1. Remove my covering, Lord, That I may see Thy light,
And be deceived no more, But all things see aright.

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Oh, may Thy living light, Lord, Scatter all my night, Lord,
And everything make bright, Lord, For this I pray to Thee.

2. I hardly know myself; Deceived so much by pride,
I often think I'm right And am self-satisfied.

3. I know Thee even less; In doctrine, shallowly;
True revelation lack Of Thy reality.

4. As for Thy life within, In darkness I mistake-
If spirit or the flesh, One for the other take.

5. As for Thy way, O Lord, I often am not clear;
I toward seclusion tend And from the pathway veer.

6. As for Thy will for me, I do not know it well;
I substitute my own And often would rebel.

7. As for the church, I need Thy revelation more,
The Body-life to know, Thy wisdom to explore.

8. I long to be unveiled, In everything made clear,
No more to be deceived Or to my pride adhere.