ABOUND IN YOU

Sever me from myself that
     I may be grateful to You;
May I perish to myself that
      I may be safe in You;
May I die to myself that
     I may live in You;
May I wither to myself that
     I may blossom in You;
May I be emptied of myself that
     I  may abound in You;
May I be nothing to myself that
     I may be all to You.

Desiderius Erasmus (1406-1536)