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BREAK THOU THE BREAD OF LIFE
Amazing Grace Mary Ann Lathbury, 1841–1913 I am the bread of life. He who comes to Me will never go hungry, and he who believes in Me will never be thirsty. (John 6:35) As Christians, our supreme occupation must always be with Christ Himself—not merely our church, denomination or religious system. Reading the Bible and…
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Morning & Evening
Every believer understands that to know God is the highest and best form of knowledge; and this spiritual knowledge is a source of strength to the Christian. It strengthens his faith. Believers are constantly spoken of in the Scriptures as being persons who are enlightened and taught of the Lord; they are said to “have…
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MY JESUS, AS THOU WILT
Amazing Grace Benjamin Schmolck, 1672–1737Translated by Jane L. Borthwick, 1813–1897 I desire to do Your will, O my God; Your law is within my heart. (Psalm 40:8) My will is not my own till Thou has made it Thine; if it would reach the monarch’s throne it must its crown resign. It only stands unbent…
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Morning & Evening
Quietly contemplate the Lamb as the light of heaven. Light in Scripture is the emblem of joy. The joy of the saints in heaven is comprised in this: Jesus chose us, loved us, bought us, cleansed us, robed us, kept us, glorified us: we are here entirely through the Lord Jesus. Each one of these…
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NOTHING BETWEEN
Amazing Grace Words and music by Charles A. Tindley, 1851–1933 If our hearts do not condemn us, we have confidence before God and receive from Him anything we ask, because we obey His commands and do what pleases Him. (1 John 3:21, 22) Born to slave parents and separated from them when only five years…
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Morning & Evening
Our belief in God’s wisdom supposes and necessitates that he has a settled purpose and plan in the work of salvation. What would creation have been without his design? Is there a fish in the sea, or a fowl in the air, which was left to chance for its formation? Nay, in every bone, joint,…
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I AM THINE, O LORD
Amazing Grace Fanny J. Crosby, 1820–1915 Let us draw near to God with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith. (Hebrews 10:22) Each new day requires a fresh renewal of our dedication to the Lord. The strongest of Christians can be drawn away by the pressures of daily living. And we are vulnerable to…
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Morning & Evening
Downcast and troubled Christian, come and glean to-day in the broad field of promise. Here are abundance of precious promises, which exactly meet thy wants. Take this one: “He will not break the bruised reed, nor quench the smoking flax.” Doth not that suit thy case? A reed, helpless, insignificant, and weak, a bruised reed,…
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I’VE GOT PEACE LIKE A RIVER
Amazing Grace Spiritual The Lord gives strength to His people; the Lord blesses His people with peace. (Psalm 29:11) Not merely in the words you say,Not merely in your deeds confessed,But in the most unconscious wayIs Christ expressed. And from your eyes He beckons me,And from your heart His love is shed,Till I lose sight…
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Morning & Evening
If such be the union which subsists between our souls and the person of our Lord, how deep and broad is the channel of our communion! This is no narrow pipe through which a thread-like stream may wind its way, it is a channel of amazing depth and breadth, along whose glorious length a ponderous…
