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I come before Thy throne of grace

Verse 1
I come before Thy throne of grace With hungry heart on Thee to feed, Thy grace and mercy to receive To help me in this hour of need.
Verse 2
Here I behold Thy radiant face, Its light upon my heart doth shine With healing rays consuming all The weakness and faults of mine.
Verse 3
' Tis here Thy light illuminates My true condition unto me; ' Tis here Thy blood's effectiveness To cleanse from sin I gladly see.
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Thy Spirit too anoints me here And makes Thy very substance mine; Thy very self I thus enjoy And know Thy very heart's design.
Verse 5
Thy Word I read before Thee here E'en as the priests the lamp did light; Thy Spirit is as oil to me To light Thy Word and give me sight.
Verse 6
E'en as the priests the incense burned, In prayer to Thee I persevere; As incense Thou the Spirit art Mixed with the prayer I offer here.
Verse 7
Thy Word is light, Thy Word is food; Which doth enlighten and supply; I long to read and feed much more, For light and food to satisfy.
Verse 8
Thou art the living water too Which full revival doth bestow; I wish to pray and drink e'en more That through me living rivers flow.
Verse 9
Thou art the incense unto God, In Thee acceptance is complete; I want to pray yet more and more, To offer up this fragrance sweet.
Verse 10
By reading I'm enlightened, filled, By prayer my thirst is quenched indeed; Thus Thou to me may be supplied, And Thou through me may meet the need.
Verse 11
I long to have such fellowship, To read and pray and blend with Thee; I long that Thou wouldst saturate Till Thou may overflow from me.

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