O to abide in Je­sus,
O to be His alone;
Close to the fount of bless­ing,
Close to my Sav­ior’s throne.
O for an ear­nest long­ing,
Into His life to grow;
O for a deep­er yearn­ing,
More of its joy to know.

O to abide in Je­sus,
Never to faint nor fall;
Clinging to Him who loves me,
Trusting my all in all.
O for a heart to praise Him,
O for a tongue to sing
Glory to Him who saves me,
Jesus my Lord and king.

O to be more like Je­sus,
Earnest when­e’er I pray;
Into His per­fect like­ness
Growing from day to day,
O for a faith to bear me,
Ever with tire­less wing,
Home where the blest are wait­ing,
Home where the an­gels sing.