296. Love Divine, All Praise Excelling

8,7.
by C. Wesley
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Love divine, all praise excelling,
 
Joy of heaven, to earth come down!
 
Bless us with Thy rich indwelling,
 
All Thy faithful mercies crown!
 
Savior, Thee we’d still be blessing,
 
Serve Thee here, as soon above,
 
Praise Thee, Savior, without ceasing,
 
Glory in Thy dying love.
“Then I was by him, as one brought up with him: and I was daily his delight, rejoicing always before him.” (Proverbs 8:30)
“Jesus said unto them, If God were your Father, ye would love me: for I proceeded forth and came from God; neither came I of myself, but he sent me.” (John 8:42)
“That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man. That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love.” (Ephesians 3:16-17)
“Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord.” (Romans 12:11)
“And there shall be no more curse: but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it; and his servants shall serve him.” (Revelation 22:3)
“By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name.” (Hebrews 13:15)
“But God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world.” (Galatians 6:14)
“But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should show forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light.” (1 Peter 2:9)
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Firstfruits of Thy new creation,
 
Faithful, holy, may we be,
 
Joyful in Thy full salvation,
 
More and more conformed to Thee!
 
Changed from glory into glory,
 
Till in heaven we take our place,
 
Then to worship and adore Thee,
 
Lost in wonder, love and praise!
“Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.” (James 1:18)
“He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much: and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much.” (Luke 16:10)
“But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation.” (1 Peter 1:15)
“We will rejoice in thy salvation, and in the name of our God we will set up our banners: the Lord fulfil all thy petitions.” (Psalm 20:5)
“For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.” (Romans 8:29)
“But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.” (2 Corinthians 3:18)
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