God of Israel, See

For Christmas

Mary, the Mother of Jesus

Words: Charles Wesley, Hymns on the Four Gospels: St. Luke, #1152. “Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto,” Gospel of St. Luke i. 38.

Source: George Osborn, ed., The Poetical Works of John and Charles Wesley. Vol. 11 (London: Wesleyan-Methodist Conference Office, 1871), p. 106.

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        God of Israel, see
        Thy servant in me,
        Who humbly approve
Though I cannot conceive, the design of Thy love;
        With obedience sincere
        Thy will I revere,
        And expect from Thy word
The mystical life of my heavenly Lord.

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        The birth of Thy Son
        To sinners made known,
        Manifested in man,
Manifested in me, shall the secret explain.
        While made willing by Thee
        To Thy work I agree,
        And entirely resign
My whole soul to be fill'd with the fulness Divine.

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