Hymn: I come to Thee, dear Lord

I come to Thee, dear Lord,
My heart doth thirst for Thee;
Of Thee I’d eat, of Thee I’d drink.
Enjoy Thee thoroughly.

Just to behold Thy face,
For this my heart doth cry;
I deeply long to drink of Thee
My thirst to satisfy.

Thy glorious, radiant face
My heart delights to see;
Here I’d abide and ne’er depart,
Beholding constantly.

In such a fellowship
Thou, Lord, art grace to me;
My heart and spirit gladdened, filled,
I enter rest in Thee.

Lord, I would linger here,
Still seeking after Thee,
Continue in the Word and prayer
Till Thou dost flow thru me.

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Mar 7 2022

Campbell Watterworth

Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States

The Lord is here, one with us! This is an enduring and wonderful fact.

And I believe that when we take time in the morning to: listen to Him, touch the throne of grace – we gradually develop a sense of joy, by being aware of His presence.

This hymn is an expression of this experience of seeking and entering into this fruitful abiding!

By reading such a hymn, singing it, listening to it, and considering it; we will learn to enter into the experience of “abiding” in the joy of His grace.

Jan 18 2022

Busisiwe Inga

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Lord, I would linger here,

Still seeking after Thee,

Continue in the Word and prayer

Till Thou dost flow thru me.

Jan 9 2022

Enoch

Auckland, New Zealand

Lord, I would linger here!

Samantha Zhang

In such a fellowship... I enter rest in Thee.

Joseph

Here I abide and never depart so I can behold you constantly

Josh

Manukau, New Zealand

Lord we come to you, dear Lord. Our hearts doth thirst for You.

Jan 8 2022

Ivy

Lord, draw me to linger in Your presence. Keep me seeking after You.

Jan 6 2022

Ian

Lord, I would linger here.

Keep me forever in your presence.

Luke

"My soul thirsts for God, / For the living God. / When will I come and appear / Before God?" (Psalms 42:2)

Oh Lord we are thirsty for You, the living Spring, who can quench the thirsting of our heart. Remind us to come to You and drink and eat of You.

Jan 5 2022

Colleen

Just to behold Thy face… psalm 27:4 David contacted and absorbed God by beholding Him as beauty. “ Lord May we be those who enter into Your presence to contact You by beholding and absorbing You, to be filled with You and to express You. ”

In our approach to the Bible today, we may be either in the 'day' or in the 'night.' By the Lord's mercy, we can testify that concerning the Bible we in the Lord's recovery are in the 'day.' As we read the Word of God, we experience sunrise, not sunset. But when many read the Bible, they are in the 'night.' As Paul said of the Jews, there is a veil upon their heart in the reading of the Scriptures (2 Cor. 3:14). They are veiled by their tradition and by their natural concepts. In their experience the Bible thus becomes a book of dead letters. Like the ancient Pharisees, scribes, and Judaizers, they handle the Word without directly contacting the Lord. Instead of exercising their spirit, they rely on their natural understanding. Furthermore, they are often zealous to maintain their religious tradition. But whenever we come to the Word, we need to contact the Lord. As we come to the Lord in the Word, we need to hunger and thirst for Him and seek to enjoy Him. This seeking after the Lord is well expressed in the lines of a hymn:

... [Stanzas 1 and 2]

In our reading and pray-reading of the Word, we should seek the Lord's glorious, radiant face. Then in our experience the Word of God will be a source of life supply and nourishment, and we shall be in the 'day,' not in the 'night.'

Life-study of Exodus, chapter 56 (LSM)

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