| This hymn may be used as five separate hymns as follows: |
| 1. Verses 1 to 8 and 26 |
| 2. Verses 1 and 9 to 13 and 26 |
| 3. Verses 1 and 14 to 17 and 26 |
| 4. Verses 1 and 18 to 21 and 26 |
| 5. Verses 1 and 22 to 26 |
| 1 | O Lord, how rich Thou art to us, |
| | | Thy love reveals the measure! |
| | The boundless riches of Thyself, |
| | | In spirit here we treasure. |
| 2 | Thou art the Word, e’en God Himself, |
| | | With God in the beginning; |
| | Incarnate in the flesh with us, |
| | | And God to us defining. |
| 3 | Thou art the tabernacle true, |
| | | In Thee we see God’s glory; |
| | For God Thou art the temple too, |
| | | In Thee is God’s full story. |
| 4 | Thou art the only Son of God, |
| | | The Father e’er declaring, |
| | That we may have the life divine. |
| | | God’s very nature sharing. |
| 5 | Thou art the Son of Man like us, |
| | | And truly share our nature, |
| | That we may be the sons of God |
| | | And grow to Thy full stature. |
| 6 | Thou art the Christ, the Lord of all, |
| | | By God Thou art anointed; |
| | The One who is the All in all, |
| | | For God and us appointed. |
| 7 | Thou art the Savior crucified, |
| | | Whence issued blood and water, |
| | That we might be redeemed to God, |
| | | And life divine may enter. |
| 8 | Thou now art Jesus glorified, |
| | | From whom descends the Spirit; |
| | The all-inclusive Spirit comes |
| | | To us with all Thy merit. |
| 9 | Thou art the very light of life |
| | | That shineth in the darkness; |
| | The light divine that shines with God |
| | | Within our hearts in fulness. |
| 10 | Thou art the very life divine, |
| | | Which all our spirits quickens; |
| | The life which brings us out of death |
| | | And all our being strengthens. |
| 11 | Lord, Thou art God’s reality, |
| | | The truth that meets God’s pleasure; |
| | The truth that brings Thyself to us, |
| | | That we may know Thy measure. |
| 12 | Thou also art the way of life, |
| | | Which unto glory leads us; |
| | The way of Thy reality, |
| | | Which into vict’ry speeds us. |
| 13 | Thou art the resurrection too, |
| | | All death Thy life doth swallow; |
| | ’Tis by Thy resurrection pow’r, |
| | | We bear the cross and follow. |
| 14 | Thou art the spotless Lamb of God, |
| | | Who died for our redemption; |
| | Thou art the Spirit-giver too, |
| | | For our regeneration. |
| 15 | Thou art the serpent made of brass, |
| | | Who saveth us from evil; |
| | Thou on the tree wast lifted up, |
| | | To crush for us the devil. |
| 16 | Thou art the Shepherd and the door, |
| | | For us to leave the sheepfold, |
| | By Thee we have full liberty |
| | | And share the pasture freehold. |
| 17 | Thy washing keeps us always clean, |
| | | In function like the laver; |
| | Thus we are kept in fellowship, |
| | | Partaking of Thy favor. |
| 18 | Thou art the heav’nly riven rock, |
| | | With living water flowing; |
| | We drink of this refreshing stream, |
| | | Thy quenching power knowing. |
| 19 | Thou art the heav’nly well, in Thee |
| | | Is living water ever; |
| | We drink of Thine eternal life, |
| | | And thirst no more forever. |
| 20 | Thou art the heav’nly bread of life, |
| | | Thy food divine doth flourish; |
| | With all Thy riches bountiful |
| | | Our spirits Thou dost nourish. |
| 21 | Thou even art our breath of life |
| | | Thyself we breathe in spirit; |
| | By Thee we live, in Thee we walk, |
| | | Thy riches we inherit. |
| 22 | Thou art the grain of wheat divine, |
| | | That died and rose with glory, |
| | To bring forth us as many grains |
| | | To form Thy glorious Body. |
| 23 | Thou art the true and heav’nly vine, |
| | | And we in Thee are branches; |
| | In Thee abiding, Thou in us, |
| | | We share in all Thy riches. |
| 24 | Thou art the Bridegroom from above |
| | | To take the Bride, Thy Body; |
| | That we may be with Thee as one, |
| | | In life and love and glory. |
| 25 | Thou art the ladder Jacob saw, |
| | | By Thee the heav’n is open; |
| | In Thee we are the house of God, |
| | | And earth is joined to heaven. |
| 26 | O Lord, Thou art the great “I AM,” |
| | | Who all our need doth furnish; |
| | Enjoying Thee as all in all, |
| | | God’s purpose we accomplish. |
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