By A Collection of Hymns

      6-8s. John iv. 10
      1 JESUS, the gift divine I know,
      The gift divine I ask of thee;
      That living water now bestow,
      Thy Spirit and thyself, on me;
      Thou, Lord, of life the fountain art,
      Now let me find thee in my heart.

      2 Thee let me drink, and thirst no more
      For drops of finite happiness;
      Spring up, O well, in heavenly power,
      In streams of pure perennial peace,
      In joy that none can take away,
      In life which shall for ever stay.

      3 Father, on me the grace bestow,
      Unblamable before thy sight,
      Whence all the streams of mercy flow;
      Mercy, thy own supreme delight,
      To me, for Jesu's sake, impart,
      And plant thy nature in my heart.

      4 Thy mind throughout my life be shown,
      While, listening to the wretch's cry,
      The widow's and the orphan's groan,
      On mercy's wings I swiftly fly,
      The poor and helpless to relieve,
      My life, my all, for them to give.

      5 Thus may I show the Spirit within,
      Which purges me from every stain,
      Unspotted from the world and sin,
      My faith's integrity maintain;
      The truth of my religion prove,
      By perfect purity and love.