Verse 1
Jesu, the life, the truth, the way,
In whom I now believe,
As taught by thee, in faith I pray,
Expecting to receive.

Verse 2
Thy will by me on earth be done,
As by the quires above,
Who always see thee on thy throne,
And glory in thy love.

Verse 3
I ask in confidence the grace,
That I may do thy will,
As angels who behold thy face,
And all thy words fulfil.

Verse 4
Surely I shall, the sinner I,
Shall serve thee without fear;
My heart no longer gives the lie
To my deceitful prayer.

Verse 5
Thee I shall serve without constraint,
Shall every moment please:
Those blessed spirits never faint,
Nor from thy service cease.

Verse 6
When thou the work of faith hast wrought,
I shall be pure within,
Nor sin in deed, or word, or thought;
For angels never sin.

Verse 7
From thee no more shall I depart,
No more unfaithful prove,
But love thee with a constant heart;
For angels always love.

Verse 8
Tell me no more, it cannot be,
Ye sons of earth and hell:
The things impossible to me,
To God are possible.

Verse 9
The world of liars, and their god
In vain deny thee, Lord:
I listen not to flesh and blood,
I hearken to thy word.

Verse 10
The thing for which thou bidst me pray,
Thou promisest to give,
And I shall perfectly obey,
I without sin shall live.

Verse 11
I all thy holy will shall prove;
I a weak sinful worm,
When thee with all my heart I love,
Shall all thy law perform.

Verse 12
The graces of my second birth
To me shall all be given,
And I shall do thy will on earth,
As angels do in heaven.