1Dear God, turn not away Thy face.
2Desert me not, in such a case
3As I am in: without Thy grace,
4Involved
with death and night. 5Oh that the spirits of life and love
6Would leave His glorious throne above;
7And deign on my dark soul to move,
8To illuminate me with light.
9Though I no offering fit can bring,
10Yet I will hallelujahs sing
11To my eternal God and King
, 12Whil’st here I pass my story.
13And when the elements
are agreed 14On my mortality to feed,
15And neither faith nor hope shall need,
16I’ll shine with love in glory
. 17Oh then turn not Thy face away,
18Let love and light bear all the sway:
19They’ll soon create eternal day,
21Then shall Thy blessèd influence,
22Triumph o’er Death her impotence
23Whil’st I, enrobed with innocence,
24Am crowned for evermore.