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XIX.

[Spirit of revelation]

Spirit of revelation,
Jehovah, Thee we own:
Make by Thy inspiration
To us the Father known:
Of Jesus testifying,
His Deity assert,
His blood Divine applying
To every longing heart.
With love beyond expression
Bless each expecting soul,
And take entire possession,
And consecrate the whole;
By Thy own signet seal us
Thy permanent abode,
With all the graces fill us,
With all the life of God.
The Earnest and the Witness,
Vouchsafe in us to dwell,
And give the blissful meetness
For bliss ineffable;

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With heavenly joy transported
We then our course shall run,
By angel-hosts escorted
To the eternal throne.