Just to enjoy Thy word

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.