For Thou alone my heart sings br O Lord of Lords, King of Kings; br How can I love Thee as I ought~ br Thy love I have so long sought. br br When I contemplate Thy goodness to me, br I am in awe and enveloped in humility br That Thou O God from infinity br Saw fit to create one like me. br br My heart overflows for love of Thee br Like swelling waters of the blue-green sea br Like the roaring waves splashing ashore; br It is Thee O my God whom I adore. br Permit that I may love Thee evermore. br br When my earthly life comes to an end br My sinful wounded soul wilt Thou mend? br May I one day behold Thy radiant Face br And reap the joy of inestimable grace? br br How I pray this will be so, O Lord, br As to Thee alone all Praise I accord; br To be in Thy company one of these days br Hearing choirs resound in Praise br To Thy Holiness and Grace br In that heavenly Place~ br And behold, I gaze br upon Thy most br beautiful~ br Face.