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(8.6.8.4.)
Published in "New Church Hymn Book", Shaw, 1874.
| 1 | Our Blest Redeemer, ere he breathed | 2 | He came sweet influence to impart, | |||
| His tender last farewell, | A gracious willing Guest, | |||||
| A Guide, a Comforter bequeathed | While he can find one humble heart | |||||
| With us to dwell. | Wherein to rest. | |||||
| 3 | And His that gentle voice we hear, | 4 | And every virtue we posess, | |||
| Soft as the breath of even, | And every conquest won, | |||||
| That checks each fault, that calms each fear, | And every thought of holiness, | |||||
| And speaks of Heaven. | Are His alone. | |||||
| 5 | Spirit of purity anf grace, | |
| Our weakness, pitying see: | ||
| And make our hearts a dwelling place, | ||
| And worthier Thee. | ||
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