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THE OFFERING.
Smile! and the very shadows
In Thy blest light shall shine;
Take Thou my heart, Lord Jesus,
For thou hast made it Thine.
In Thy blest light shall shine;
Take Thou my heart, Lord Jesus,
For thou hast made it Thine.
Thou know'st my soul's ambition,
For Thou hast changed its aim
(The world's reproach I fear not),
To share a Saviour's shame.
For Thou hast changed its aim
(The world's reproach I fear not),
To share a Saviour's shame.
Outside the Camp to suffer,
Within the Vail to meet,
And hear Thy softest whisper
From out the Mercy-seat.
Within the Vail to meet,
And hear Thy softest whisper
From out the Mercy-seat.
Thou bear'st me on Thy bosom,
Amidst Thy jewels worn,
Upon Thy hands deep graven,
By arms of love upborne.
Amidst Thy jewels worn,
Upon Thy hands deep graven,
By arms of love upborne.
Rescued from sin's destruction,
Ransomed from death and hell,
Complete in Thee, Lord Jesus:
Thou hast done all things well!
Ransomed from death and hell,
Complete in Thee, Lord Jesus:
Thou hast done all things well!
O deathless Love that bought me!
O price beyond my ken!
Life, that hides my own life
E'en from my fellow-men!
O price beyond my ken!
Life, that hides my own life
E'en from my fellow-men!
