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UNTO THE ANGEL OF THE CHURCH IN SMYRNA.
VERSES 8, 9, &c.
Hear, Jesu; hear, the First and Last,
The Alpha and Omega Thou,
Who once for every man didst taste
Of death, and ever livest now.
The Alpha and Omega Thou,
Who once for every man didst taste
Of death, and ever livest now.
Still let Thy gracious Spirit strive,
And conquer a rebellious race;
In us Thine ancient work revive,
Thy sanctifying work of grace.
And conquer a rebellious race;
In us Thine ancient work revive,
Thy sanctifying work of grace.
O that to Thee our deeds were known,
Acknowledged and approved by Thee,
Such as Thou didst in Symrna own,
Such as in us Thou once didst see!
Acknowledged and approved by Thee,
Such as Thou didst in Symrna own,
Such as in us Thou once didst see!
The patient, meek, and lowly mind,
True poverty of spirit, bestow,
And rich in faith we'll cast behind
Whate'er of good appears below.
True poverty of spirit, bestow,
And rich in faith we'll cast behind
Whate'er of good appears below.
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We then the power of faith shall prove,
Nor shrink from persecution near,
But more than conquer in Thy love,
Thy perfect love which casts out fear.
Nor shrink from persecution near,
But more than conquer in Thy love,
Thy perfect love which casts out fear.
Though earth and hell at once engage,
And fiends and formal saints conspire,
The synagogue of Satan rage,
And threaten us with racks and fire;
And fiends and formal saints conspire,
The synagogue of Satan rage,
And threaten us with racks and fire;
Bold shall we stand in Thy great might,
For Jesu's sake count all things loss,
With beasts, and men, and devils fight
Beneath the banner of Thy cross.
For Jesu's sake count all things loss,
With beasts, and men, and devils fight
Beneath the banner of Thy cross.
Shall Satan into prison cast?
To prison we with Christ will go,
And gladly bear, till all are past,
These light afflictions here below.
To prison we with Christ will go,
And gladly bear, till all are past,
These light afflictions here below.
But make us faithful unto death;
But arm us in that fiery hour,
And we shall all obtain the wreath,
And die for God, to die no more.
But arm us in that fiery hour,
And we shall all obtain the wreath,
And die for God, to die no more.
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