Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs ‎#CCCIV

CCCIV. Before Prayer

1 Dear Shepherd, see thy flock here met,
Before thy pierced feet to bow;
To praise thy wounds, thy blood and sweat,
Thro' which eternal love did flow.

2 Thou art with us where e'er we meet;
Nor wilt thou leave us holy Lamb:
We find a calm, a blest retreat
Beneath the cov'ring of thy name.

3 Great mercies thou to us hast shewn,
Since first we knew that we were thine:
Since first thou mark'd us for thy own,
With grace and righteousness divine.

4 Seal'd for thine own we surely are;
Thy spirit, Lord, our witness is:
Nor can we fall from Jesus far,
For he is love and tenderness.

5 There's none can pluck us from his hand,
Inclos'd by grace on ev'ry side;
His oath, his promise firmly stand,
We ever shall with him abide!

6 He never will himself deny;
Nor could he die for man in vain:
How then shall God in wrath destroy,
The S]souls for whom the Lamb was slain.

7 The countless price he paid for us,
Exempts us from the iron rod:
His life, his death, his blood and cross,
Hath reconcil'd us all to God.

Text Information

• First Line: Dear Shepherd, see thy flock here met
• Title: Before Prayer
• Author: James Relly
• Meter: L. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1792
• Scripture:
  Deuteronomy 10:21
  ;
  Psalm 80:1
• Topic: Hymns, adapted to Particular Parts of Public Worship

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