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Lord, accept our feeble song!
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| 1. | Lord, accept our feeble song! |
| | Pow'r and praise to Thee belong; |
| | We would all Thy grace record, |
| | Holy, gracious, loving Lord! |
| 2. | Rich in glory, Thou didst stoop, |
| | Thence is all Thy people's hope; |
| | Thou wast poor, that we might be |
| | Rich in glory, Lord, with Thee. |
| 3. | Wherefore Thou high heaven didst spurn? |
| | Wherefore Thou to earth didst turn? |
| | Why leave heav'n to come to earth |
| | Lonely, scorned, e'en suffering death? |
| 4. | Thou in heav'n-the glorious One! |
| | Thou on earth-the outcast Man! |
| | Though this suffering Thou didst know, |
| | Love would come to bear our woe. |
| 5. | When we think of love like this, |
| | Joy and shame our hearts possess; |
| | Joy, that Thou couldst pity thus; |
| | Shame, for such returns from us. |
| 6. | Yet we hope the day to see |
| | When from every hindrance free, |
| | When to Thee, in glory, brought, |
| | We shall serve Thee as we ought. |
| 7. | Now, O Lord, we wait for Thee, |
| | Wait "the blessed hope" to see. |
| | May we ever for Thee live, |
| | Till Thy saints Thou dost receive. |