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This hymn may be used as five separate
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| | This hymn may be used as five separate |
| | hymns as follows: |
| 1. | Verses 1 to 8 and 26 |
| 2. | Verses 1 and 9 to 13 and 26 |
| 3. | Verses I and 14 to 17 and 26 |
| 4. | Verses I and 18 to 21 and 26 |
| 5. | Verses 1 and 22 to 26 |
| 1. | O Lord, how rich Thou art to us, |
| | Thy love reveals the measure! |
| | The boundless riches of Thyself, |
| | In spirit here we treasure. |
| 2. | Thou art the Word, e'en God Himself, |
| | With God in the beginning; |
| | Incarnate in the flesh with us, |
| | And God to us defining. |
| 3. | Thou art the tabernacle true, |
| | In Thee we see God's glory; |
| | For God Thou art the temple too, |
| | In Thee is God's full story. |
| 4. | Thou art the only Son of God, |
| | The Father e'er declaring, |
| | That we may have the life divine, |
| | God's very nature sharing. |
| 5. | Thou art the Son of Man like us, |
| | And truly share our nature, |
| | That we may be the sons of God And grow to |
| | Thy full stature. |
| 6. | Thou art the Christ, the Lord of all, |
| | By God Thou art anointed; |
| | The One who is the All in all, |
| | For God and us appointed. |
| 7. | Thou art the Savior crucified, |
| | Whence issued blood and water, |
| | That we might be redeemed to God, |
| | And life divine may enter. |
| 8. | Thou now art Jesus glorified, |
| | >From whom descends the Spirit; |
| | The all-inclusive Spirit comes |
| | To us with all Thy merit. |
| 9. | Thou art the very light of life |
| | That shineth in the darkness; |
| | The light divine that shines with God Within |
| | our hearts in fulness. |
| 10. | Thou art the very life divine, |
| | Which all our spirits quickens; |
| | The life which brings us out of death |
| | And all our being strengthens. |
| 11. | Lord, Thou art God's reality, |
| | The truth that meets God's pleasure; |
| | The truth that, brings Thyself to us, |
| | That we may know Thy measure. |
| 12. | Thou also art the way of life, |
| | Which unto glory leads us; |
| | The way of Thy reality, |
| | Which into vict'ry speeds us. |
| 13. | Thou art the resurrection too, |
| | All death Thy life doth swallow; |
| | 'Tis by Thy resurrection pow'r, |
| | We bear the cross and follow. |
| 14. | Thou art the spotless Lamb of God, |
| | Who died for our redemption; |
| | Thou art the Spirit-giver too, |
| | For our regeneration. |
| 15. | Thou art the serpent made of brass, |
| | Who saveth us from evil; |
| | Thou on the tree wast lifted up, |
| | To crush for us the devil. |
| 16. | Thou art the Shepherd and the door, |
| | For us to leave the sheepfold, |
| | By Thee we have full liberty |
| | And share the pasture freehold. |
| 17. | Thy washing keeps us always clean, |
| | In function like the laver; |
| | Thus we are kept in fellowship, |
| | Partaking of Thy favor. |
| 18. | Thou art the heav'nly riven rock, |
| | With living water flowing; |
| | We drink of this refreshing stream, |
| | Thy quenching power knowing. |
| 19. | Thou art the heav'nly well, in Thee |
| | Is living water ever; |
| | We drink of Thine eternal life, |
| | And thirst no more forever. |
| 20. | Thou art the heav'nly bread of life, |
| | Thy food divine doth flourish; |
| | With all Thy riches bountiful |
| | Our spirits Thou dost nourish. |
| 21. | Thou even art our breath of life |
| | Thyself we breathe in spirit, |
| | By Thee we live, in Thee we walk, |
| | Thy riches we inherit. |
| 22. | Thou art the grain of wheat divine, |
| | That died and rose with glory, |
| | To bring forth us as many grains |
| | To form Thy glorious Body. |
| 23. | Thou. art the true and heav'nly vine, |
| | And we in Thee are |
| | In Thee abiding, Thou in us, |
| | We share in all Thy riches. |
| 24. | Thou art the Bridegroom from above |
| | To take the Bride, Thy Body; |
| | That we may be with Thee as one, |
| | In life and love and glory. |
| 25. | Thou art the ladder Jacob saw, |
| | By Thee the heav'n is open; |
| | In Thee we are the house of God, |
| | And earth is joined to heaven. |
| 26. | O Lord, Thou art the great "I AM," |
| | Who all our need doth furnish; |
| | Enjoying Thee as all in all, |
| | God's purpose we accomplish. |