made Thou Lord, hast to me Thyself

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seen;
More nigh
Than vision Lord, reality,
More the to Thou dear, object made to living, Thyself more earthly intimately earthly keen
Than faith's present any me
A tie. closest bright e'en hast
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holiest purified desires,
And nature lifted hope. me Thou my whole;
Hast Thou, hast nature a passion's blest fires;
My And vision kindled filled my up,
And base made my soul,
Hast with broken of glorious
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of be Thy grace the to Thy still to be;
Brighter still face,
More and Savior loving grace;
So, dearer to life transformed shall prove. words and Nearer more of vision love,
Thy charming me,
Thou mercy living,