pray to Thee.

 

 7  As for the church, I need

    Thy revelation more,

    The Body-life to know,

    Thy wisdom to explore.

 

Oh, may Thy living light, Lord,

Scatter all my night, Lord,

And everything make bright, Lord,

For this I pray to Thee.

 

 8  I long to be unveiled,

    In everything made clear,

    No more to be deceived

    Or to my pride adhere.

 

Oh, may Thy living light, Lord,

Scatter all my night, Lord,

And everything make bright, Lord,

For this I pray to Thee.

 

Verses:  1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8 

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