I Am, saith CHRIST our glorious head

The words

1. 1

   Stanza 1. “I Am, saith CHRIST our glorious head,(May we attention give)The resurrection of the dead,The life of all that live.

2. 2

   Stanza 2. By faith in me, the soul receivesNew life, though dead before;And he that in my name believes,Shall live, to die no more.

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   Stanza 3. The sinner, sleeping in his grave,Shall at my voice awake;And when I once begin to save,My work I ne’er forsake.”

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   Stanza 4. Fulfill thy promise, gracious LORD,On us assembled here,Put forth thy Spirit with the word,And cause the dead to hear.

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   Stanza 5. Preserve the pow’r of faith alive,In those who love thy name;For sin and Satan daily striveTo quench the sacred flame.

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   Stanza 6. Thy pow’r and mercy first prevailedFrom death to set us free;And often since our life had failed,If not renewed by thee.

7. 7

   Stanza 7. To thee we look, to thee we bow;To thee, for help, we call;Our life and resurrection thou,Our hope, our joy, our all.

Olney Hymns (1779), Book 1, Hymn 116. John Newton. Public domain. CCEL transcription with modernized spelling. www.praylock.com/olney-hymns/1-116