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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. |
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2 | Each day let Thy supporting might My weakness still embrace; My darkness vanish in Thy light, Thy life my death efface. |
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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. |
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4 | More of Thy glory let me see, Thou holy, wise, and true; I would Thy living image be, In joy and sorrow too. |
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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. |
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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. |
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Johann Caspar Lavater, 1741-1801, tr Elizabeth Lee Smith, 1817-98 |