| 1 | The Spirit of the triune God |
| | Within our spirit now doth rest; |
| | He ever seeks thru us to flow, |
| | That God in Christ may be expressed. |
| 2 | But by the outward, natural man |
| | The Spirit is confined within; |
| | Instead of giving Him a home, |
| | A prison we’ve become to Him. |
| 3 | He’s like a treasure of great worth |
| | Contained in vessels earthen-made; |
| | The vessel must be broken through |
| | And thus the treasure be displayed. |
| 4 | Oh, how the Lord our self must break, |
| | Our outward man does so impede! |
| | It must be broken thoroughly, |
| | And thus the Spirit will be freed. |
| 5 | This is the reason why the Lord |
| | For us a certain measure makes |
| | Of circumstantial suffering; |
| | ’Tis thus our outward man He breaks. |
| 6 | The outward man, the self, the soul, |
| | Must be consumed, must be decreased; |
| | The inner man, our spirit, then |
| | Shall with the Spirit be released. |
| 7 | Lord, grant Thy holy brokenness, |
| | Deliver me from being whole; |
| | And make me willing to receive |
| | The wounds that Thou wouldst give my soul. |
| 8 | Oh, cause me to appreciate |
| | Thy breaking, never to complain; |
| | And grant that I may value more |
| | All kinds of loss instead of gain. |
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