Object of my first desire,
Jesus, crucified for me;
All to happiness aspire,
Only to be found in Thee.
Thee to praise, and Thee to know,
Constitute our bliss below;
Thee to see, and Thee to love,
Constitute our bliss above.
Lord it is not life to live,
If Thy presence Thou deny;
Lord, if Thou Thy presence give,
‘Tis no longer death – to die.
Source and Giver of repose,
Singly from Thy smile it flows;
Peace and happiness are Thine,
Mine they are, if Thou art mine.
While I feel Thy love to me,
Every object teems with joy;
Here, O may I walk with Thee,
Then into Thy presence die.
Let me but Thyself possess –
Total sum of happiness –
Real bliss I then shall prove,
Heaven below and heaven above.
Augustus Montague Toplady
I love love love the hymns you post! Often they are ones that I used to sing in my old church where I grew up- they are like old friends that I don’t see much š