When I have bowed my every thought to Thine,
When I can see with inner light divine
That all Thou art is here and now and mine,—
Then I am free.
When I above all sin and passion rise,
And thought with Thee is raised unto the skies,
And trustingly my hand within Thine lies,—
Then I am free.
When I can see Thy will is best for me,
And joyfully resign my will to Thee,
And seek no love but Thine,—ah, tenderly,—
Then life will prove in deed
That I am free.
