Panting for Purity

Verse 1

Holy Lamb, who thee receive, Who in thee begin to live, Day and Night they cry to thee, As thou art, so let us be!

Verse 2

Jesus see my panting Breast: See I pant in thee to rest! Gladly would I now be clean: Cleanse me now from ev'ry Sin.

Verse 3

Fix, Oh! fix my wav'ring Mind; To thy Cross my Spirit bind; Earthly Passions far remove: Swallow up our Souls in Love.

Verse 4

Dust and Ashes though we be, Full of Guilt and Misery, Thine we are, thou Son of God: Take the Purchase of thy Blood!

Verse 5

Who in Heart on thee believes, He th' Atonement now receives: He with Joy beholds thy Face, Triumphs in thy pard'ning Grace.

Verse 6

See ye Sinners, see the Flame Rising from the slaughter'd Lamb; Marks the New, the living Way, Leading to eternal Day!

Verse 7

Jesu, when this Light we see, All our Soul's athirst for thee: When thy quick'ning Pow'r we prove, All our Heart dissoves in Love.

Verse 8

Boundless Wisdom, Pow'r divine, Love unspeakable are thine! Praise by all to thee be giv'n Sons of Earth, and Hosts of Heav'n.