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313. When shall Thy love constrain

1 When shall Thy love constrain,
And force me to Thy breast?
When shall my soul return again
To her eternal rest?

2 Ah! what avails my strife,
My wand'ring to and fro?
Thou hast the words of endless life;
Ah! whither should I go?

3 Thy condescending grace
To me did freely move;
It calls me still to seek Thy face,
And stoops to ask my love.

4 And can I yet delay
My love, my life to give?
To tear my soul from earth away,
My Jesus to receive?

5 Nay, but I yield, I yield!
I can hold out no more;
I sink, by dying love compelled,
And own Thee conqueror.

Text Information
First Line: When shall Thy love constrain
Author: C. Wesley, 1707-1788
Language: English
Publication Date: 1917
Topic: Christ: Condescension of; Christ: Love of; The Church and the Kingdom of God: Evangelism (4 more...)
Tune Information
Name: TRENTHAM
Composer: R. Jackson, 1840-
Meter: S.M.
Key: F Major or modal



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