hast me made Thou Lord, Thyself to

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