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178. LIFE AND FULL ABUNDANCE IN JESUS

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​Author:  Karl Philipp Spitta (1801-1859)
​Composer:  Philip Paul Bliss (1838-1876)

​1. O, blessed Sun, whose splendor
    Dispels the shades of night;
    O, Jesus, my Defender,
    My soul’s supreme delight;
    All day I hear resounding
    A voice with silver tone,
    Which speaks of grace abounding
    Through God’s eternal Son!
 
2. A deep and heav’nly feeling
    Oft seizes on my breast;
    Ah, here is balm for healing;
    Here only is true rest!
    Though fortune should bereave me
    Of all that I possess,
    If Christ His love still leave me,
    I freely give the rest.
 
3. To win this precious treasure
    And matchless pearl I would
    Give honor, wealth, and pleasure,
    Yea, ev’ry earthly good;
    I gladly would surrender
    The dearest thing which might
    Obscure my Sun’s bright splendor,
    And rob me of His light.
 
4. I know no life divided,
    O Lord of Life, from Thee;
    In Thee is life provided
    For all mankind and me;
    I know no death, O Jesus,
    Because I live in Thee;
    Thy death it is which frees us
    From death eternally.
 
5. I fear no tribulation,
    Since, whatsoe’er it be,
    Can make no separation,
    Between my Lord and me;
    If Thou, my God and teacher,
    Vouchsafe to be my own,
    Though poor, I shall be richer
    Than monarch on his throne.
 
6. If, while on earth I wander,
    My heart is light and blest,
    Ah! what shall I be yonder,
    In perfect peace and rest?
    O, blessed thought! In dying
    We go to meet the Lord,
    Where there shall be no sighing,
   A kingdom our reward.
 
7. Lord, with this truth impress me
    And write it on my heart,
    To comfort, cheer and bless me,
    That Thou my Saviour art;
    Without Thy love to guide me,
    I should be wholly lost;
    The floods would quickly hide me,
    On life’s wide ocean tossed.
 
8. Thy love it was which sought me;
    Thou wast unsought by me.
    And to the haven brought me,
    Where I would gladly be;
    The things which once distressed me
    My heart no longer move,
    Since this sweet truth impressed me
    That I possess Thy love.

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Special thanks to the Apostolic Christians who diligently labored to keep their rich musical heritage alive when most other denominations forsook it in the challenging battle of changing cultures.
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Thanks be to those souls who labored to write and compose this treasure of praise, many now only known to GOD!

Above all, thanks, praise, and glory be to GOD!
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  • Home
    • Stories of Faith >
      • The Prodigal Son and the Zion’s Harp
      • Steep and Thorny is the Way
      • With Your Zion’s Harps Now Chiming, Praise the Lord!
      • Faithful Unto Death Remain
      • A Loving Devotion to Producing Zion’s Harps, One Copy Per Year
      • Hungarians Begin to Visit Brethren in Communist Ukraine
      • Zion’s Harp Melody Bridges Language Gap
      • Brethren Be Ye Not Affrighted
      • A Letter from Prison
    • Authors
    • Composers
  • Translations
    • Neue Zionsharfe- German
    • Új Sion Hárfa- Hungarian
    • Xapɸa Cиoha- Serbian
    • Noua Harfă A Sionului- Romainian
    • Svete Pisme Novog Siona- Sokac
    • Cithare Davida illi pisme Novog Siona- Bunjevac
    • Harfa Siona- Slovak
    • ПЕСНІ І ХВАЛУ У ХРІСТІ- Ukrainian
    • Zion's Harp
    • Apostolic Christian Hymnal >
      • ACH Texts
      • ACH Sheet Music
    • Arpa De Sion- Spanish
    • Nova Harpa de Sião- Portuguese
    • Sions Harfa- Swedish
    • シオンの竪琴 - Japanese
    • Harfa Siona- Croatian
    • Zion's Hymns
  • Contact
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  • Acknowledgements