Hymn 5
Come to me, Lord, when first I wake,
Wà s’ọdọ mi, Oluwa mi
- Come to me, Lord, when first I wake,
As the faint lights of morning break;
Bid purest thoughts within me rise,
Like crystal dew-drops to the skies. - Come to me in the sultry noon,
Or earth's low communings will soon
Of Thy dear face eclipse the light,
And change my fairest day to night. - Come to me in the evening shade,
And, if my heart from Thee hath stray’d,
Oh bring it back, and from afar
Smile on me like Thine evening star. - Come to me in the midnight hour,
When sleep withholds its balmy power;
Let my lone spirit find her rest,
Like John, upon my Saviour's breast. - Come to me through life's varied way,
And when its pulses cease to play,
Then, saviour, bid me come to Thee,
That where Thou art, Thy child may be. Amen.