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CCXLIV. THE SAME.

Hymn 54.

[Ye souls that own the common Lord]

Ye souls that own the common Lord,
Who suffer'd once for all,
And wait with us the hallowing word,
Which saves us from our fall;
You, though in body distant far,
We now in spirit meet,
You (for our souls united are)
In Jesu's name we greet.
United in the closest bands,
Whom seas and mountains part;
The Spirit more than joins our hands
He makes us one in heart.
Fellowship to the world unknown,
In Jesu's name we prove,
Jesus is our chief Corner Stone,
And cements us by love.
From Him our mingled blessings flow,
We feel His blood applied,
And nothing seek, and nothing know,
But Jesus crucified.
The Man who hung upon the tree
In every sinner's stead,
Him to receive we all agree,
And Him we call our Head.
To Him let every member cleave,
And we shall never part,
We cannot each the other leave,
When God hath all our heart.

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Then let us love our Lord alone,
Till all His grace we prove,
And put His glorious image on
Imparadised in love.