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Join all the glorious names
Of wisdom, love, and pow’r,
That mortals ever knew,
That angels ever bore;
All are too mean to speak His worth,
Too mean to set my Savior forth.
Of wisdom, love, and pow’r,
That mortals ever knew,
That angels ever bore;
All are too mean to speak His worth,
Too mean to set my Savior forth.
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Great Prophet of my God,
My tongue would bless Thy name;
By Thee the joyful news
Of our salvation came;
The joyful news of sins forgiv’n,
Of death annulled, and Thy life giv’n.
My tongue would bless Thy name;
By Thee the joyful news
Of our salvation came;
The joyful news of sins forgiv’n,
Of death annulled, and Thy life giv’n.
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Jesus, my great High Priest,
Offered His blood, and died;
My guilty conscience seeks
No sacrifice beside:
His pow’rful blood did me redeem,
’Tis worthy of my heart’s esteem.
Offered His blood, and died;
My guilty conscience seeks
No sacrifice beside:
His pow’rful blood did me redeem,
’Tis worthy of my heart’s esteem.
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I love my Shepherd’s voice:
His watchful eye shall keep
My wand’ring soul among
The thousands of His sheep:
He feeds His flock, He calls their names,
His bosom bears the tender lambs.
His watchful eye shall keep
My wand’ring soul among
The thousands of His sheep:
He feeds His flock, He calls their names,
His bosom bears the tender lambs.
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My Savior and my Lord,
My Conqu’ror and my King,
Thy scepter and Thy sword,
Thy reigning grace I sing:
Thine is the pow’r; behold I sit
In willing bonds beneath Thy feet.
My Conqu’ror and my King,
Thy scepter and Thy sword,
Thy reigning grace I sing:
Thine is the pow’r; behold I sit
In willing bonds beneath Thy feet.
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THE WRITTEN WORD
BECOMING THE LIVING WORD
The Lord is the living Word, and the Bible is the written word. Are the written word and the living Word two kinds of words? If we consider the written word to be something different from the living Word, the written word will be dead knowledge to us. The written word cannot be separated from the living Word but must be one with the living Word.
Many wives are very familiar with Ephesians 5:22 , which says, “Wives, be subject to your own husbands as to the Lord. ” Most wives appreciate and respect others’ husbands; hence, the apostle exhorts the wives to be subject to their own husbands as to the Lord, regardless of what kind of husbands they are. How could a wife transfer or translate this written word into the living Word? We have to realize that the submission to the husband which the wives should have is nothing less than Christ Himself. The wives should submit themselves to their husbands, and this submission is Christ.
After reading such a word, we have to put what we understand into prayer. A wife should not pray, “Lord, help me to submit myself to my own husband. ” The Lord never answers this prayer. She should pray, “Lord, I know that this submitting life, this submission, is You. I not only take this word, but I also take You. Lord, work Yourself into me as this submitting life. Work Yourself into me to be my very submission. I take You as the reality of this word. I come to contact You through this word and in this word. ” If a wife prays in this way, she will enjoy the Lord. She may also pray, “Lord, I do not pay much attention to the matter of submitting, but I pay my full attention to You. I want to enjoy You. Lord, I thank You that You are so much to me. You are not only my Savior and my Lord but also my submission. My submission to my own husband is You Yourself. I am going to enjoy You and take You as my submission. ”
The Tree of Life
Chapter 11 Section
CWWL, 1965, vol. 2
(LSM)
Lord, we offer up our worship under Your precious blood. We worship You from the depth of our being. Our hearts and spirits are full of praise. We declare that You are the Lord of heaven and earth; You are the glorious Lord. We praise You. You have a glorious work in our midst. You are leading us to take a glorious way. We lift up our hearts to worship You, praise You, and thank You. We need Your blood to cleanse us in many aspects. Thank You for Your victorious blood, the precious blood that washes away our sins. This blood is forever efficacious. Cleanse us again and again with this blood. Cleanse us and the saints so that we can be acceptable under the blood. We praise You that wherever the blood is applied, the oil flows. We look to You. May the Spirit descend in our midst upon each of us. This fellowship with the glorious laying on of hands is a testimony of glory to heaven and earth. It is like the oil that ran down from Aaron’s head and the dew that descended from Mount Hermon. Lord, open the storehouse in the heavens for us. Cause the oil upon Your head to flow down richly to the whole Body. Not only are those of us here receiving Your anointing, but the entire church is receiving the anointing. We stand in this position in Your rich hands and in Your Body—the glorious church. Lord, may the rich anointing of the Head flow to each member when we lay our hands on them. Through the laying on of hands, cause them to sense that they are in the fellowship to coordinate, to be built up in Your hands, and to receive grace and blessings. Manifest the riches of the Head. Our spirit is looking to You to operate in each one of us.
Coordination in Service
Chapter 3 Section 1
CWWL, 1961–1962, vol. 1
(LSM)
Detroit, MI, United States
Isaac Watts originally wrote 12 stanzas for this hymn and included 17 different names for Christ. Watts wrote several hymns on the same theme, but his final analysis was, "Earth is too narrow to express His worth, His glory, or His grace."
One such hymn starts each stanza with a question: "Is He a Rose?" "Is He a Vine?" After 18 stanzas Watts concludes,
"His beauties we can never trace
till we behold Him face to face."
And still another of his hymns begins,
"Tis from the treasure of His Word
I borrow titles for my Lord.
Nor art, nor nature can supply
sufficient forms of majesty."
Watts understood that no matter how many titles he might ascribe to Jesus Christ, all of them together would still be inadequate to express His greatness. - Great Songs of Faith by Brown & Norton
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The additional stanzas are:
Original stanza 2:
But O what gentle terms,
What condescending ways,
Doth our Redeemer use
To teach his heav’nly grace!
Mine eyes with joy and wonder see
What forms of love He bears for me.
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Original stanza 3:
Arrayed in mortal flesh,
He like an angel stands,
And holds the promises
And pardons in His hands;
Commissioned from His Father’s throne
To make His grace to mortals known.
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Original stanza 5 (follows hymnal.net stanza 2):
Be Thou my Counsellor,
My Pattern, and my Guide,
And through this desert land
Still keep me near thy side:
Nor let my feet e’er run astray
Nor rove nor seek the crooked way.
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hymnal.net stanza 4 is the original stanza 6
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original stanza 7:
To this dear Surety’s hand
Will I commit my cause;
He answers and fulfils
His Father’s broken laws:
Behold my soul at freedom set!
My Surety paid the dreadful debt.
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hymnal.net stanza 3 is the original stanza 8
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Original stanza 9:
My Advocate appears
For my defense on high;
The Father bows his ears,
And lays his thunder by:
Not all that hell or sin can say
Shall turn his heart, his love away.
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hymnal.net stanza 5 is the original stanza 10 except that the 1st line of the original says, "My dear almighty Lord" instead of "My Savior and my Lord", a change common in most hymnals. The original wording is a bit strange, but I prefer it because it is a true paradox that our Lord is both dear and almighty. "My Savior and my Lord" is too common.
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original stanza 11:
Now let my soul arise,
And tread the tempter down;
My Captain leads me forth
To conquest and a crown:
A feeble saint shall win the day,
Though death and hell obstruct the way.
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original stanza 12
Should all the hosts of death,
And powers of hell unknown,
Put their most dreadful forms
Of rage and mischief on,
I shall be safe, for Christ displays
Superior power, and guardian grace.
Banora Point, New South Wales, Australia
In verse 2 of this selection of verses (verse 4 in MHB) the last line is "Of hell subdued and peace with heaven."
Verse 6 of the original has, in place of "His bosom bears" "bears in His arms.
Verses 4 and 5 here are 7 and 6 of the version in MHB 96. In addition to inverting the order of these verses at least four verses have been omitted.
North Ridgeville, OH, United States
I prefer the words that Mr. Watts wrote; in our Methodist "Celebration" hymnal, the word "mean" was changed to "poor." I believe this is a drastic change from the meaning of Watts' original lyrics. In the current 20th century context, people will not connect 'poor' with the 19th century 'mean.'
It would be helpful if the words were not altered. For example, in the original the last two lines of verse 3 read: "His powerful blood did once atone, and now it pleads before the throne."