1 | Olives that have known no pressure |
| | No oil can bestow; |
| If the grapes escape the winepress, |
| | Cheering wine can never flow; |
| Spikenard only through the crushing, |
| | Fragrance can diffuse. |
| Shall I then, Lord, shrink from suffring |
| | Which Thy love for me would choose? |
Chorus |
| | | Each blow I suffer |
| | | Is true gain to me. |
| | | In the place of what Thou takest |
| | | Thou dost give Thyself to me. |
2 | Do my heart-strings need Thy stretching, |
| | Songs divine to prove? |
| Do I need for sweetest music |
| | Cruel treatment of Thy love? |
| Lord, I fear no deprivation |
| | If it draws to Thee; |
| I would yield in full surrender |
| | All Thy heart of love to see. |
3 | Im ashamed, my Lord, for seeking |
| | Self to guard alway; |
| Though Thy love has done its stripping, |
| | Yet Ive been compelled this way. |
| Lord, according to Thy pleasure |
| | Fully work on me; |
| Heeding not my human feelings, |
| | Only do what pleases Thee. |
4 | If Thy mind and mine should differ, |
| | Still pursue Thy way; |
| If Thy pleasure means my sorrow, |
| | Still my heart shall answer, Yea! |
| Tis my deep desire to please Thee, |
| | Though I suffer loss; |
| Een though Thy delight and glory |
| | Mean that I endure the cross. |
5 | Oh, Ill praise Thee, een if weeping |
| | Mingle with my song. |
| Thine increasing sweetness calls forth |
| | Grateful praises all day long. |
| Thou hast made Thyself more precious |
| | Than all else to me: |
| Thou increase and I decrease, Lord- |
| | This is now my only plea. |