Poetry by Sean Morris (Elder)

"O Lamb of God"
Original Lyrics by Catherine Booth-Clibborn (verses 1, 2, 4) 
​Additional Lyrics by Sean Morris (verses 3, 5)
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1. O Lamb of God! Thou wonderful sin-bearer,
Hard after Thee my soul doth follow on;
As pants the hart for streams in desert dreary,
So pants my soul for Thee, “Life-giving One.”

2. Descend the heav’ns, Thou whom my soul adoreth;
Exchange Thy Throne for my poor longing heart.
For Thee, O Christ, I watch, as for the morning;
No rest or peace is mine from Thee apart.

3. Long been the night, of doomsday now approaching;
The blackest part has been the void of Light.
But now, O LORD, Thy saints their watch are keeping,
With oil stored to burn for hour Midnight.

4. Come, Holy Ghost, Thy mighty pow’r bestowing,
Destroy the works of sin, of self, of pride;
Burn, burn in me, my idols overthrowing,
Prepare my heart for Him “Who for me died.”

5. When judgment comes, Thy saints in furnace burning
Thy richest grace to us therein unveil
So that, JESUS, is seen among us standing
As many Kings are made to join the hail!