Religion

Christ all in all

by Benjamin Keach 1640–1704

From Spiritual Melody (1691), Part II

Religion

LOrd, from the Father thou art all
And to the Father art the same,
And with the Father; when we call
We have all things, and in thy Name

All from the Father thou didst take,
Which to us thou art pleas'd to give;
Thou cam'st our Souls alive to make,
We from thy self that life receive.

Thou to the Father the way art,
The truth and life are all in thee;
Unless thou dost thy help impart,
The blessed Father we can't see.

All with the Father art besure,
Thou hast always thy Father's Ear;
Thou Favour with him dost procure,
When we to him thro' thee draw near.

The Sixth Part.

Now let all People on the Earth
Sing to the Lord with chearful voice,
Whose love was such to bring rhee forth,
But chiefly let thy Saints rejoyce.

The Lord to us is good indeed,
'Tis he new Creatures did us make;
We are his flock, he doth us feed,
And for his sheep he doth us take.

O enter now his House with praise,
Approach with joy his Courts likewise,
Praise, laud and bless his Name always,
For this is comely in his Eyes.

For why the Lord our God is good,
His Covenant it standeth sure,
'Tis ratify'd by Christ's own Blood,
And shall from age to age endure.

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Hymn 62 in the source

MLA

Keach, Benjamin. “Christ all in all.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/keach/63/.

Chicago

Keach, Benjamin. “Christ all in all.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/keach/63/.

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