Scripture Verse

Ye shall seek Me, and find Me, when ye shall search for Me with all your heart. Jeremiah 29:13

Introduction

Words: Fre­da H. All­en, in Hymns of Con­se­cra­tion and Faith, by James Mount­ain, new & en­larged edi­tion (Lon­don: Mar­shall Bro­thers, 1902), num­ber 180.

Music: Ev­en Me Will­iam B. Brad­bu­ry, 1862 (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know where to get a good pho­to of All­en (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

portrait
William Bradbury
(1816–1868)

Lyrics

Lord, Thou know­est all the hun­ger
Of the heart that seeks Thee now;
How my soul hath long been crav­ing
What Thou on­ly canst be­stow.

Refrain

Seeking now, seek­ing now,
Let Thy Spir­it meet me now.

Failure in my walk and wit­ness,
Failure in my work I see;
Fruitless toil, un-Christ­like liv­ing,
Calling forth no praise to Thee.

Refrain

Now to Thee my soul con­fess­es
All its fail­ure, all its sin;
All the pride, the self-con­ten­tment,
All the sec­ret faults with­in.

Refrain

Save me from my­self, my Fa­ther,
From each sub­tle form of pride;
Lead me now with Christ to Cal­va­ry,
Show me I with Him have died.

Refrain

No more let it be my work­ing
Nor my wis­dom, love or pow­er,
But the life of Je­sus on­ly,
Passing through me hour by hour.

Refrain

Let the full­ness of Thy Spir­it
Resting on Him co­ver me,
That the wit­ness borne to oth­ers,
May bring glo­ry, Lord, to Thee.

Refrain

Father, in Thy Son’s name, plead­ing,
I be­lieve my prayer is heard;
And I praise Thee for the an­swer,
Resting simp­ly on Thy Word.

Praising now, prais­ing now,
Thou hast an­swered, Lord, I know!