Verse 1
Lovely Lamb, I come to thee,
Thou hast oft invited me;
Surely now I would be blest,
Give me now the promis’d rest.

Verse 2
All my business and concern
Is of thee, my Lamb, to learn;
Shew me thy first lesson shew,
Now alas! I nothing know.

Verse 3
Gentle thou, and meek in heart,
All humility thou art;
Full of wrath, and pride I am,
How unlike my lowly Lamb!

Verse 4
But thou canst my soul transform,
Humble an aspiring worm,
My unbroken spirit break,
Make the angry leopard meek.

Verse 5
Thou art greater than my heart,
Thou canst make me as thou art,
Sink the proud, and tame the wild,
Change me to a little child.

Verse 6
Turn me, Lord, and turn me now,
To thy yoke my spirit bow;
Grant me now the pearl to find
Of a meek and quiet mind.

Verse 7
Calm, O calm my troubled breast,
Let me gain that second rest,
From my works for ever cease,
Perfected in holiness.

Verse 8
Soon, or later then remove,
Take me to my rest above:
All’s alike to me, so I
In my Lord may live, and die.