DEAR Saviour, as Thou wilt!
To Thee I all resign,
Thy precious blood, so freely spilt,
Thy Mercy all divine!
Thy Will is only Love
To me and all mankind.
Oh let me not an ingrate prove,
But peace and pardon find."
For such amazing grace
Eternal thanks I'll bring,
And with immortal choirs of saints
My Saviour's praises sing.
The Love that lasts is Love that grows,
Nor ever end nor limit knows,
But Life that consecrates each hour,
And from the rose-bud to the rose,
The sweet perfections of the flower,
In full meridian disclose;
The shinings of Eternal Power,
The Fount whence every blessing flows!
THE EVENING STAR, LOVE'S EMBLEM.
LOVE is like the Evening Star,
That leads a thousand angels forth,
With light and glory from afar,
To watch and wait upon the earth,
For Pilgrims of Celestial birth,
To guide their way to brighter skies,
Where planets more ethereal rise,
And firmaments with glory filled,
From all Eternity revealed.
Sound forth the Universal Hymn
Of peace on Earth, Good-will to Man,
And Glory to our God on High,
In Bethlehem born, for man to die!
Now Truth and Mercy kiss each other,
And Righteousness and Peace together,
Beneath the Mercy-seat descending.
To all Eternity are blending,
Upon the Son of God attending.
So, Love is as the Evening Star.
With light and glory from afar,
And when the shades of evening fall,
And twilight softly veils the scene,
The voices of the Spirit call,
With harmonies of praise serene,
And Hope, with Faith's all-conquering shield,
In the soft lustre shines revealed.
Where Holy Mercy still presides,
And Love the panoply provides,
To quench the dread blaspheming darts,
Aimed at believers' contrite hearts.
The God of Nature and of Grace
Appears in Jesus' glorious Face,
Where all celestial lights combine
In unity of Love divine!
Such promises of blessing meet,
Each suppliant at the Mercy-seat!
Oh Love divine, still keep me there,
From the dread gloom of hell's despair,
Save in the power of Christ's own prayer!
Him prostrate in Gethsemane I see,
Who in His dying anguish prayed for me!
"Father, forgive!" forever shall prevail,
And not the humblest sight of Faith shall fail!
Oh with what bliss is that assurance fraught,
When Jesus looked upon the terrors wrought,
And prayed for Peter, that his faith fail not!
O LAMB OF GOD, THY LOVE IMPART.
AUTHOR and Finisher of Faith!
What thanks I owe, what grateful praise,
That I may freely ask of Thee
The gift of such amazing grace.
Thou only source of life and light,
Sole Fountain of Eternal Love!
Help Thou mine unbelief, and fit
My soul for such a heaven above.
If Thou within my heart wilt .dwell,
And make me Thy divine abode,
Then by this sign I know full well
That I shall dwell with Thee in God.
O hope divine! O boundless grace!
To such a sinful soul express'd,
That I, even I, may see Thy Face,
And in Thy likeness stand confess'd!
O Son of God! Thy filial heart
The Spirit of faith in me create,
O Lamb of God, Thy love impart,
And at Thy bidding let me wait.
LAMB of God, whose precious blood
Makes such a treasure mine,
And weaves the Christmas Robe with which I may in glory shine,
Because Thy birth and death have crowned My citizenship in heaven,
And with such love forever bound
A sinner so forgiven!
Shall not my soul forever breathe
In Love Divine Thy name?
And sing the Everlasting Song
Of Moses and the Lamb?
Thou wilt remove the deepest gloom
From my despairing mind;
Then let me not impatient be,
But to Thy will resigned.
Beyond the darkness of the tomb
I shall in glory shine;
God is my Refuge and my Home,
For Christ Himself is mine.
So give me, Blessed Lord, this grace
On Thy dear love to wait,
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