Jesus Lover Of My Soul

A couple of things I love to do when I have my quiet times is to take Scripture and turn it into a personal prayer, and (since I don't have our children's gift of singing) to take my old green Baptist Hymnal (1956 edition) given to us by the church Michael pastored in 1999, in Yazoo MS... and go through and read them as my prayer and praise to Him.

Here is the one I stumbled across (yeah right) the Lord led me to today:

Jesus Lover of My Soul (words Charles Wesley (1707-1788)

Jesus Lover of My Soul, Let me to Thy bosom fly.
While the nearer waters roll, while the tempest still is high:
Hide me o My saviour hide, till the storm of life is past;
Safe into the haven guide; o receive my soul at last

Other refuge have I none; hangs my helpless soul on thee;
Leave O leave me not alone, still support and comfort me:
All my trust on Thee is stayed, all my help from Thee I bring;
Cover my defenseless head with the shadow of Thy wing.

Though, O Christ, art all I want; more than all in Thee I find;
raise the fallen, cheer the faint, heal the sick, and lead the blind:
just and holy is Thy name, I am all unrighteousness;
false and full of sin I am, Thou are full of truth and grace.

Plenteous grace with Thee is found, grace to cover all my sin;
let the healing streams abound; make and keep me pure within:
Thou of life the fountain art, freely let me take of thee;
spring Thou up within my heart, Christ to all eternity.

AMEN. (that means let it be in case you didn't know)