Scripture Verse

The God of love and peace shall be with you. 2 Corinthians 13:11

Introduction

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Philip Doddridge (1702–1751)

Words: Phil­ip Dodd­ridge (1702–1751). Ap­peared in the Rook­er ma­nu­script. Al­tered in Scot­tish Pa­ra­phras­es, 1751.

Music: Cre­di­ton Tho­mas Clark, 1807 (🔊 pdf nwc).

Alternate Tune:

If you know where to get a good pic­ture of Clark (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

Lyrics

Father of peace, and God of love,
We own Thy pow­er to save,
That pow­er by which our Shep­herd rose
Victorious o’er the grave.

Him from the dead Thou brought’st again,
When by His sac­red blood,
Confirmed and sealed for­ev­er­more
Th’eter­nal co­ve­nant stood.

O may Thy Spi­rit seal our souls,
And mold them to Thy will,
That our weak hearts no more may stray,
But keep Thy co­ve­nant still.

That all we think and all we do
Be pleas­ing in Thy sight,
Through Je­sus Christ, to whom be praise
In end­less glo­ry bright.