| 1 | The priest’s position holy is; |
| | He sacrifices e’er to God, |
| | Beholds His beauty, incense burns |
| | | Of prayer before the Lord. |
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| | | Let us the incense burn |
| | | Of prayer before the Lord; |
| | | The lamp we’d light, through day and night |
| | | Our praise to Him outpoured. |
| 2 | No natural light, but just the lamp |
| | Within the holy place gives sight; |
| | Whene’er the priest the incense burns, |
| | | The lamp he too must light. |
| 3 | The grace of God let us extol |
| | And stir our heart sweet praise to sing; |
| | For priests not only light the lamp, |
| | | But constant praises bring. |
| 4 | I’ll offer prayers as incense burns, |
| | Christ’s resurrection bring therein, |
| | God’s wish thus meet, His heart give joy, |
| | | And I’ll rejoice with Him. |
| 5 | I’ll read His Word, His light receive, |
| | E’en as the lamp before Him lit, |
| | His holy light illum’ning me |
| | | To others I’ll transmit. |
| 6 | Unto the Lord His praise I’ll sing |
| | As holy priests their songs did raise; |
| | O may my heart be filled with Him |
| | | His love and grace to praise. |
| 7 | I’ll offer Christ to God in prayer, |
| | I’ll read the Word, His light to know, |
| | For all His grace I’ll sing His praise, |
| | | The Spirit then may flow. |
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