O Thou, my Soul

Verse 1

O thou, my soul, forget no more, The Friend who all thy sorrows bore, Let every idol be forgot; But, O my soul, forget him not.

Verse 2

Renounce thy works and ways, with grief, And fly to this divine relief; Nor him forget, who left his throne, And for thy life gave up his own.

Verse 3

Eternal truth and mercy shine In him, and he himself is thine: And canst thou, then, with sin beset, Such charms, such matchless charms forget?

Verse 4

Oh, no: till life itself depart, His name shall cheer and warm my heart; And, lisping this, from earth I'll rise, And join the chorus of the skies.