Just for Thee - Annie Johnson Flint
Not
for peace and not for power,
Not
for joy and not for light,
Not
for truth and not for knowledge,
Not
for courage in the fight,
Not
for strength to do Thee service–
Not
for these my prayer shall be;
Not
for any gifts or graces,
But
for Thee, Lord, just for Thee.
Make
me lonely for Thy presence,
Every
earthly friend above;
Make
me thirst for Thine indwelling,
Make
me hungry for Thy love;
Till
in full and free surrender
I
shall yield my life to Thee,
Only
then, in full perfection,
Canst
Thou give Thyself to me.
All
the beauty that I seek for,
Every
treasure I would own,
Thou
art these in rich completeness,
They
are found in Thee alone;
All
the loveliness I long for,
All
the best that I would be,
I can never
find them elsewhere
Than
in Thee, Lord, just in Thee.
Empty
me of all my glory,
All my
boasting, all my pride;
Let my
righteousness, my wisdom,
On Thy
cross be crucified;
Fill
me, then, with all Thy fullness,
All
Thy will work Thou for me;
In
Thyself is nothing lacking;
Make
me, Lord, complete in Thee.
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