169    C.M.     J. Berridge
Desiring to know Christ crucified. 1 Cor. 2. 2

1 Some wise men of opinions boast,
  And sleep on doctrines sound;
  But, Lord, let not my soul be lost
  On such enchanted ground.

2 [Good doctrines can do me no good,
  While floating in the brain;
  Unless they yield my heart some food,
  They bring no real gain.]

3 O may my single aim be now
  And nought on earth desire to know,
  But Jesus crucified!

4 [Disputings only gender strife,
  And gall a tender mind;
  But godliness, in all its life,
  At Jesus’ cross we find.]

5 Lord, let thy wondrous cross employ
  My musings all day long,
  Till, in the realms of purest joy,
  I make it all my song.