1  Christ delivered me when bound,
    And when bleeding, healed my wound;
    Sought me wand'ring, set me right,
    Turned my darkness into light.
 
 
 2  Can a woman's tender care
    Cease towards the child she bare?
    Yes, she may forgetful be;
    Yet will He remember me.
 
 
 3  His is an unchanging love,
    Higher than the heights above;
    Deeper than the depths beneath,
    Free and faithful, strong as death.
 
 
 4  I shall see His glory soon,
    When the work of grace is done;
    Partner of His throne shall be;
    Such is His great love for me!
 
 
 5  Lord, it is my chief complaint
    That my love is weak and faint;
    Yet I love Thee, and adore:
    Oh, for grace to love Thee more.