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Jehovah, let me now adore Thee,
For where is there a God such,
Lord, as Thou?
With songs I fain would
come before Thee;
Oh, let Thy Holy Spirit teach me now
To praise Thee in His name
through whom alone
Our songs can please Thee,
through Thy blessed Son!
O Father, draw me to my Savior
That Thy dear Son
may draw me unto Thee;
Thy Spirit guide my whole behavior
And rule both sense and reason
thus in me
That, Lord, Thy peace from me
may ne'er depart,
But wake sweet melodies
within my heart.
Grant that Thy Spirit
prompt my praises,
Then shall my singing
surely please Thine ear;
Sweet are the sounds
my heart then raises,
My prayer in truth and spirit
Thou wilt hear.
Then shall Thy Spirit raise
my heart to Thee
To sing Thee psalms of praise
in high degree.
For He can plead
for me with sighings
That are unspeakable
to lips like mine;
He bids me pray with earnest cryings,
Bears witness with my soul
that I am Thine,
Joint heir with Christ,
and thus may dare to say:
O heavenly Father,
hear me when I pray!
When thus my heart
in prayer ascendeth,
Through Thine own Holy Spirit,
unto Thee,
Thy heart, O Father, kindly bendeth
Its fervent love and favor unto me,
Rejoicing my petition to fulfill
Which I have made
according to Thy will.
And what Thy Spirit
thus hath taught me
To seek from Thee must needs
be such a prayer
As Thou wilt grant through Him
who bought me
And raised me up
to be Thy child and heir.
In Jesus' name I boldly seek Thy face
And take from Thee, my Father,
grace for grace.
O joy! my hope and trust are founded
On His sure Word
and witness in the heart;
I know Thy mercies are unbounded,
And all good gifts
Thou freely wilt impart;
Nay, more is lavished
by Thy bounteous hand
Than I can ask or seek or understand.
O bliss! in Jesus' name I've tendered
My prayer; He pleads
at Thy right hand for me.
Yea and Amen in Him is rendered
What I in faith and spirit ask of Thee.
O joy for me! and praise be ever Thine
Whose wondrous love
has made such blessings mine!
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O joy! our hope and trust are founded
On His sure Word,
and witness in the heart;
I know Thy mercies are unbounded,
And all good gifts
Thou freely wilt impart,
Nay, more is lavished
by Thou bounteous hand,
Than we can ask or seek or understand.
O joy! In His Name
we draw near Thee,
Who ever pleadeth for the sons of men;
I ask in faith and Thou wilt hear me,
In Him Thy promises are all Amen.
O joy for me! and praise be ever Thine,
Whose wondrous love
has made such blessings mine!
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LYRICS
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Meter:
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9 10 9 10 10 10
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Dates:
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1695,1863
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Bible Refs:
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Ps 100:2;
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MUSIC
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Name:
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DIR DIR JEHOVAH
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Meter:
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9 10 9 10 10 10
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Writer(s):
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Dates:
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1704
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