O love that wilt not let me go
I rest my weary soul in thee
And I give thee back the life I owe
That in thine ocean depths its flow
May richer, fuller be.
O light that followest all my way
I yeild my flickering torch to thee
And my heart restores its borrowed ray
That in thy sunshine's blaze its day
May brighter, fairer be.
O Joy that seekest me through pain
I cannot close my heart to thee
And I trace the rainbow through the rain
And feel the promise is not vain
That morn shall tearless be.
O Cross that liftest up my head
I dare not ask to fly from thee
And I lay in dust life's glory dead
And from the ground there blossoms red
Life that shall endless be.
O love that wilt not let me go
I rest my weary soul in thee
And I give thee back the life I owe
That in thine ocean depths its flow
May richer, fuller be.