HYMN CLI.
8.8.8.8
James Montgomery
Reception into Church Fellowship.--II.
Head of Thy Church, her glorious Head Bought with Thy blood upon the tree, The fulness of Thy blessing shed On Thine assembled family. | For Thee accounting all things loss, This evil world we would forsake, And glorying only in Thy cross, Thy joy and sufferings both partake. | 155 Oh! gather in, from east to west, From north to south, oh! gather in Thine own elect, and give them rest, Within Thy sanctuary, from sin. | Him whom we now as Thine receive, Thyself confess before the throne; So may he with the heart believe, And live and die to Thee alone. | On him in loving-kindness look, And while his name we here record, Inscribe it in Thine own blest Book Among the ransom'd of the Lord. | |