243. O Lord! We Would Delight in Thee

C.M.
by J. Ryland, 1777
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O Lord! we would delight in Thee,
 
And on Thy care depend;
 
To Thee in every trouble flee,
 
Our safe, unfailing Friend.
“Delight thyself also in the Lord; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.” (Psalm 37:4)
“Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.” (1 Peter 5:7)
“Deliver me, O Lord, from mine enemies: I flee unto thee to hide me.” (Psalm 143:9)
“A man that hath friends must show himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.” (Proverbs 18:24)
“Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the Lord thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.” (Deuteronomy 31:6)
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When human cisterns all are dried,
 
Thy fullness is the same;
 
May we with this be satisfied,
 
And glory in Thy name.
“For my people have committed two evils; they have forsaken me the fountain of living waters, and hewed them out cisterns, broken cisterns, that can hold no water.” (Jeremiah 2:13)
“And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.” (Ephesians 3:19)
“For he satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth the hungry soul with goodness.” (Psalm 107:9)
“But he that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord.” (2 Corinthians 10:17)
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No good in creatures can be found,
 
All, all is found in Thee;
 
We must have all things and abound,
 
Through Thy sufficiency.
“They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, no, not one.” (Romans 3:12)
“His mouth is most sweet: yea, he is altogether lovely. This is my beloved, and this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem.” (Song of Solomon 5:16)
“But I have all, and abound: I am full, having received of Epaphroditus the things which were sent from you, an odor of a sweet smell, a sacrifice acceptable, wellpleasing to God.” (Philippians 4:18)
“Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as of ourselves; but our sufficiency is of God.” (2 Corinthians 3:5)
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Thou that hast made our heaven secure,
 
Wilt here all good provide;
 
While Christ is rich, can we be poor?
 
Christ who for us has died!
“But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.” (Romans 5:8)
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O Lord! we cast each care on Thee,
 
And triumph and adore;
 
Oh that our great concern may be
 
To love and praise Thee more.
“Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.” (1 Peter 5:7)
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