THE offering on the altar burned Gives no delight to Thee; The hearing ear, the willing heart, Thou, Lord, hast given to me.
Then, O my God, I come, I come Thy purpose to fulfil; Thy law is written in my heart, ’Tis joy to do Thy will.
Before the people I will now Thy righteousness proclaim; Thou knowest, Lord, I will not cease To praise Thy holy name.
Thy tender mercies, O my Lord, Withhold not, I implore; But let Thy kindness and Thy Truth Preserve me evermore.
Let all who seek Thee now rejoice, And glad in Thee abide; Let such as love salvation say, ‘The Lord be magnified!’
The Psalter, 1912