“Set your affections on things above, not on things on the earth.”
Colossians 3:2 (D.C.M. Castle Rising)
Wean my sad heart from things on earth;
From deep rebellion draw
My disobedience and the dearth
In me of all Thy law.
Show me the beauty of Thy Son –
Immortal, born in time;
Salvation to my soul who won,
And brought me peace sublime.
O guide me into depths of light
To know and feel Thy gaze,
When pardon flows and moves the night,
And sets my soul ablaze.
A saving hope within me now,
A beacon on a hill,
The rays of Calvary endow
The joy of heaven still.
Set my affections now on high
To seek things that are Thine,
A holy hunger and a cry
To call on the Divine.
O teach me how to feed on thee,
To live upon Thy word,
And prove the vast resourceful sea
Thou hast for me reserved.
Cause the desires of my heart
To long for Thee alone,
And in my mind a seeking start
With Thee upon the throne.
Control and guide with tender touch
My frailty, with Thy care;
In realms of grace I long so much
To dwell, and glory share.
