Lobpreis: Thou art the Word and Spirit, Lord

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Thou art the Word and Spirit, Lord;
Now in one spirit worship we;
’Tis by the Word we understand,
And in the Spirit contact Thee.

2

Since Thou with me hast joined in one,
Thou art my all, O Lord, thereby;
And as the Spirit and the Word
Thou cam’st to me as my supply.

3

If Thou art Lord, yet not the Word,
How couldest Thou be known to me?
If Thou art God yet Spirit not,
How could I ever contact Thee?

4

The Word reveals Thyself to me
And knowledge of Thyself imparts;
The Spirit is Thy substance true
Whereby I touch Thee as Thou art.

5

Thou art my life, my light, my way,
My food, my strength and guaranty;
By Word made known, as Spirit these
Become experience to me.

6

Thy Word in Scripture is expressed,
Thy Spirit, the Indwelling One;
Thy Word is spirit and is life
When to my spirit it doth come.

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If I Thy Word would understand,
I must Thy Holy Spirit touch;
Not only grasp it with my mind,
But with my spirit, praying much.

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Thy precious Word my heart doth love,
My spirit fellowships with Thine;
My heart rejoices in Thy Word,
My spirit praises sings in Thine.

Thou art the Word and Spirit, Lord