| 1 | How can I ever stay away |
| | And grieve Thy Spirit all the day |
| | | While Thou dost wait for me? |
| | I now am willing to return, |
| | And wait no longer, for I yearn |
| | | Henceforth to follow Thee. |
| 2 | I offer now without reserve |
| | All that I am and all I have |
| | | Thy purpose to fulfill. |
| | Oh, may the Lord accept and keep, |
| | That henceforth I may only seek |
| | | To do the Father’s will. |
| 3 | When I look back, what grief and shame |
| | That I’ve brought none to trust Thy name, |
| | | Thy word I’ve locked within. |
| | Oh, may the Lord anointing give |
| | And richly through my being live, |
| | | That I may speak of Him. |
| 4 | My gracious Lord has giv’n much grace, |
| | Exceeding e’en a friend my place; |
| | | I fain would be His bride. |
| | I’d share His life and suffer loss, |
| | Accepting willingly the cross, |
| | | With Him identified. |
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