High King of Heaven

Gracie’s hymns for this Sabbath morning are Be Thou My Vision; Open My Eyes That I May See; Draw Me Nearer.

Lyrics (via hymnary.org)

BE THOU MY VISION, by Mary E. Byrne
1 Be Thou my Vision, 
O Lord of my heart; 
Naught be all else to me, 
Save that Thou art: 
Thou my best thought, 
By day or by night, 
Waking or sleeping, 
Thy presence my light. 

2 Be Thou my wisdom, 
And Thou my true Word; 
I ever with Thee 
And Thou with me, Lord: 
Thou my great Father, 
I Thy true son, 
Thou in me dwelling, 
And I with Thee one. 

3 Riches I heed not,
Or man’s empty praise, 
Thou mine inheritance, 
Now and always: 
Thou and Thou only, 
First in my heart, 
High King of heaven, 
My treasure Thou art. 

4 High King of heaven,
My victory won, 
May I reach heaven’s joys, 
O bright heaven’s Sun! 
Heart of my own heart, 
Whatever befall, 
Still be my Vision, 
O Ruler of all.

OPEN MY EYES THAT I MAY SEE, by Clara H. Scott
1 Open my eyes that I may see
glimpses of truth thou hast for me.
Place in my hands the wonderful key
that shall unclasp and set me free.
Silently now I wait for thee,
ready, my God, thy will to see.
Open my eyes, illumine me,
Spirit divine!

2 Open my ears that I may hear
voices of truth thou sendest clear,
and while the wave notes fall on my ear,
ev’rything false will disappear.
Silently now I wait for thee,
ready, my God, thy will to see.
Open my ears, illumine me,
Spirit divine!

3 Open my mouth and let me bear
gladly the warm truth ev’rywhere.
Open my heart and let me prepare
love with thy children thus to share.
Silently now I wait for thee,
ready, my God, thy will to see.
Open my mouth, illumine me,
Spirit divine!

DRAW ME NEARER, by Fanny J. Crosby
1 I am Thine, O Lord, I have heard Thy voice,
And it told Thy love to me;
But I long to rise in the arms of faith,
And be closer drawn to Thee.

Refrain:
Draw me nearer, nearer, nearer, blessed Lord,
To the cross where Thou hast died;
Draw me nearer, nearer, nearer, blessed Lord,
To Thy precious, bleeding side.

2 Consecrate me now to Thy service, Lord,
By the pow’r of grace divine;
Let my soul look up with a steadfast hope,
And my will be lost in Thine. [Refrain]

3 Oh, the pure delight of a single hour
That before Thy throne I spend,
When I kneel in prayer, and with Thee, my God,
I commune as friend with friend! [Refrain]

4 There are depths of love that I cannot know
Till I cross the narrow sea;
There are heights of joy that I may not reach
Till I rest in peace with Thee. [Refrain]