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Lord, may Thy blood now cleanse me,
Wash all my sins away,
That with Thy Holy Spirit
Thou may anoint, I pray.
My service, I confess, Lord,
Is failure-full and weak;
The filling of Thy Spirit
To live for Thee I seek.
Wash all my sins away,
That with Thy Holy Spirit
Thou may anoint, I pray.
My service, I confess, Lord,
Is failure-full and weak;
The filling of Thy Spirit
To live for Thee I seek.
Oh, from myself deliver,
From all its misery;
I’d henceforth be forever
Completely filled with Thee.
From all its misery;
I’d henceforth be forever
Completely filled with Thee.
2
Oh, Lord, how dry my heart is,
It yearns and pants for Thee;
The filling of Thy Spirit
Is now my fervent plea.
Within the smitten Rock, Lord,
I would entirely hide;
Pour thru Thy living water,
Till I am satisfied.
It yearns and pants for Thee;
The filling of Thy Spirit
Is now my fervent plea.
Within the smitten Rock, Lord,
I would entirely hide;
Pour thru Thy living water,
Till I am satisfied.
3
How cold my heart has been, Lord,
How slow obeying Thee;
So fill me with Thy Spirit,
I’ll ne’er rebellious be.
I lie upon Thy altar
And dare not move away;
Oh, may Thy flame descending
Consume my all, I pray.
How slow obeying Thee;
So fill me with Thy Spirit,
I’ll ne’er rebellious be.
I lie upon Thy altar
And dare not move away;
Oh, may Thy flame descending
Consume my all, I pray.
4
Oh, may Thy Cross within me
Deepen its work and burn
In me enlarge Thy measure,
And me to ashes turn.
Oh, may Thy Spirit fill me
Each day more than before,
And may Thy living water
On me and thru me pour.
Deepen its work and burn
In me enlarge Thy measure,
And me to ashes turn.
Oh, may Thy Spirit fill me
Each day more than before,
And may Thy living water
On me and thru me pour.
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Pleasant Hill, CA, United States
What a sweet hymn. Oh the height and depth of His riches we can experience when singing with grace in our hearts to Him...Lord may this become the reality in every member of Your Body for Your building, Bride, and expression. Praise our sweet Beloved.
Dublin, CA, United States
Only in self you will experience misery. The cross is not suffering, the suffering can be felt by an active self, strong self, and good willed self. Therefore, we need to be delivered from self. Once we're emptied, we can be filled with God!
Pittsburgh, PA, U.S.A.
Even "the self" frustrates God's good will and intention over and over again, however with this hymn I can always tell the Lord, "oh, from myself deliver from all its misery; so I can be forever completely filled with Thee."