Idumea

Lyrics

My God, my life, my love! To thee, to thee I call; I cannot live if thou remove For thou art all in all Thy shining grace can cheer This dungeon where I dwell: 'Tis paradise when thou art here; If thou depart, 'tis hell The smilings of thy face How amiable they are! 'Tis heav'n to rest in thine embrace And no where else but there To thee, and thee alone The angels owe their bliss They sit around thy gracious throne And dwell where Jеsus is Not all the harps above Can make a hеav'nly place If God his residence remove Or but conceal his face Nor earth, nor all the sky Can one delight afford No, not a drop of real joy Without thy presence, Lord Thou art the sea of love Where all my pleasures roll The circle where my passions move And center of my soul To thee my spirits fly With infinite desire; And yet how far from thee I lie! Dear Jesus, raise me higher