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Lord, Thou art our consecration,
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| 1. | Lord, Thou art our consecration, |
| | Thou the consecrated One; |
| | Thou has satisfied the Father- |
| | Consecration thus was done. |
| | When on earth Thou hadst no pleasure, |
| | Save to do the Father's will; |
| | Now Thou livest here within us, |
| | Consecration to fulfill. |
| 2. | Lord, we praise Thee for the picture: |
| | Consecration's ram we see, |
| | Burnt for God's full satisfaction, |
| | Eaten and enjoyed to be. |
| | Thou art now our ram, Lord Jesus, |
| | Offered for the will of God; |
| | By Thy consecration, faultless, |
| | We may walk where Thou hast trod. |
| 3. | As we Thyself, Lord Jesus, |
| | Consecrated we become; |
| | By Thy wondrous life within us, |
| | Thy obedience is our own. |
| | No more need we strive and struggle, |
| | Consecrated try to be; |
| | Consecration dwells within us- |
| | Now our part to eat of Thee. |
| 4. | Lord, we praise Thee, consecration |
| | Is nought else but Thee as food: |
| | As we eat Thee and enjoy Thee, |
| | We are all made one with God; |
| | One in will and one in purpose |
| | We become by eating Thee: |
| | As we take and eat Thyself, Lord, |
| | Consecrated we will be. |