O Lord, how rich Thou art to us

lyricist: Witness Lee
Composer: John Bacchus Dykes

O Lord

how rich Thou art to us

Thy love reveals the measure!

The boundless riches of Thyself

In spirit here we treasure.

Thou art the Word

e’en God Himself

With God in the beginning;

Incarnate in the flesh with us

And God to us defining.

Thou art the tabernacle true

In Thee we see God’s glory;

For God Thou art the temple too

In Thee is God’s full story.

Thou art the only Son of God

The Father e’er declaring

That we may have the life divine.

God’s very nature sharing.

Thou art the Son of Man like us

And truly share our nature

That we may be the sons of God

And grow to Thy full stature.

Thou art the Christ

the Lord of all

By God Thou art anointed;

The One who is the All in all

For God and us appointed.

Thou art the Savior crucified

Whence issued blood and water

That we might be redeemed to God

And life divine may enter.

Thou now art Jesus glorified

From whom descends the Spirit;

The all-inclusive Spirit comes

To us with all Thy merit.

Thou art the very light of life

That shineth in the darkness;

The light divine that shines with God

Within our hearts in fulness.

Thou art the very life divine

Which all our spirits quickens;

The life which brings us out of death

And all our being strengthens.

Lord

Thou art God’s reality

The truth that meets God’s pleasure;

The truth that brings Thyself to us

That we may know Thy measure.

Thou also art the way of life

Which unto glory leads us;

The way of Thy reality

Which into vict’ry speeds us.

Thou art the resurrection too

All death Thy life doth swallow;

’Tis by Thy resurrection pow’r

We bear the cross and follow.

Thou art the spotless Lamb of God

Who died for our redemption;

Thou art the Spirit-giver too

For our regeneration.

Thou art the serpent made of brass

Who saveth us from evil;

Thou on the tree wast lifted up

To crush for us the devil.

Thou art the Shepherd and the door

For us to leave the sheepfold

By Thee we have full liberty

And share the pasture freehold.

Thy washing keeps us always clean

In function like the laver;

Thus we are kept in fellowship

Partaking of Thy favor.

Thou art the heav’nly riven rock

With living water flowing;

We drink of this refreshing stream

Thy quenching power knowing.

Thou art the heav’nly well

in Thee

Is living water ever;

We drink of Thine eternal life

And thirst no more forever.

Thou art the heav’nly bread of life

Thy food divine doth flourish;

With all Thy riches bountiful

Our spirits Thou dost nourish.

Thou even art our breath of life

Thyself we breathe in spirit;

By Thee we live

in Thee we walk

Thy riches we inherit.

Thou art the grain of wheat divine

That died and rose with glory

To bring forth us as many grains

To form Thy glorious Body.

Thou art the true and heav’nly vine

And we in Thee are branches;

In Thee abiding

Thou in us

We share in all Thy riches.

Thou art the Bridegroom from above

To take the Bride

Thy Body;

That we may be with Thee as one

In life and love and glory.

Thou art the ladder Jacob saw

By Thee the heav’n is open;

In Thee we are the house of God

And earth is joined to heaven.

O Lord

Thou art the great “I AM

Who all our need doth furnish;

Enjoying Thee as all in all

God’s purpose we accomplish.

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