"I am thy salvation!" Jesus,
Always say this to my soul.
Nought but that which thou hast done could
Ever do to make me whole.
I would try to merit goodness
But beneath thy holy gaze
All I am is turned to ashes:
Christ alone receiveth praise.
Yesterday, today, forever-
Jesus Christ, thou art the same;
Thou, in me, createst praises:
Giving thanks unto thy name.
Now the God of peace that brought thee,
Our Lord Jesus, from the dead
Cause that I by that Great Shepherd
Of the sheep be ever led.
So that, though I be as nothing,
Christ my God, compared to thee,
I can will and do thy service
By thy pleasure wrought through me.