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| Stanza | Denson | Cooper | ||||
| 1 |
'TIS my desire with God to walk, And with his children pray and talk; Tho' I should persecuted be, Jesus did suffer so for me. |
Desire For Piety 76b, Stanza 1 (Lines 1 & 2) |
Desire for Piety 76b, Stanza 1 (Lines 1 & 2) |
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| 2 |
'Tis my desire baptis'd to be, As a command, O Lord, from thee; To be baptis'd like Christ my God, Who was immers'd in Jordan's flood. |
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| 3 |
'Tis my desire around thy board, To meet the saints my dearest Lord, In union with thy church to be, And oft commune with them and thee. |
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| 4 |
'Tis my desire with saints to meet, And wash thy dear disciples' feet; To do as Jesus Christ my Lord, Has bid me in his holy word. |
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| 5 |
'Tis my desire to bear the cross, And yield to all my Saviour's laws. To follow where my Jesus leads, In all his words, in all his deeds. |
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| 6 |
'Tis my desire to flee from sin, And ever keep my conscience clean; For Christ to count all things but loss, And glory in my Saviour's cross. |
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| 7 |
'Tis my desire to watch and pray, And serve the Lord from day to day, To own that Jesus is my King, And yield to him in every thing. |
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| 8 |
'Tis my desire above the rest, Like John to lean on Jesus' breast; To live as I would wish to die, And then to dwell with God on high. |
Desire for Piety 76b, Stanza 2 (Lines 1 & 2) |
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