From The Valley of Vision:
CHRISTIAN LOVE
O LOVER OF THE LOVELESS,
It is thy will that I should love thee
with heart, soul, mind, strength,
and my neighbour as myself.But I am not sufficient for these things.
There is by nature no pure love in my soul;
Every affection in me is turned from thee;
I am bound, as slave to lust,
I cannot love thee, lovely as thou art,
until thou dost set me free.By grace I am thy freeman and would serve thee,
for I believe thou art my God in Jesus,
and that through him I am redeemed,
and my sins are forgiven.With this freedom I would always obey thee,
but I cannot walk in liberty,
any more than I could first attain it, of myself.May thy Spirit draw me nearer to thee
and thy ways.Thou are the end of all means,
for if they lead me not to thee,
I go away empty.Order all my ways by thy holy Word
and make thy commandments the joy of my heart,
that by them I may have happy converse with thee.May I grow in thy love and manifest it
to mankind.Spirit of love make me like the loving Jesus;
give me his benevolent temper,
his beneficent actions,
that I may shine before men to thy glory.The more thou doest in love in me and by me,
humble me the more;
keep me meek, lowly,
and always ready to give thee honour.