MY God, accept my heart this day,
And make it always Thine, —
That I from Thee no more may stray,
No more from Thee decline.
Before the cross of Him who died,
Behold, I prostrate fall:
Let every sin be crucified,—
Let Christ be all in all!
Anoint me with Thy heavenly grace,
Adopt me for Thine own,—
That I may see Thy glorious face
And worship at Thy throne!
May the dear blood, once shed for me,
My blest atonement prove,—
That I from first to last may be
The purchase of Thy love!
Let every thought, and work, and word,
To Thee be ever given:
Then life shall be Thy service, Lord,
And death the gate of heaven!
-BRYDGES.