Verse 1
Arise, thou jealous, God, arise,
Thy sifting power exert,
Look thro’ us with thy flaming eyes,
And search out every heart.

Verse 2
Our inmost souls thy Spirit knows;
And let him now display
Whom thou hast for thy glory chose,
And purge the rest away.

Verse 3
Th’ Apostles false far off remove,
The faithful labourers own,
And give us each himself to prove,
And know as he is known.

Verse 4
Do I presume to preach thy word,
By Thee uncall’d, unsent?
Am I the servant of the Lord,
Or Satan’s instrument?

Verse 5
Is this, great God, my single aim
Thine, wholly thine to be,
To serve thy will, declare thy name,
And gather souls for Thee?

Verse 6
To labour in my Master’s cause,
Thy grace to testify,
And spread the victory of thy cross,
And on thy cross to die?

Verse 7
I once unfeignedly believ’d
Myself sent forth by Thee:
But have I kept the grace receiv’d
In simple poverty?

Verse 8
Still do I for thy kingdom pant,
Till all its coming prove,
And nothing seek, and nothing want
But more of Jesus’ love?

Verse 9
If still I in thy grace abide,
My call confirm, and clear,
And into thy whole counsel guide
Thy poorest messenger:

Verse 10
Unite my heart to all that bear
The burthen of the Lord,
And let our spotless lives declare
The virtue of thy word.

Verse 11
One soul into us all inspire,
And let us strongly move,
In fervent flames of pure desire
To glorify thy love:

Verse 12
And which we cordially agree
To make thy goodness known,
Thy love the bond of union be,
And perfect us in one.