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A Present Savior

John Greenleaf Whittier (1866) • English

Primary Scripture: Psalm 46:1

Verse 1

We may not climb the heavenly steeps To bring the Lord Christ down; In vain we search the lowest deeps, For Him no depths can drown.

Verse 2

But warm, sweet, tender, even yet A present help is He; And faith has still its Olivet, And love its Galilee.

Verse 3

The healing of His seamless dress Is by our beds of pain; We touch Him in life’s throng and press, And we are whole again.

Verse 4

O Lord and Master of us all: Whate’er our name or sign, We own Thy sway, we hear Thy call, We test our lives by Thine!

Verse 5

Amen.

Scripture References

Reference 1

  • psalms 46:1

Reference 2

  • psalms 139:8

Reference 3

  • matthew 9:18-26

Reference 4

  • luke 8:45

Reference 5

  • john 11:35

Reference 6

  • romans 10:6-8
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