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[Father, we in the joy rejoice]
Jesus rejoiced in spirit, and said, I thank Thee, &c.
—x. 21.
Father, we in the joy rejoice
Of Thine eternal Son,
Approve Thy wise mysterious choice,
Thy depths of love unknown;
Thy love demands our highest praise,
And lo, we with our Lord
Adore the wonders of Thy grace
By Christ Himself adored.
Of Thine eternal Son,
Approve Thy wise mysterious choice,
Thy depths of love unknown;
Thy love demands our highest praise,
And lo, we with our Lord
Adore the wonders of Thy grace
By Christ Himself adored.
Not by a blind capricious will
Thou dost Thy gifts bestow,
But justly from the proud conceal
What all the humble know;
To babes Thou dost Thy truths declare,
Explain Thy whole design,
And stamp them with the character
The holy name Divine.
Thou dost Thy gifts bestow,
But justly from the proud conceal
What all the humble know;
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Explain Thy whole design,
And stamp them with the character
The holy name Divine.
For this we magnify Thy name
Through our High-priest above,
Thine awful righteousness proclaim,
Thy free electing love:
Who perish, perish self-destroy'd,
While we our voices raise
In songs of grateful joy employ'd,
For ever saved by grace.
Through our High-priest above,
Thine awful righteousness proclaim,
Thy free electing love:
Who perish, perish self-destroy'd,
While we our voices raise
In songs of grateful joy employ'd,
For ever saved by grace.
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