Jesus, let Thy presence with me
Set my heart's affections free ;
Lead me, teach me, keep me near Thee,
In Thy love for me.

Once I lay beside the water,
Once I stood beneath the tree,
Once a leper, once a beggar,
But Thou calledst me.

Once I sat in nature's blindness,
Once I wandered o'er the tombs,
Once I fell among the robbers,-
Thou didst heal my wounds.

Jesus, Lord of life and glory,
Set my heart's affections free ;
Teach me well the wondrous story
Of Thy love for me.

Oh, what wonder ! oh, what mercy !
Thou didst touch the bier for me ;
Thou didst bid them loose the grave-clothes,
In Thy love for me.

Once the Sycamore I clambered,
Thinking thus Thyself to see ;
Once in sin the city wandered,
All was dark to me.

Jesus, let Thy presence with me
Set my heart's affections free ;
Teach me, lead me, keep me near Thee,
In Thy love for Me.