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O JESUS Christ, grow Thou in me,
   And all things else recede;
My heart be daily nearer Thee,
    From sin be daily freed.
 
2  Each day let Thy supporting might
    My weakness still embrace;
My darkness vanish in Thy light,
    Thy life my death efface.
 
3  In Thy bright beams which on me fall
    Fade every evil thought;
That I am nothing, Thou art all,
    I would be daily taught.
 
4  More of Thy glory let me see,
    Thou holy, wise, and true;
I would Thy living image be,
    In joy and sorrow too.
 
5  Fill me with gladness from above,
    Hold me by strength divine;
Lord, let the glow of Thy great love
    Through my whole being shine.
 
6  Make this poor self grow less and less,
    Be Thou my life and aim;
O, make me daily through Thy grace,
    More meet to bear Thy name.
 
Johann Caspar Lavater, 1741-1801,
tr Elizabeth Lee Smith, 1817-98