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To Thee, dear Lord, O Christ of God,
We sing, we ever sing;
For Thou hast shed Thy precious blood
Our cup of joy to bring.
Thy mighty arm the fight hath fought,
Thou art enthroned above;
We into glory will be brought
Thy wondrous grace to prove.
We sing, we ever sing;
For Thou hast shed Thy precious blood
Our cup of joy to bring.
Thy mighty arm the fight hath fought,
Thou art enthroned above;
We into glory will be brought
Thy wondrous grace to prove.
2
To Thee, dear Lord, O Christ of God,
We sing, we ever sing;
Thou hast invaded death’s abode
And robbed him of his sting.
The house of dust enthralls no more,
For Thou, the strong to save,
Thyself doth guard that silent door,
Great Keeper of the grave.
We sing, we ever sing;
Thou hast invaded death’s abode
And robbed him of his sting.
The house of dust enthralls no more,
For Thou, the strong to save,
Thyself doth guard that silent door,
Great Keeper of the grave.
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To Thee, dear Lord, O Christ of God,
We sing, we ever sing;
For Thou hast crushed beneath Thy rod
The world’s proud rebel king,
And plunged in Thine imperial strength
To gulfs of darkness down,
And brought Thy trophy up at length
The foiled usurper’s crown.
We sing, we ever sing;
For Thou hast crushed beneath Thy rod
The world’s proud rebel king,
And plunged in Thine imperial strength
To gulfs of darkness down,
And brought Thy trophy up at length
The foiled usurper’s crown.
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To Thee, dear Lord, O Christ of God,
We sing, we ever sing;
Thou hast redeemed us with Thy blood
From every evil thing.
God’s saving strength Thine arm upbore,
The arm that set us free;
Glory, O Christ, for evermore
Be to Thy God and Thee.
We sing, we ever sing;
Thou hast redeemed us with Thy blood
From every evil thing.
God’s saving strength Thine arm upbore,
The arm that set us free;
Glory, O Christ, for evermore
Be to Thy God and Thee.
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In the Old Testament the Lord Jesus was the door for God’s elect to enter into the custody of the law before He came. The Lord is the door for God’s people not only to go in but also to go out. Now that He has come, He wants His elect to come out of the fold into Himself as the pasture so that they can enjoy His riches. Peter went out of the fold and so did John, James, and the blind man. His sheep know His voice (v. 4). He went before the sheep, and they followed Him out of the fold of the law and of Judaism into the pasture. The pasture is Christ. He leads the sheep into the pasture where they can enjoy His riches, and He also leads them to form one flock, the church, with the Gentile sheep. The chorus of one hymn says, “Oh, the love that sought me! / Oh, the blood that bought me! / Oh, the grace that brought me to the flock, / Wondrous grace that brought me to the flock! ” (Hymns, #1068). The phrase to the flock is not in the original lyrics. The original lyrics read, “to the fold, ” which is erroneous. In our hymnal we changed fold to flock . We are not in the sheepfold but in the flock, where we enjoy Christ as our pasture. Both Judaism and Christianity are folds. Every denomination and every free group is a fold. Only the church is the Lord’s flock.
The Church Life in Spirit and Truthfulness
Chapter 18 CWWL, 1970, vol. 3 (LSM)
Tacoma, WA, United States
Oh Lord, Our Cup of Joy to Bring, Sing we’ll ever sing!
Calgary
Praise you! My dear Lord! You have set me free!
Floral Park, NY, United States
Majestically uplifting!