The Spirit of the triune God (Hymn 749)

Verse 1: The Spirit of the triune God Within our spirit now doth rest; He ever seeks thru us to flow, That God in Christ may be expressed. Verse 2: But by the outward, natural man The Spirit is confined within; Instead of giving Him a home, A prison we've become to Him. Verse 3: He's like a treasure of great worth Contained in vessels earthen-made; The vessel must be broken through And thus the treasure be displayed. Verse 4: Oh, how the Lord our self must break, Our outward man does so impede! It must be broken thoroughly, And thus the Spirit will be freed. Verse 5: This is the reason why the Lord For us a certain measure makes Of circumstantial suffering; ’Tis thus our outward man He breaks. Verse 6: The outward man, the self, the soul, Must be consumed, must be decreased; The inner man, our spirit, then Shall with the Spirit be released. Verse 7: Lord, grant Thy holy brokenness, Deliver me from being whole; And make me willing to receive The wounds that Thou wouldst give my soul. Verse 8: Oh, cause me to appreciate Thy breaking, never to complain; And grant that I may value more All kinds of loss instead of gain.