Truth is the sum of things we seek

1Truth is the sum of things we seek, Oh! tell us where shall it be found; For this we search, and pray, and weep, That truth may in our hearts abound.

2We want the truth on every point, We want it all to practice by; Oh thou, O Lord, our eyes anoint With a fresh unction from on high.

3Were not the ten commandments given By the great source of light and truth, For this thy special word from heaven, From the dark wilderness of earth?

4Then, as we would our God obey, In letter and in spirit too, Let us in lore, the sacred lay, For it is plainly brought to view.