Lord, Thou Hast Made Thyself to Me

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Lord, Thou hast made Thyself to me

Author (v. 2-3): J. B. French; Author (v. 1): Charlotte Elliott
Tune: COMPLINE (Hayne)
Published in 2 hymnals

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1 Lord, Thou hast made Thyself to me
A living, bright reality,
More present to faith’s vision keen
Than any earthly object seen;
More dear, more intimately nigh
Than e’en the closest earthly tie.

2 And Thou, blest vision of my soul,
Hast made my broken nature whole;
Hast purified my base desires,
And kindled passion’s holiest fires;
My nature Thou hast lifted up,
And filled me with a glorious hope.

3 Nearer and dearer still to me,
Thou living, loving Saviour be;
Brighter the vision of Thy face,
More charming still Thy words of grace;
So, life shall be transformed to love,
A heaven below,—a heaven above.

Source: Hymns of Consecration and Faith #232

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Author (v. 2-3): J. B. French

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Author (v. 1): Charlotte Elliott

Elliott, Charlotte, daughter of Charles Elliott, of Clapham and Brighton, and granddaughter of the Rev. H. Venn, of Huddersfield, was born March 18, 1789. The first 32 years of her life were spent mostly at Clapham. In 1823 she removed to Brighton, and died there Sept. 22, 1871. To her acquaintance with Dr. C. Malan, of Geneva, is attributed much of the deep spiritual-mindedness which is so prominent in her hymns. Though weak and feeble in body, she possessed a strong imagination, and a well-cultured and intellectual mind. Her love of poetry and music was great, and is reflected in her verse. Her hymns number about 150, a large percentage of which are in common use. The finest and most widely known of these are, "Just as I am” and "My God… Go to person page >

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First Line:	Lord, Thou hast made Thyself to me
Title:	Lord, Thou Hast Made Thyself to Me
Author (v. 2-3):	J. B. French
Author (v. 1):	Charlotte Elliott
Language:	English
Copyright:	Public Domain