What Shall I Do, My God to Love?

What shall I do my God to love

My Sav­ior

and the world’s to praise?

Whose bow­els of com­pass­ion move

To me

and all the fall­en race;

Whose mer­cy is di­vine­ly free

For all the fall­en race

and me.

I long to know

and to make known

The height and depth of love di­vine

The kind­ness Thou to me hast shown

Whose ev­ery sin was count­ed Thine:

My God for me re­signed His breath

He died

to save my soul from death.

All souls are Thine: and Thou for all

The ran­som of Thy life hast giv’n

To raise the sin­ner from His fall

And bring him back to God and Heav’n;

Thou all the world hast died to save

And all may Thy sal­va­tion have.

How shall I thank Thee for the grace

On me

and all man­kind bestowed!

O that my ev­ery breath were praise

O that my heart were filled with God!

My heart would then with love o’er­flow

And all my life Thy glo­ry show.

See me

O Lord

athirst and faint

Me wea­ry of for­bear­ing see

And let me feel Thy love’s con­straint

And free­ly give up all for Thee.

True in the fie­ry tri­al prove

And pay Thee back Thy dy­ing love.