ELHB Hymn 265
God of my life, Thy boundless grace
Charlotte Elliott (1841)
Hymn Text
265. God of my life, Thy boundless grace
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1 God of my life, Thy boundless grace
Chose, pardoned, and adopted me;
My Rest, my Home, my Dwelling-place;
Father, I come to Thee.
Chose, pardoned, and adopted me;
My Rest, my Home, my Dwelling-place;
Father, I come to Thee.
2 Jesus, my Hope, my Rock, my Shield,
Whose precious blood was shed for me,
Into Thy hands my soul I yield:
Savior, I come to Thee.
Whose precious blood was shed for me,
Into Thy hands my soul I yield:
Savior, I come to Thee.
3 Spirit of glory and of God,
Long hast Thou deigned my guide to be;
Now be Thy comfort sweet bestowed:
My God, I come to Thee.
Long hast Thou deigned my guide to be;
Now be Thy comfort sweet bestowed:
My God, I come to Thee.
4 I come to join that countless host,
Who praise Thy name unceasingly;
Blest Father, Son, and Holy Ghost,
My God, I come to Thee.
Who praise Thy name unceasingly;
Blest Father, Son, and Holy Ghost,
My God, I come to Thee.
Source noted on Hymnary: Evangelical Lutheran Hymn-book #265