Blessings

THOU GREAT THREE-ONE,

Author of all blessings I enjoy,
      of all I hope for,
Thou hast taught me
  that neither the experience of present evils,
  nor the remembrances of former sins,
  nor the remonstrances of friends,
  will or can affect a sinner’s heart,
  except thou vouchsafe to reveal thy grace
  and quicken the dead in sin
  by the effectual working of thy Spirit’s power.
Thou hast shown me
  that the sensible effusions of divine love
    in the soul are superior to and distinct from
    bodily health,
  and that oft-times spiritual comforts are
    at their highest when physical well-being is
    at its lowest.
Thou hast given me the ordinance of song
    as a means of grace;
Fit me to bear my part in that music ever new,
  which elect angels and saints made perfect
  now sing before thy throne and before the Lamb.
I bless thee for tempering every distress with joy;
  too much of the former might weigh me down,
  too much of the latter might puff me up;
Thou art wise to give me a taste of both.
I love thee
  for giving me clusters of grapes
    in the wilderness,
  and drops of heavenly wine
    that set me longing to have my fill.
Apart from thee I quickly die,
  bereft of thee I starve,
  far from thee I thirst and droop;
But thou art all I need.
  Let me continually grasp the promise,
  ‘I will never leave thee nor forsake thee.’

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