Remove My Covering, Lord

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.