God Of All Power, And Truth, And Grace

 

"A new heart will I give you and a new spirit will I put within you,
and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh and give you
a heart of flesh. And I will put My Spirit within you and cause you
to walk in my statutes, and you shall heed My ordinances and do them."
Ezekiel 36:26-27

"Be Still"

Greg Olsen

gregolsen.com

God of all power, and truth, and grace,

Which shall from age to age endure,

Whose Word, when Heaven and earth shall pass.

Remains, and stands for ever sure.

Calmly to Thee my soul looks up,

And waits Thy promises to prove,

The object of my steadfast hope,

The seal of Thine eternal love.

That Thy mercy may proclaim,

That all mankind Thy truth may see:

So hallow Thy great, glorious name,

And perfect holiness in me.

Chose from the world if now I stand

Adorned in righteousness divine;

If brought unto the promised land,

I justly call the Savior mine.

Perform the work Thou hast begun

My inmost soul to Thee, convert;

Love me, for ever love Thine own,

And sprinkle with Thy blood my heart.

Thy sanctifying Spirit pour

To quench my thirst, and wash me clean:

Now, Father, let the gracious shower

Descend, and make me pure from sin.

Purge me from every sinful blot,

My idols be cast aside,

Cleanse me from every evil thought,

From all the filth of self and pride.

Give me a new, a perfect heart,

From doubt, and fear, and sorrow free,

The mind which was in Christ impart

And let my spirit cleave to Thee.

O take this heart of stone away!

Thy sway it doth not, cannot own;

In me no longer let it stay;

O take away this heart of stone.

The hatred of the carnal mind

Out of my flesh at once remove;

Give me a tender heart, resigned

And pure, and full of faith and love.

Excerpt from the song,
"God Of All Power, And Truth, And Grace"
(1742)
Words by Charles Wesley
(1707-1788)
English-born hymn writer, who, along with
his brother John, founded the movement which
became the Methodist denomination.