1. Spirit of God, dwell thou within my heart;
Wean it from earth, through all its pulses move;
Stoop to my weakness, mighty as thou art,
And make me love thee as I ought to love.

2. I ask no dream, no prophet ecstasies,
No sudden rending of the veil of clay,
No angel visitant, no opening skies;
But take the dimness of my soul away.

3. Didst thou not bid us love thee, God and king?
All, all thine own: soul, heart, and strength, and mind.
I see the cross--there teach my heart to cling;
O let me seek thee and O let me find!

4. Teach me to feel that thou art always nigh;
Teach me the struggles of the soul to bear;
To check the rising doubt, the rebel sigh;
Teach me the patience of unanswered prayer.

5. Teach me to love thee as thine angels love,
One holy passion filling all my frame--
The baptism of the heaven-descended dove;
My heart an altar, and thy love the flame.