206. O Lord, We Know It Matters Not

C.M.
by M. Bowley
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O Lord, we know it matters not
 
How sweet the song may be;
 
No heart but of the Spirit taught
 
Makes melody to Thee.
“What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also: I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the understanding also.” (1 Corinthians 14:15)
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Then teach Thy gathered saints, O Lord,
 
To worship in Thy fear;
 
And let Thy grace mold every word
 
That meets Thy holy ear.
“For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.” (Matthew 18:20)
“God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the saints, and to be had in reverence of all them that are about him.” (Psalm 89:7)
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Thou hast by blood made sinners meet
 
As saints in light, to come
 
And worship at the mercy-seat,
 
Before th’ eternal throne.
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Thy precious name is all we show,
 
Our only passport, Lord;
 
And full assurance now we know,
 
Confiding in Thy Word.
“Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water.” (Hebrews 10:22)
“I know thy works: behold, I have set before thee an open door, and no man can shut it: for thou hast a little strength, and hast kept my word, and hast not denied my name.” (Revelation 3:8)
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Oh largely give, ’tis all Thy own,
 
The Spirit’s goodly fruit:
 
Praise, issuing forth in life, alone
 
Our living Lord can suit.
“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith. Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.” (Galatians 5:22-23)
“But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him.” (John 4:23)
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