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THY WILL BE DONE IN EARTH, AS IT IS IN HEAVEN.
[Matthew vi. 10.]
Jesu, the Life, the Truth, the Way,
In whom I now believe,
As taught by Thee, in faith I pray,
Expecting to receive.
In whom I now believe,
As taught by Thee, in faith I pray,
Expecting to receive.
Thy will by me on earth be done
As by the choirs above,
Who always see Thee on Thy throne,
And glory in Thy love.
As by the choirs above,
Who always see Thee on Thy throne,
And glory in Thy love.
I ask in confidence the grace
That I may do Thy will
As angels who behold Thy face,
And all Thy words fulfil.
That I may do Thy will
As angels who behold Thy face,
And all Thy words fulfil.
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Surely I shall, the sinner I,
Shall serve Thee without fear;
My heart no longer gives the lie
To my deceitful prayer.
Shall serve Thee without fear;
My heart no longer gives the lie
To my deceitful prayer.
Thee I shall serve without constraint,
Shall every moment please:
Those blessed spirits never faint,
Nor from Thy service cease.
Shall every moment please:
Those blessed spirits never faint,
Nor from Thy service cease.
When Thou the work of faith hast wrought
I shall be pure within,
Nor sin in deed, or word, or thought;
For angels never sin.
I shall be pure within,
Nor sin in deed, or word, or thought;
For angels never sin.
From Thee no more shall I depart,
No more unfaithful prove,
But love Thee with a constant heart;
For angels always love.
No more unfaithful prove,
But love Thee with a constant heart;
For angels always love.
Tell me no more it cannot be,
Ye sons of earth and hell;
The things impossible to me
To God are possible.
Ye sons of earth and hell;
The things impossible to me
To God are possible.
The world of liars and their god
In vain deny Thee, Lord;
I listen not to flesh and blood,
I hearken to Thy word.
In vain deny Thee, Lord;
I listen not to flesh and blood,
I hearken to Thy word.
The thing for which thou bidd'st me pray
Thou promisest to give;
And I shall perfectly obey,
I without sin shall live.
Thou promisest to give;
And I shall perfectly obey,
I without sin shall live.
I all Thy holy will shall prove;
I, a weak sinful worm,
When Thee with all my heart I love,
Shall all Thy law perform.
I, a weak sinful worm,
When Thee with all my heart I love,
Shall all Thy law perform.
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The graces of my second birth
To me shall all be given;
And I shall do Thy will on earth
As angels do in heaven.
To me shall all be given;
And I shall do Thy will on earth
As angels do in heaven.
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