Ah! whither should i go?

Ah! whither should I go,
Burdened and sick and faint?
To whom should I my trouble show,
And pour out my complaint?
My Savior bids me come
Ah! why do I delay?
He calls the weary sinner home,
And yet from Him I stay.

What is it keeps me back,
From which I cannot part,
Which will not let the Savior take
Possession of my heart?
Searcher of hearts, in mine
Thy trying power display
Into its darkest corners shine,
And take the veil away.

I now believe in Thee,
Compassion reigns alone
According to my faith, to me
O let it, Lord, be done!
In me is all the bar,
Which Thou wouldst fain remove
Remove it, and I shall declare
That God is only love.

The following stanzas are commonly omitted:

Some cursèd thing unknown
Must surely lurk within,
Some idol which I will not own,
Some secret bosom sin.

Jesu, the hindrance show,
Which I have feared to see
Yet le me now consent to know
What keeps me out of Thee.