Jesus, the first and last

Verse 1

Jesus, the first and last, On Thee my soul is cast: Thou didst Thy work begin By blotting out my sin; Thou wilt the root remove, Perfecting me in love.

Verse 2

Yet when the work is done, The work is but begun: Partaker of Thy grace, I long to see Thy face; The first I prove below, The last I die to know.