Poems (Shipton)/Alpha and Omega
ALPHA AND OMEGA.
"I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely."—Rev. xxi. 6.
O lamb of God, I know that Thou art here! Close as my clasping hands—nay, yet more near; And every sigh enters Thy gracious ear. I ask to see More of Thyself, Lord Jesus; more of Thee.
Give me to walk with girded garments white; The understanding heart, to read aright Thy Word; Thy law, Thy will, my soul's delight, That I may be More like Thyself, Lord Jesus; more like Thee.
Grant me Thy Spirit's might to bring the blind To Thy dear feet, Thy light and peace to find, And sin-forged fetters from the dead unbind: I ask to be More like Thyself, Lord Jesus; more like Thee!
Grant me a ministry that Thou shalt bless; Give me Thy comfort for the comfortless, And self-forgetful in each heart's distress. Oh, grant to me More of Thyself, Lord Jesus; more of Thee!
Give me a baptism of glowing love, Thy power and presence whereso'er I rove: And my last prayer, all other prayers above— Oh, give to me More of Thyself, Lord Jesus; more of Thee!