178. Blest Father, Infinite in Grace

C.M.
by J.N. Darby, 1879
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Blest Father, infinite in grace,
 
Source of eternal joy;
 
Thou lead’st our hearts to that blest place
 
Where rest’s without alloy.
“But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you.” (1 Peter 5:10)
“Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.” (Romans 15:13)
“There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God.” (Hebrews 4:9)
“And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labors; and their works do follow them.” (Revelation 14:13)
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There will Thy love find perfect rest,
 
Where all around is bliss,
 
Where all in Thee supremely blest,
 
Thy praise their service is.
“The Lord thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing.” (Zephaniah 3:17)
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Eternal love their portion is,
 
Where love has found its rest;
 
And, filled with Thee, the constant mind
 
Eternally is blest.
“The Lord thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing.” (Zephaniah 3:17)
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There Christ, the center of the throng,
 
Shall in His glory shine;
 
But not an eye those hosts among
 
But sees His glory Thine.
“And I beheld, and, lo, in the midst of the throne and of the four beasts, and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent forth into all the earth.” (Revelation 5:6)
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Thy counsels, too, in all Thine own,
 
Fulfilled by power divine,
 
Spread wide the glory of Thy throne,
 
Where all in glory shine.
“In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will.” (Ephesians 1:11)
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Yet deeper, if a calmer, joy
 
The Father’s love shall raise,
 
And every heart find sweet employ
 
In His eternal praise.
“Therefore are they before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple: and he that sitteth on the throne shall dwell among them.” (Revelation 7:15)
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Nor is its sweetness now unknown,
 
Well proved in what it’s done;
 
Our Father’s love with joy we own,
 
Revealed in Christ the Son.
“Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou then, Show us the Father?” (John 14:9)
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