The Celebration Hymnal

606

O Love That Wilt Not Let Me Go

1 O Love that will not let me go,  
I rest my weary soul in Thee.  
I give Thee back the life I owe,  
That in Thine ocean depths its flow  
May richer, fuller be.  

2 O Light that follow'st all my way,  
I yield my flick'ring torch to Thee.  
My heart restores its borrowed ray,  
That in Thy sunshine’s blaze its day  
May brighter, fairer be.  

3 O Joy that seekest me thro' pain,  
I cannot close my heart to Thee.  
I trace the rainbow thro' the rain,  
And feel the promise is not vain  
That morn shall tearless be.  

4 O cross that liftest up my head,  
I dare not ask to fly from thee.  
I lay in dust life’s glory dead,  
And from the ground there blossoms red  
Life that shall endless be.

WORDS: George Matheson
MUSIC: Albert L. Peace
Theme: Walking with God: Commitment and Obedience