Hymn 457 – LONG did I toil, and knew no earthy rest | C&S English Hymnary

1. LONG did I toil, and knew no earthy rest Far did I rove, and found no certain home At last I sought themin His sheltering breast Who opens His arms, and bids the weary come With Him I found a home, a rest divine And I since then am His, and He is mine. 2. The good I have is from his stores supplied The ill is only what He deems the best He for my friend, I’m rich with nought beside and poor Without HIm, though of all possess’d Changes may come, I take or I resign Content, while I am His, while He is mine. 3. Whate’er my change in Him no changes is seen A glorious such that wanes not nor declines Above the clouds and storms he walks serene And sweetly on His people's darkness shines All may depart, I fret not, nor repine While I my saviour’s am, while He is mine. 4. While here, alas! I know but half his love But half discern Him, and half adore But when I meet Him in the realms above I hope to love Him better, praise Him more And tell, and tell, amid the choir divine How fully I am his, and He is mine AMEN