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Thou art love and Thou art light, Lord,
In the Son as life Thou art;
Love expressing, light illum'ning,
Thou dost life to us impart.
In the Son as life Thou art;
Love expressing, light illum'ning,
Thou dost life to us impart.
Thou art love! Thou art light!
In the Son as life Thou art;
Love expressing, light illum'ning
Thou dost life to us impart.
In the Son as life Thou art;
Love expressing, light illum'ning
Thou dost life to us impart.
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Love bespeaks Thy very being,
What Thou dost is shown by light;
Love is inward, light is outward,
Love accompanies the light.
What Thou dost is shown by light;
Love is inward, light is outward,
Love accompanies the light.
3
Love by grace is manifested,
And the light by truth is shown;
By Thy love we may enjoy Thee;
By Thy light Thou, Lord, art known.
And the light by truth is shown;
By Thy love we may enjoy Thee;
By Thy light Thou, Lord, art known.
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Thru Thy love, which led to Calvary,
We receive the life of God;
Light our understanding opens,
That we may apply the blood.
We receive the life of God;
Light our understanding opens,
That we may apply the blood.
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Thru Thy love, as life Thou enter'st
Fellowship with Thee to give;
Thru Thy light we take Thy cleansing
And in fellowship may live.
Fellowship with Thee to give;
Thru Thy light we take Thy cleansing
And in fellowship may live.
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By the light and blood which cleanses,
The anointing we shall know;
Then the life of love Thine essence,
More and more in us will flow.
The anointing we shall know;
Then the life of love Thine essence,
More and more in us will flow.
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By Thy love we are Thy children,
Abba Father calling Thee;
Light disperses all our darkness,
Till, like Him, Thy Son, we see.
Abba Father calling Thee;
Light disperses all our darkness,
Till, like Him, Thy Son, we see.
O what grace! O what truth!
Love is seen and light is shown!
We would praise Thee never ceasing,
Thou by love and light art known!
Love is seen and light is shown!
We would praise Thee never ceasing,
Thou by love and light art known!
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Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines
This hymn beautifully expresses the profound connection between God's love and light, highlighting how love is the very essence of His being and how light reveals His actions. The verses eloquently convey the interplay of love and light in various aspects of our spiritual journey, from grace and truth to the transformative power of the blood and the ongoing fellowship with God. The hymn concludes with a heartfelt expression of praise for the grace and truth revealed through love and light, culminating in the aspiration to see God like His Son.
Orlando, Florida, United States
Thank you Abba that we have your son to receive the light that disperses all the darkness
Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines
O what grace! O what truth!
Love is seen and light is shown!
We would praise Thee never ceasing,
Thou by love and light art known!
Beijing
Love by grace is manifested,
And the light by truth is shown!
Vancouver, BC, Canada
The goal of the book of Ephesians is to bring us into love as the inner substance of God so that we may enjoy His presence in the sweetness of the divine love and thereby love others as Christ did.
Austin, Texas, United States
Love bespeaks Thy very being.
Thou art love, Thou art life!!!
Bratislava, Slovakia
Great hymn! Our Dear Father is Love and Light! This is His nature! Aleluja! When He comes to us He comes as Grace and Reality and than leads us back to the source, to the Father who is Love and Light! Abba Father!