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Thou Breath from still eternity
Breathe o’er my spirit’s barren land—
The pine tree and the myrtle tree
Shall spring amid the desert sand;
And where Thy living water flows
The waste shall blossom as the rose.
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Thou Breath from still e
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terni
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ty
Breathe
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o'er my
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spirit's
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bar
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ren
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land—
The
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pine tree and the
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myrtle
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tree
Shall spring
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a
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mid
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the
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de
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sert
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sand;
And
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where Thy
Dm
living
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water
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flows
The
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waste shall
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blossom
Dm
as
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the
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rose.
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May I in will and deed and word
Obey Thee as a little child;
And keep me in Thy love, my Lord,
For ever holy, undefiled;
Within me teach, and strive, and pray,
Lest I should choose my own wild way.
May I in will and deed and word
Obey Thee as a little child;
And keep me in Thy love, my Lord,
For ever holy, undefiled;
Within me teach, and strive, and pray,
Lest I should choose my own wild way.
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May I in will and
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deed and
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word
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Obey Thee
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as a
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little
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child;
And
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keep me in Thy
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love, my
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Lord,
For
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ever
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holy,
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undefiled;
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Within me
Dm
teach, and
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strive, and
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pray,
Lest
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I should
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choose my
Dm
own
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wild
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way.
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Thy Spirit, Stream by Thee, the Son,
Is opened to us crystal pure,
Forth flowing from the heavenly throne
To waiting hearts and spirits poor;
Athirst and weary do I sink
Beside Thy waters, there to drink.
Thy Spirit, Stream by Thee, the Son,
Is opened to us crystal pure,
Forth flowing from the heavenly throne
To waiting hearts and spirits poor;
Athirst and weary do I sink
Beside Thy waters, there to drink.
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Thy Spirit, Stream by
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Thee, the
G7
Son,
Is
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opened
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to us
G7 C
crystal
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pure,
Forth
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flowing from the
D7 G
heavenly throne
To
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waiting
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hearts
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and
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spirits
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poor;
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Athirst and
Dm
weary
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do I
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sink
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Beside Thy
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waters,
Dm
there
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to
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drink.
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My spirit turns to Thee and clings,
All else forsaking, unto Thee;
Forgetting all created things,
Remembering only “God in me.”
Thy living Stream, Thy gracious Rain,
None wait for these, and wait in vain.
My spirit turns to Thee and clings,
All else forsaking, unto Thee;
Forgetting all created things,
Remembering only "God in me."
Thy living Stream, Thy gracious Rain,
None wait for these, and wait in vain.
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My spirit turns to
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Thee and
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clings,
All
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else
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forsaking,
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unto
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Thee;
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Forgetting all created
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things,
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Remembering
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only
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"God
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in me."
Thy
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living
Dm
Stream, Thy
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gracious Rain,
None
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wait for
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these, and
Dm
wait
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in
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vain.
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Knoxville, TN, United States
On a drive home this tune rose up in my being; I couldn't recall any of the words except, "lest I should choose my own wild way". I found it humorous of the Lord that those were the words He gave me but I was also very humbled in realizing how many times the Lord has saved me from choosing my own wild way. Thank You Lord for Your keeping power, Thy living stream and Thy gracious rain! ❤
Irvine, CA, United States
May I in will and deed and word
Obey Thee as a little child;
And keep me in Thy love, my Lord,
For ever holy, undefiled.
Irvine, CA, United States
Thank You Lord! You are our supply and satisfy all our needs!!
Irvine, CA, United States
Amen!!!! Thou breath from still eternity! Praise the Lord!