A Selection of Hymns: from the best authors, intended to be an appendix to Dr. Watt's psalms and hymns. (1st Am. ed.) LXXXI. Dear Savior, we are thine

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LXXX

A Selection of Hymns‎#LXXXI

LXXXII

Text:	Vital Union to Christ in Regeneration
Author:	Dr. Doddridge

LXXXI. Vital Union to Christ in Regeneration

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1 Dear Savior, we are thine,
By everlasting bonds:
Our names, our hearts, we would resign,
Our souls are in thy hands.

2 To thee we still would cleave
With ever-growing zeal;
If millions tempt us Christ to leave,
O let them ne’er prevail.

3 Thy spirit shall unite
Our souls to thee our head:
Shall form in us thy image bright,
That we thy paths may tread.

4 Death may our souls divide
From these abodes of clay;
But love shall keep us near thy side
Thro' all the gloomy way.

5 Since Christ and we are one,
Why should we doubt or fear?
If he in heaven hath fix'd his throne,
He’ll fix his members there.

Text Information
First Line:	Dear Savior, we are thine
Title:	Vital Union to Christ in Regeneration
Author:	Dr. Doddridge
Meter:	S. M.
Language:	English
Publication Date:	1792
Scripture:	1 Corinthians 6:17
Topic:	Scripture Doctrines and Blessings: Regeneration; Union to Christ
Notes:	Public Domain.