68 O Love, who formedst me to wear

1 O Love, who formedst me to wear The image of Thy God-head here; Who soughtest me with tender care Through all my wanderings wild and drear; O Love, I give myself to Thee, Thine ever, only Thine to be. 2 O Love, who ere life's earliest morn On me Thy choice hast gently laid, O Love, who here as man wast born, And wholly like to us wast made; O Love, I give myself to Thee, Thine ever, only Thine to be. 3 O Love, who once in time wast slain, Pierced through and through with bitter woe; O Love, who wrestling thus didst gain That we eternal joy might know; O Love, I give myself to Thee, Thine ever, only Thine to be. 4 O Love, who lovedst me forever, Who for my soul dost ever plead, O Love, who didst that ransom pay Whose power sufficeth in my stead; O Love, I give myself to Thee, Thine ever, only Thine to be. 5 O Love, who once shalt bid me rise From out this dying life of ours; O Love, who once o'er yonder skies Shalt set me in the fadeless bowers; O Love, I give myself to Thee, Thine ever, only Thine to be.