To Thee, O Dear Saviour

1To Thee,
O dear, dear Saviour,
My spirit turns for rest;
My peace is in Thy favor,
My pillow on Thy breast;
Though all the world deceive me,
I know that I am Thine,
And Thou wilt never leave me,
O blessed Saviour mine.

2In Thee my trust abideth,
On Thee my hope relies,
O Thou whose love provideth For all beneath the skies;
O Thou whose mercy found me,
From bondage set me free,
And then forever bound me With threefold cords to Thee.

3Alas, that I should ever Have failed in love to Thee,
The only One who never Forgat or slighted me!
O for a heart to love Thee More truly as I ought,
And nothing place above Thee In deed, or word, or thought.

4O for that choicest blessing Of living in Thy love,
And thus on earth possessing The peace of heaven above!
O for the bliss that by it The soul securely knows The holy calm and quiet Of faith's serene repose!