74. ONENESS WITH GOD. John 17.Friends of the Son of God! How blest are ye,That when his fated hour he saw was near,This prayer he lifted to his Father dear,—"O let them all be one, as thou in meAnd I in thee, so give them unity."—He meant a Oneness in the Truth, 'tis clear,For as God's Word he low descended hereTo teach the truth to all; to me and thee;—Next, oneness of design and holy love,Oneness of soul, of spirit, and of mind;—For thus his friends will dwell with him above,While never-ending ages shall unwind.Lord! on our souls each grace and virtue trace,So shall we see God's glory in thy face!
74. ONENESS WITH GOD. John 17.
Friends of the Son of God! How blest are ye,That when his fated hour he saw was near,This prayer he lifted to his Father dear,—"O let them all be one, as thou in meAnd I in thee, so give them unity."—He meant a Oneness in the Truth, 'tis clear,For as God's Word he low descended hereTo teach the truth to all; to me and thee;—Next, oneness of design and holy love,Oneness of soul, of spirit, and of mind;—For thus his friends will dwell with him above,While never-ending ages shall unwind.Lord! on our souls each grace and virtue trace,So shall we see God's glory in thy face!
Friends of the Son of God! How blest are ye,
That when his fated hour he saw was near,
This prayer he lifted to his Father dear,—
"O let them all be one, as thou in me
And I in thee, so give them unity."—
He meant a Oneness in the Truth, 'tis clear,
For as God's Word he low descended here
To teach the truth to all; to me and thee;—
Next, oneness of design and holy love,
Oneness of soul, of spirit, and of mind;—
For thus his friends will dwell with him above,
While never-ending ages shall unwind.
Lord! on our souls each grace and virtue trace,
So shall we see God's glory in thy face!