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O GOD, what offering shall I give To Thee, the Lord of earth and skies? My spirit, soul and flesh receive, A holy, living sacrifice: Small as it is, ’tis all my store; More shouldst Thou have, if I had more. |
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2 | Send down Thy likeness from above, And let this my adorning be; Clothe me with wisdom, patience, love, With lowliness and purity: Than gold and pearls more precious far, And brighter than the morning star. |
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3 | Arm me, Lord, with Thy Spirit’s might, Since I am called by Thy great name; In Thee let all my thoughts unite, Of all my works be Thou the aim; Thy love attend me all my days, And my sole business be Thy praise. |
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Joachim Lange, 1670-1744, tr John Wesley, 1703-91 |