Perfect in holiness,
         Perfect in grace,
Saviour who pities me,
        Show me thy face.
Men may think ill of me,
Friends prove untrue to me;
Closer I draw to thee,
        Grant thy embrace.

Little I understand
       How it can be,
Perfect in holiness,
       Lovest thou me?
Oft to my shame I’ve erred,
Yet, I believe thy word,
Thou, good and tender Herd,
       Lovest thy sheep.

Shepherd, I need thee now,
       Stay by my side.
Darkness surrounds my way,
       Light me, my Guide.
Sorrows are everywhere.
Guard me with tender care,
Help me the way to bear,
       Help me abide.

Power thou lackest not,
       Power to keep;
Lackest not tenderness
       Unto thy sheep.
Safe in my Father’s hand,
Kept for a better land;
Carry me there to stand
       Perfect with thee.

Only a little while,
       Wait then, my soul:
Only a breath of time
       Unto thy goal.
Short are my journey days,
Brave now earth’s dreary ways,
Then in the sun’s full blaze,
       Joy evermore.