Just to enjoy Thy word
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Just to enjoy Thy word, I come to Thee, dear Lord; Spirit and life, I need to gain, Through Thee, O living Word! |
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Just to enjoy Thy word, Thy Testaments for man— Spoken through men by Spirit borne— Reveal Thy hidden plan. |
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Just to enjoy Thy word, Prophets spoke from of old The coming Savior of God’s plan; Now through the Son ‘tis told. |
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Just to enjoy Thy word; God’s covenant to share; God’s promises made real through faith, Laid hold of by my prayer. |
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Just to enjoy Thy Word; He’s God expressed, defined; My spirit with His Spirit joined, God’s grace I’ll surely find. |
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Just to enjoy Thy word; Thy constant, written word, Mingled with prayer, becomes in me Thine instant, spoken word. |
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Just to enjoy Thy word, Thy words anticipate, Cry out at dawn, and hope in them, On them to ruminate. |
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Just to enjoy Thy word, The living God to see, As hart doth pant for cooling streams, I pant, O God, for Thee. |
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Just to enjoy Thy word, Flooding my path with light; Let it pierce through, illuminate, Dispel my heart’s dark night. |
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Just to enjoy Thy word, Do make my heart, good ground! Let Thy word’s seed take root and grow, That from me fruit abound. |
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Just to enjoy Thy word, For Thou Thyself didst say, Man shall not live by bread alone, But by Thy word each day. |
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Just to enjoy Thy word, Coming as crumbs, so small, Reaching me in my lowest state, To be my all in all. |
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Just to enjoy Thy word, Thy lips bring words of grace; Sweeter than honey to my mouth, Oh, how it cheers always! |
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Just to enjoy Thy word, I ate the words I found, And they became the gladness, joy, That makes my heart resound! |
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Just to enjoy Thy word, Spirit’ual food to me— As guileless milk, then solid food— Unto maturity. |
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Just to enjoy Thy word, A two-edged sword to me, Which divides spirit from the soul, My thoughts, intents to see. |
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Just to enjoy Thy word, Thy Word instructeth me, It is God-breathed to make complete The man of God in me. |
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Just to enjoy Thy word, God’s proclaimed Jubilee! From sin released, to land returned— We’re made God’s family! |
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Just to enjoy Thy word, Which each day fresh does fall, As heaven’s manna coming down, To be our all in all. |
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Just to enjoy Thy word, Save from fall’s sin and stain; Reconstitute with manna pure; Thy holy people gain. |
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Just to enjoy Thy word, Our daily, sure supply; Eating this manna heavenly, Thy church we’ll build thereby. |
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Just to enjoy Thy word, Hold forth the word of life; God’s luminaries, blameless, shine, Amidst this world of strife. |
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Just to enjoy Thy word, With it, go forth to sow, Watering men’s hearts faithfully, That God may cause to grow. |
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Just to enjoy Thy Word, Our hearts with love o’erflow, With one another, Christ we share, Thy Body thus doth grow. |
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Just to enjoy Thy word, Let Christ’s word richly dwell, Speak, teach, admonish, sing with grace To saints and God as well. |
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Just to enjoy Thy word; The speaking Spirit, hear; As Son of Man midst lampstands moves, Cares for His churches dear. |
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Just to enjoy Thy word; Thy truth doth sanctify, Become our full reality, And oneness bring thereby. |
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Just to enjoy Thy word, To be prepared His bride; We’re by its washing, cleansing pow’r Made holy, glorified! |
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Just to enjoy Thy word, The Spirit’s sword receive; By means of prayer, petitioning, We victory achieve. |
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Just to enjoy Thy word, Richly, in many ways, Till it is our memorial, Throughout eternal days. |
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Just to enjoy Thy word, Faithful Thy surety; Though heav’n and earth shall pass away, It stands eternally. |
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The following can be grouped together: Suggestion 1: Stanzas 1, 4-7, 30. Suggestion 2: Stanzas 1-17. Suggestion 3: Stanzas 2, 3, 18-31. |
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Naperville, Illinois
Love the suggestions!