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Lord of Our Life, God Whom We Fear

Samuel Francis Smith • English

Primary Scripture: John 1:4

Verse 1

Lord of our life, God whom we fear, Unknown, yet known; unseen, yet near; Breath of our breath, in Thee we live; Life of our life, our praise receive.

Verse 2

Thine eye detects the sparrow’s fall; Thy heart of love expands for all; Our throbbing life is full of Thee, Throned in Thy vast infinity.

Verse 3

Shine in our darkness, Light of light, Our minds illumine, disperse our night; Make us responsive to Thy will, Our souls with all Thy fullness fill.

Verse 4

We love Thy Name; we heed Thy rod; Thy Word our law: O gracious God! We wait Thy will; on Thee we call: Our light, our life, our love, our all. AMEN.

Scripture References

Reference 1

  • john 1:4