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O blessd Savior, is Thy love
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| 1. | O blessd Savior, is Thy love |
| | So great! so full! so free! |
| | Fain would we have our thoughts, our hearts, |
| | Our lives, engaged with Thee. |
| 2. | We love Thee for the glorious worth |
| | Which in Thyself we see; |
| | We love Thee for that shameful cross, |
| | Endured so patiently. |
| 3. | No man of greater love can boast |
| | Than for his friend to die; |
| | Thou for Thine enemies wast slain! |
| | What love with Thine can vie? |
| 4. | Though in the very form of God, |
| | With heav'nly glory crowned, |
| | Thou didst a servant's form assume, |
| | Beset with sorrow round. |
| 5. | Thou wouldst like wretched man be made |
| | In everything but sin, |
| | That we as like Thee might become |
| | As we unlike had been: |
| 6. | Like Thee in strength, in meekness, love, |
| | In life in ev'ry phase; |
| | >From glory into glory changed, |
| | Till we behold Thy face. |
| 7. | O Lord, we treasure in our hearts |
| | The mem'ry of Thy love; |
| | And ever shall Thy name to us |
| | A grateful odor prove. |