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Hymns on the Lord's Supper, 53
From Hymns on the Lord's Supper (1745) · Osborn ed., vol. 3 (1869)
O God of truth and love,
Let us Thy mercy prove;
Bless Thine ordinance Divine,
Let it now effectual be,
Answer all its great design,
All its gracious ends in me.
O might the sacred word
Set forth our dying Lord,
Point us to Thy sufferings past,
Present grace and strength impart,
Give our ravish'd souls a taste,
Pledge of glory in our heart.
Come in Thy Spirit down,
Thine institution crown;
Lamb of God, as slain appear,
Life of all believers Thou,
Let us now perceive Thee near,
Come, Thou Hope of glory, now.
Codex Note
Attributed to Charles Wesley; Osborn's edition does not distinguish the brothers
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