Jesu, shall I never be

Verse 1
Jesu, shall I never be
Firmly grounded upon thee? (Col. 1:23, Col. 2:6-7)
Never by thy work abide,
Never in thy wounds reside!

Verse 2
Oh! How wavering is my mind,
Tost about with every wind! (Eph. 4:14, James 1:6-8)
Oh! How quickly doth my heart
From the living God depart! (Jer. 17:5, Heb. 3:12)

Verse 3
Easily I fall away, (Matt. 13:20-21, Mark 4:16-17, Luke 8:13)
Never am I at one stay;
Strong in faith I seem this hour, (Rom. 4:20)
Stript the next of all my power.

Verse 4
Faith is lost in unbelief,
Joy is swallow’d up of grief: (II Cor. 2:7)
Hope, my latest hope expires, (Lam. 3:18)
God, my angry God, retires.

Verse 5
Vanishing out of my sight, (Luke 24:31)
Jesus leaves me sunk in night;
Where shall I my Jesus find, (Job 23:3)
Helpless I, and dark, and blind?

Verse 6
Seek, O seek me, Lord, again, (Ezek. 34:11-12, Matt. 18:12-13, Luke 15:4-7)
Let not all thy gifts be vain, (I Cor. 15:10, II Cor. 6:1)
Comfort to my soul restore, (Ps. 23:3, Isa. 57:18)
Come, and never leave me more. (Deut. 31:6, Joshua 1:5, Ps. 27:9, Heb. 13:5)

Verse 7
Jesu, let my nature feel
Thou art God unchangeable: (Mal. 3:6, Heb. 13:8)
JAH, JEHOVAH, great I AM, (Ex. 3:14, Ex. 6:3, John 8:58)
Speak into my soul thy name.

Verse 8
Fruit that I may bear, ordain; (John 15:16)
That my fruit may still remain,
Make my heart, and keep it true, (Heb. 10:22)
After God my soul renew. (Eph. 4:23-24, Col. 3:10)

Verse 9
Grant, that every moment I
May believe, and feel thee nigh, (Ps. 145:18)
Stedfastly behold thy face, (Ps. 17:15, II Cor. 3:18)
’Stablish’d with abiding grace. (Heb. 13:9)

Verse 10
Plant, and root, and fix in me (Jer. 17:7-8, Eph. 3:17, Col. 2:7)
All the mind that was in thee: (I Cor. 2:16, Phil. 2:5)
Settled peace I then shall find;
Jesu’s is a quiet mind. (Isa. 26:3, John 14:27, Phil. 4:7)

Verse 11
When it doth in me appear, (I Cor. 2:16, Phil. 2:5)
I shall nothing covet here. (Heb. 13:5)
I shall cast the world behind; (Gal. 6:14)
Jesu’s is an heavenly mind.

Verse 12
Then th’ accursed lust of praise
Shall in me no more have place; (Matt. 6:2, John 12:43, Gal. 5:26)
Pride no more my soul shall bind;
Jesu’s is an humble mind. (Phil. 2:3-8, Col. 3:12)

Verse 13
Anger I no more shall feel, (Eph. 4:31-32, Col. 3:8)
Always quiet, always still; (Ps. 131:2, I Thess. 4:11, I Pet. 3:4)
Meekly on my God reclin’d; (John 13:23, John 13:25, John 21:20)
Jesu’s is a gentle mind. (II Cor. 10:1)

Verse 14
I shall suffer, and fulfil
All my Father’s gracious will, (Matt. 26:39, Mark 14:36, Luke 22:42, John 4:34, John 6:38, I Pet. 4:1-2)
Be in all alike resign’d; (Job 2:10, Phil. 4:11)
Jesu’s is a patient mind. (Rom. 15:5, I Pet. 2:20-21)

Verse 15
When ’tis deeply rooted here, (Eph. 3:17, Col. 2:7)
Perfect love shall cast out fear; (I John 4:18)
Fear doth servile spirits bind; (Rom. 8:15)
Jesu’s is a noble mind.

Verse 16
When I feel it fixt within,
I shall have no power to sin; (I John 3:6, I John 3:9)
How should sin an entrance find?
Jesu’s is a spotless mind. (II Cor. 5:21, Heb. 4:15, I Pet. 2:22, I John 3:5)

Verse 17
I shall nothing know beside
Jesus, and him crucified; (I Cor. 1:23, I Cor. 2:2, Phil. 3:8)
I shall all to him be join’d; (I Cor. 6:17)
Jesu’s is a loving mind. (John 13:34, John 15:12, Eph. 5:2)

Verse 18
I shall triumph evermore, (II Cor. 2:14)
Gratefully my God adore,
God so good, so true, so kind;
Jesu’s is a thankful mind. (Matt. 11:25, Luke 10:21, John 11:41)

Verse 19
Lowly, loving, meek, and pure (Eph. 4:2, Col. 3:12-14, I John 3:3)
I shall to the end endure, (Matt. 10:22, Matt. 24:13, Mark 13:13)
Be no more to sin inclin’d; (Ps. 141:4)
Jesu’s is a constant mind. (Heb. 13:8)

Verse 20
I shall fully be restor’d
To the image of my Lord, (Rom. 8:29, I Cor. 15:49, II Cor. 3:18, Col. 3:10, I John 3:2)
Witnessing to all mankind, (Matt. 28:19-20, Mark 16:15, Acts 1:8, Acts 22:15)
Jesu’s is a PERFECT mind. (Matt. 5:48)