Number: 260
English: 
Title: My Inmost Being Yearns and Sighs for Thee
Name: 
Words: Sam Jones
Music: 
Copyright: Lyrics written in February 1946
Meter: 
Form: 

My in¤most be¤ing yearns and sighs for Thee,
For per¤fect ho¤li¤ness  and pu¤ri¤ty.
These are the pur¤chase of my Sav¤iour’s blood,
The One who died for me, the Son of God.

Sal¤va¤tion to the ut¤ter¤most is mine,
Though all the powers of death and hell com¤bine.
The power that raised my Sav¤iour from the dead
Is mine in Him, my ev¤er liv¤ing Head.

I want to pray and seek the face of God,
To keep my mind from wan¤d’ring far a¤broad.
So man¤y vain and fool¤ish thoughts a¤rise,
To dim my vi¤sion, claim my sac¤ri¤fice.

I sore¤ly need Thy wis¤dom, love and grace,
To speed me on¤ward in the heav’n¤ly race.
How man¤y are the things that would dis¤may;
My heart is fear¤ful lest I miss the way.

I long to gain a clear¤er vi¤sion still
Of Je¤sus and o¤bey His right¤eous will.
He is the way of truth and ho¤li¤ness;
O¤bey¤ing Him, the way I can¤not miss.

I stand re¤proved when I con¤sid¤er Him.
He did not fail, nor did His faith grow dim.
I need His pa¤tient Spir¤it to de¤fend
And be my guide un¤to the jour¤ney’s end.

I seek e¤ter¤nal life from heav’n a¤bove,
Re¤vealed in Je¤sus, God’s great gift of love.
I need His na¤ture to a¤base my pride
Lest I come short and find my¤self out¤side.