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In Christ I Feel the Heart of God

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ARTHUR Berridge

1. In Christ I feel the heart of God, Throbbing from heav'n thro' earth;

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Life stirs a - gain with - in the clod, Renewed in beauteous birth; The soul springs

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a flower of prayer, Breathing His breath out on the air.

Copyright, 1905, by W. Garrett Horder

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In Christ I touch the hand of God,
From His pure height reached down,

By blessed ways before untrod,

To lift us to our crown;
Victory that only perfect is
Through loving sacrifice, like His.

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Holding His hand, my steadied feet

May walk the air, the seas;

On life and death His smile falls sweet,

Lights up all mysteries;

Stranger nor exile can I be

In new worlds where He leadeth me.

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Not my Christ only; He is ours:
Humanity's close bond;
Key to its vast, unopened powers,
Dream of our dreams beyond.

What yet we shall be none can tell:

Now are we His, and all is well. Amen.

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Amen.

LUCY LARCOM

Lead me by Thine own hand, Choose out the path for me.

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Jesus, Thy Boundless Love to Me

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ARTHUR SEYMOUR SULLIVAN

1. Jesus,Thy boundless love to me No thought can reach, no tongue de-clare;

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O knit my thankful heart to Thee And reign with-out a rival there.

Thine wholly, Thine alone, I am, Be Thou alone my constant flame. A-men.

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O grant that nothing in my soul

May dwell, but Thy pure love alone;
O may Thy love possess me whole,

My joy, my treasure, and my crown:
Strange fires far from my soul remove:
My every act, word, thought, be love.

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O love, how cheering is thy ray!

All pain before thy presence flies:
Care, anguish, sorrow, melt away,
Where'er Thy healing beams arise.
O Jesus, nothing may I see,
Nothing desire or seek, but Thee.

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In suffering, be Thy love my peace:
In weakness, be Thy love my power;
And when the storms of life shall cease,

Jesus, in that dark final hour

Of death, be Thou my Guide, and Friend,
That I may love Thee without end. Amen.

Tr JOHN WESLEY