Blessed to Bless

Thou blessed and kept us in Thy love

Drawn from the world and brought above.

Thy glorious face hath shined on us

Grace flowed into our hearts at last!

Then Thou lifted Thy countenance.

Confirmed with us what’s in Thine heart

Threefold blessing for three-part man!

O what a blessing we can stand!

Jesus Lord

we give ourselves to Thee

And with Thy blessing we will serve Thee.

No longer for ourselves alone

But for Thy Church

we will go on.

Bless us Lord

till we’re fully blessed

Make us persons blessed to bless.

Our doubts and fears are now all gone.

We’re for Thy purpose and Thy plan.

Whatever may befall us—

The Great I Am

we fully trust.

Where’er Thou wilt send us

we’ll go.

Whate’er Thou dispensed

we’ll outflow.

Beget

nourish

perfect

and build

Till Thy divine plan is fulfilled.

We stand before Thee face to face

Exhibit how we ran the race.

Now we’re not here with empty hands

But filled with Jesus and Thy brands.

Thy love

and grace

and fellowship—

All for the Body

not for ’self’.

Threefold blessing for three-part man

Behold the blessings

here we stand!