278. Savior, We Long to Follow Thee

C.M.
by J.G. Deck
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Savior, we long to follow Thee,
 
Daily Thy cross to bear,
 
And count all else, whate’er it be,
 
Unworthy of our care.
“For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps.” (1 Peter 2:21)
“And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.” (Luke 9:23)
“Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.” (Philippians 4:6)
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We are not now our own, but Thine,
 
The purchase of Thy blood,
 
And made, by grace and love divine,
 
The sons and heirs of God.
“What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's.” (1 Corinthians 6:19-20)
“And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together.” (Romans 8:17)
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Thy Spirit, too, the present seal
 
Of all the Father’s love,
 
Dwells in our souls and does reveal
 
The glorious rest above.
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Thy life is now beyond the grave;
 
Our souls Thou hast set free;
 
Life, strength and grace in Thee we have,
 
For we are one with Thee.
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Oh teach us so the power to know
 
Of risen life with Thee;
 
Not we may live while here below,
 
But Christ our life may be.
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