GOD of all consolation, take The glory of thy grace! Thy gifts to thee we...
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GOD of all consolation, take The glory of thy grace! Thy gifts to thee we render back In ceaseless songs of praise.
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Through thee we now together came, In singleness of heart; We met, O Jesus, in thy name, And in thy name we part.
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We part in body, not in mind, Our minds continue one; And, each to each in Jesus joined, We hand in hand go on.
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Subsists as in us all one soul, No power can make us twain; And mountains rise and oceans roll To sever us, in vain.
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Present we still in spirit are, And intimately nigh, While on the wings of faith and prayer We each to other fly.
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Our life is hid with Christ in God; Our Life shall soon appear, And shed his glory all abroad In all his members here.
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The heavenly treasure now we have In a vile house of clay; But he shall to the utmost save, And keep it to that day.
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Our souls are in his mighty hand, And he shall keep them still; And you and I shall surely stand With him on Zion's hill!
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Him eye to eye we there shall see, Our face like his shall shine: O what a glorious company, When saints and angels join!
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O what a joyful meeting there! In robes of white arrayed, Palms in our hands we all shall bear, And crowns upon our head.
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Then let us lawfully contend, And fight our passage through; Bear in our faithful minds the end, And keep the prize in view.
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Then let us hasten to the day When all shall be brought home; Come, O Redeemer, come away, O Jesus, quickly come!