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DYING THAT I MIGHT LIVE by CHARLES WESLEY

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First Line: JESUS HATH DIED THAT I MIGHT LIVE
Last Line: AND WHERE THOU ART IS HEAVEN.
Subject(s): JESUS CHRIST;
Jesus hath died that I might live,
Might live to God alone;
In Him eternal life receive,
And be in spirit one.

Saviour, I thank Thee for the grace,
The gift unspeakable;
And wait with arms of faith to embrace,
And all Thy love to feel.

My soul breaks out in strong desire
The perfect bliss to prove;
My longing heart is all on fire
To be dissolved in love.

Give me Thyself; from every boast,
From every wish set free;
Let all I am in Thee be lost,
But give Thyself to me.

Thy gifts, alas! cannot suffice,
Unless Thyself be given;
Thy presence makes my paradise,
And where Thou art is heaven.



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