Just to enjoy Thy word
I come to Thee
dear Lord;
Spirit and life
I need to gain
Through Thee
O living Word!
Just to enjoy Thy word
Thy Testaments for man—
Spoken through men by Spirit borne—
Reveal Thy hidden plan.
Just to enjoy Thy word
Prophets spoke from of old
The coming Savior of God’s plan;
Now through the Son ‘tis told.
Just to enjoy Thy word;
God’s covenant to share;
God’s promises made real through faith
Laid hold of by my prayer.
Just to enjoy Thy Word;
He’s God expressed
defined;
My spirit with His Spirit joined
God’s grace I’ll surely find.
Just to enjoy Thy word;
Thy constant
written word
Mingled with prayer
becomes in me
Thine instant
spoken word.
Just to enjoy Thy word
Thy words anticipate
Cry out at dawn
and hope in them
On them to ruminate.
Just to enjoy Thy word
The living God to see
As hart doth pant for cooling streams
I pant
O God
for Thee.
Just to enjoy Thy word
Flooding my path with light;
Let it pierce through
illuminate
Dispel my heart’s dark night.
Just to enjoy Thy word
Do make my heart
good ground!
Let Thy word’s seed take root and grow
That from me fruit abound.
Just to enjoy Thy word
For Thou Thyself didst say
Man shall not live by bread alone
But by Thy word each day.
Just to enjoy Thy word
Coming as crumbs
so small
Reaching me in my lowest state
To be my all in all.
Just to enjoy Thy word
Thy lips bring words of grace;
Sweeter than honey to my mouth
Oh
how it cheers always!
Just to enjoy Thy word
I ate the words I found
And they became the gladness
joy
That makes my heart resound!
Just to enjoy Thy word
Spirit’ual food to me—
As guileless milk
then solid food—
Unto maturity.
Just to enjoy Thy word
A two-edged sword to me
Which divides spirit from the soul
My thoughts
intents to see.
Just to enjoy Thy word
Thy Word instructeth me
It is God-breathed to make complete
The man of God in me.
Just to enjoy Thy word
God’s proclaimed Jubilee!
From sin released
to land returned—
We’re made God’s family!
Just to enjoy Thy word
Which each day fresh does fall
As heaven’s manna coming down
To be our all in all.
Just to enjoy Thy word
Save from fall’s sin and stain;
Reconstitute with manna pure;
Thy holy people gain.
Just to enjoy Thy word
Our daily
sure supply;
Eating this manna heavenly
Thy church we’ll build thereby.
Just to enjoy Thy word
Hold forth the word of life;
God’s luminaries
blameless
shine
Amidst this world of strife.
Just to enjoy Thy word
With it
go forth to sow
Watering men’s hearts faithfully
That God may cause to grow.
Just to enjoy Thy Word
Our hearts with love o’erflow
With one another
Christ we share
Thy Body thus doth grow.
Just to enjoy Thy word
Let Christ’s word richly dwell
Speak
teach
admonish
sing with grace
To saints and God as well.
Just to enjoy Thy word;
The speaking Spirit
hear;
As Son of Man midst lampstands moves
Cares for His churches dear.
Just to enjoy Thy word;
Thy truth doth sanctify
Become our full reality
And oneness bring thereby.
Just to enjoy Thy word
To be prepared His bride;
We’re by its washing
cleansing pow’r
Made holy
glorified!
Just to enjoy Thy word
The Spirit’s sword receive;
By means of prayer
petitioning
We victory achieve.
Just to enjoy Thy word
Richly
in many ways
Till it is our memorial
Throughout eternal days.
Just to enjoy Thy word
Faithful Thy surety;
Though heav’n and earth shall pass away
It stands eternally.