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| 1 | O Jesus, gracious Saviour, | Revelation 3:21; Hebrews 4:15-16 |
| Upon the Father's throne— |
| Whose wondrous love and favor |
| Have made our cause Thine own; |
| Thy people to Thee ever |
| For grace and help repair, |
| For Thou, they know, wilt never |
| Refuse their griefs to share. |
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| 2 | O Lord, through tribulation | John 16:33; 1 Peter 1:6; Psalm 56:1-2; Psalm 63:1; 1 Peter 2:11; Hebrews 4:9 |
| Our pilgrim-journey lies, |
| Through scorn and sore temptation, |
| And watchful enemies; |
| Midst never-ceasing dangers |
| We through the desert roam; |
| As pilgrims here and strangers |
| We seek the rest to come. |
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| 3 | O Lord, Thou too once hasted | Hebrews 2:18; Hebrews 4:15 |
| This weary desert through, |
| Once fully tried and tasted |
| Its bitterness and woe; |
| And hence Thy heart is tender |
| In truest sympathy, |
| Though now the heavens render |
| All praise to Thee on high. |
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| 4 | Oh by Thy Holy Spirit | 1 John 4:12-13; 1 Corinthians 2:10; Ephesians 1:22-23; Ephesians 4:15; Acts 14:22 |
| Reveal in us Thy love, |
| The joy we shall inherit |
| With Thee, our Head above; |
| May all this consolation |
| Our trembling hearts sustain— |
| Sure—though through tribulation— |
| The promised rest to gain. |
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