The Promises of God (Thomas Reade)

2 Corinthians 1:20

“For all the promises of God in him are yea, and in him Amen, unto the glory of God by us.” 

Blessed Jesus! Yourself the promised gift, and the Promiser of eternal blessings, give me Yourself, and then, with You, I shall inherit all things.

Sweet is the promise of Your grace,
So freely made to me;

When shall I end my earthly course,
And dwell, dear Lord, with Thee?

Firm as a rock Your promise stands;
Your Truth and Love endure;
Oh! may I love Your bless'd commands, 
And make my calling sure.

The precept and the promise, Lord,
You have so fitly joined,
That in the volume of Your grace,
They ever are combined.
Without the promise- all is dark;
Without the precept, vain! 

Your wisdom, by their union, gives
Your people's richest gain.
O! may I love Your precepts more, 
Your promise more enjoy,
'Til I shall reach the world of bliss, 
Secure from sin's alloy.

There will the riches of Your grace, 
Be like a boundless sea;
The Promise, and the Promiser, 
My Portion ever be.

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