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JESUS, GENTLEST SAVIOUR

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Jesus, gentlest Savior,

God of might and power;

Thou Thyself are dwelling

With us at this hour.

Frederick William Faber (1814-1863)

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Yet the hearts of children

Hold what worlds cannot,

And the God of wonders

Loves the lowly spot.

Frederick William Faber (1814-1863)

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As men to their gardens

Go to seek sweet flowers,

In our hearts dear Jesus

Seeks them at all hours.

Frederick William Faber (1814-1863)

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Jesus, gentlest Savior!

Thou art in us now;

Fill us full of goodness

Till our hearts o’erflow.

Frederick William Faber (1814-1863)

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Nature cannot hold Thee,

Heav’n is all too strait

For Thine endless glory,

And Thy royal state.

Frederick William Faber (1814-1863)

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Out beyond the shining

Of the farthest star,

Thou art ever stretching

Infinitely far.

Frederick William Faber (1814-1863)

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Pray the prayer within us

That to Heav’n shall rise;

Sing the song that angels

Sing above the skies.

Frederick William Faber (1814-1863)

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Multiply our graces,

Chiefly love and fear,

And, dear Lord, the chiefest,

Grace to persevere.

Frederick William Faber (1814-1863)

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Oh, how can we thank Thee,

For a gift like this,

Gift that truly maketh

Heav’n’s eternal bliss!

Frederick William Faber (1814-1863)

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Ah! when wilt Thou always

Make our hearts Thy home?

We must wait for Heaven;

Then the day will come.

Frederick William Faber (1814-1863)

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Now at least we’ll keep Thee

All the time we may—

But Thy grace and blessing

We will keep alway.

Frederick William Faber (1814-1863)

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