Lord, I am fondly, ear­nest­ly long­ing
Into Thy holy likeness to grow;
Thirsting for more and deep­er com­mun­ion,
Yearning Thy love more ful­ly to know.

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Open the wells of grace and sal­va­tion,
Pour the rich streams deep into my heart;
Cleanse and refine my thought and af­fec­tion,
Seal me and make me pure as Thou art.

Dead to the world would I be, O Fa­ther!
Dead unto sin, alive un­to Thee;
Crucify all the earth­ly with­in me,
Emptied of sin and self may I be.

Refrain

I would be Thine, and serve Thee for­e­ver,
Filled with Thy Spirit, lost in Thy love;
Come to my heart, Lord, come with anoint­ing,
Showers of grace send down from above.

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