Give me the enlarged desire,
And open, Lord, my soul,
Thy own fullness to require,
And comprehend the whole;
Stretch my faith’s capacity
Wider, and yet wider still
Then, with all that is in Thee
My soul forever fill!
Author: Charles Wesley
Year: 1749
This is a well-known short hymn by Charles Wesley, often appearing in Methodist hymnals. It is sometimes printed with additional stanzas and is part of his larger body of work from the 1740s.