Verse 1

JESUS, Thou soul of all our joys, For whom we now lift up our voice And all our strength exert, Vouchsafe the grace we humbly claim, Compose into a thankful frame, And tune Thy people’s heart.

Verse 2

While in the heavenly work we join, Thy glory be our whole design, Thy glory, not our own: Still let us keep our end in view, And still the pleasing task pursue, To please our God alone.

Verse 3

The secret pride, the subtle sin, O let it never more steal in, To offend Thy glorious eyes, To desecrate our hallowed strain, And make our solemn service vain, And mar our sacrifice.

Verse 4

With calmly reverential joy, O let us all our lives employ In setting forth Thy love; And raise in death our triumph higher, And sing with all the heavenly choir That endless song above!

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