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How oft believers through the years
D
How oft believers
A
through the years
Have
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sought the will of
D
Jesus,
And
D7
would have offered
G
everything
To
A
walk as Him it pleas
D
es.
If
A
you should seek the
D
will of God,
Don't
E
waste another
A7
minute;
The
D
church life is His
G
glorious will,
And
A
you too must get
D
in it.
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“What is the will of God for me?”
"What is the will of God for me?"
How oft you've asked this question.
It is the church life, corporately,
Where God finds His expression.
Don't watch the church life from afar,
Or erringly construe it;
Come gaze upon it from within—
You'll give your whole life to it.
D
"What is the will of
A
God for me?"
How
A7
oft you've asked this
D
question.
It
D7
is the church life,
G
corporately,
Where
A
God finds His
D
expression.
Don't
A
watch the church life
D
from afar,
Or
E
erringly
A7
construe it;
Come
D
gaze upon it
G
from within—
You'll
A
give your whole life
D
to it.
3
The church life here is realized,
The church life here is realized,
’Tis all the Lord intended;
And in this rich experience
All further seeking's ended.
The church life is His glorious will—
Now for yourself begin it.
The surest way to know His will
Is simply to get in it.
D
The church life here is
A
realized,
’Tis
A7
all the Lord
D
intended;
And
D7
in this rich
G
experience
All
A
further seeking's ended.
The
A
church life is His
D
glorious will—
Now
E
for yourself
A7
begin it.
The
D
surest way to
G
know His will
Is
A
simply to get
D
in it.
4
So let us give our all for this,
So let us give our all for this,
And hold ourselves not dearly;
The church life is the will of God,
Let's take our standing clearly.
Oh, we have found the will of God;
Christ died and rose to win it.
The church life is His glorious will,
And, praise the Lord, we're in it!
D
So let us give our
A
all for this,
And
A7
hold ourselves not
D
dearly;
The
D7
church life is the
G
will of God,
Let's
A
take our standing
D
clearly.
Oh,
A
we have found the
D
will of God;
Christ
E
died and rose to
A7
win it.
The
D
church life is His
G
glorious will,
And,
A
praise the Lord, we're
D
in it!
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Los Angeles, CA, United States
Don’t watch the church life from afar,
Or erringly construe it;
The church life is His glorious will,
And, praise the Lord, we’re in it!
Wellington, New Zealand
These past few days have been very sad and this hymn has been the Lord's comforting word to me.
Praise the Lord for His will!! Lord, keep me always in Your will!!