174. O Patient, Spotless One

S.M.
by F.T. Wigram
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O patient, spotless One!
 
Our hearts in meekness train,
 
To bear Thy yoke, and learn of Thee,
 
That we may rest obtain.
“How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?” (Hebrews 9:14)
“But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot.” (1 Peter 1:19)
“Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.” (Matthew 11:29)
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Jesus! Thou art enough
 
The mind and heart to fill;
 
Thy patient life — to calm the soul;
 
Thy love — its fear dispel.
“They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy house; and thou shalt make them drink of the river of thy pleasures.” (Psalm 36:8)
“Blessed is the man whom thou choosest, and causest to approach unto thee, that he may dwell in thy courts: we shall be satisfied with the goodness of thy house, even of thy holy temple.” (Psalm 65:4)
“For he satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth the hungry soul with goodness.” (Psalm 107:9)
“There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love.” (1 John 4:18)
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Oh fix our earnest gaze
 
So wholly, Lord, on Thee,
 
That, with Thy beauty occupied,
 
We elsewhere none may see.
“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)
“My beloved is white and ruddy, the chiefest among ten thousand.” (Song of Solomon 5:10)
“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)
“And when they had lifted up their eyes, they saw no man, save Jesus only.” (Matthew 17:8)
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