From the Spanish.* 1 O GOD, my God, my all Thou art; Ere shines the dawn of rising day, Thy sovereign light within my heart, Thy all-enlivening power display. 2 For Thee my thirsty soul does pant, While in this desert land I live: And hungry as I am and faint, Thy love alone can comfort give. 3 In a dry land, behold, I place My whole desire on Thee, O Lord: And more I joy to gain Thy grace Than all earth’s treasures can afford. 4 In holiness within Thy gates Of old oft have I sought