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2 I find Him lifting up my head;
He brings salvation near;
His presence makes me free indeed
And He will soon appear.

3 He wills that I should holy be: Who can withstand His will?

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4 Thy grace still dwells upon my heart,
And sheds its fragrance there;
The noblest balm of all its wounds,
The cordial of its care.

Rev. Philip Doddridge, 1717
Arr. from George F. Handel, 1741

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4 Jesus, I hang upon Thy word:
I steadfastly believe
Thou wilt return and claim me, Lord,
And to Thyself receive.

Rev. Charles Wesley, 1742

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2 It makes the wounded spirit whole, And calms the troubled breast; 'Tis Manna to the hungry soul, And to the weary Rest.

It soothes his sorrows, heals his wounds, And drives a way his fear.

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5 Weak is the effort of my heart,

And cold my warmest thought; But when I see Thee as Thou art, I'll praise Thee as I ought.

6 Till then I would Thy love proclaim
With every fleeting breath;
And may the music of Thy Name
Refresh my soul in death.

Rev. John Newton, 1779: verse 5, line 1, alt.

Arr. by Samuel Smith from Thomas Hastings, 1831

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3 And griefs and torments numberless,
And sweat of agony;

E'en death itself; and all for one
Who was Thine enemy.
From a 17th century Latin version of a Spanish sonnet ascribed to Francis Xavier,
c. 1546. Trans. by Rev. Edward Caswall, 1849: verse 1, lines 3, 4, alt.

6 E'en so I love Thee, and will love,
And in Thy praise will sing;
Solely because Thou art my God,
And my Eternal King.

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Fix in us Thy humble dwelling, All Thy faith - ful

Alpha and Omega be;
End of faith, as its Beginning,
Set our hearts at liberty.

Jesus, Thou art all com - passion, Pure, un bound - ed

2 Breathe, O breathe Thy loving Spirit
Into every troubled breast;
Let us all in Thee inherit,

Let us find the promised rest:
Take away the love of sinning;

3 Come, Almighty to deliver,

Let us all Thy life receive; Suddenly return, and never,

Never more Thy temples leave.

George F. Le Jeune, 1887

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Thee we would be always blessing,
Serve Thee as Thy hosts above,
Pray, and praise Thee, without ceasing,
Glory in Thy perfect love.

4 Finish, then, Thy new creation;
Pure and spotless let us be:
Let us see Thy great salvation

Perfectly restored in Thee;
Changed from glory into glory,

Till in heaven we take our place,
Till we cast our crowns before Thee,
Lost in wonder, love, and praise.
Rev. Charles Wesley, 1747: verse 2, lines 4, 5, alt.

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