Jesus, We on the Word Depend

Jesus

we on the word de­pend

Spoken by Thee while pre­sent here

The Fa­ther in My name shall send

The Ho­ly Ghost

the Com­fort­er.

That pro­mise made to Ad­am’s race

Now

Lord

in us

ev­en us

ful­fill;

And give the Spir­it of Thy grace

To teach us all Thy per­fect will.

That heav’n­ly Teach­er of man­kind

That Guide in­fal­li­ble im­part

To bring Thy say­ings to our mind

And write them on our faith­ful heart.

He on­ly can the words ap­ply

Through which we end­less life pos­sess

And deal to each His le­ga­cy

His Lord’s un­ut­ter­able peace.

That peace of God

that peace of Thine

O might He now to us bring in

And fill our souls with pow­er di­vine

And make an end of fear and sin.

The length and breadth of love re­veal

The height and depth of De­ity;

And all the sons of glo­ry seal

And change

and make us all like Thee!