Speak the Word

Verse 1

Ever fainting with desire, For thee, O Christ, I call; Thee I restlessly require; I want my God, my all. Jesus, dear redeeming Lord, I wait thy coming from above; Help me, Saviour, speak the word, And perfect me in love.

Verse 2

Wilt thou suffer me to go Lamenting all my days? Shall I never, never know Thy sanctifying grace? Wilt thou not thy light afford? The darkness from my soul remove? Help me, Saviour, speak the word, And perfect me in love.

Verse 3

Thou my life, my treasure be, My portion here below: Nothing would I seek but thee-- Thee only would I know; My exceeding great reward-- My heaven on earth, my heaven above: Help me, Saviour, speak the word, And perfect me in love.