THE KINGDOM OF GOD.
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Salb' uns mit deiner Liebe
Gottfried Arnold
trans. by Catherine Winkworth, 1869
Anoint us with Thy blessed love, O Wisdom, through and through, Till Thy sweet impulses remove All dread and fear undue, And we behold ourselves in Thee A purified Humanity, And live Thy risen life. 294 | O Perfect Manhood, once again Descend Thou in our race, Be all its lower nature slain, Transform us of Thy grace, Till pure and holy as Thou art Thine image shine from every heart, And Thou within us live. | Prepare the Church, O Lord, Thy Bride, With glory and with strength, Let life flow from her far and wide, Till she may see at length New members given her day by day, That shall not wither nor decay, Wherein Thyself hast joy. | Redeemer, Thine the power alone, Ah yield Thee to us, Lord! Let God's fair temple once o'erthrown Be in our race restored; Thou, Man of men, didst take our flesh Only to give us life afresh, And render all things new. | Then all the glory shall return That we had lost of yore, Long severed souls shall homewards yearn And cleave to Thee once more; Then shall the Father and the Son Through their one Spirit make us one; Christ's prayer at last fulfilled! | |