56--Dear Lord, Thou art the Word of God,

Dear Lord, Thou art the Word of God,

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	1.	Dear Lord, Thou art the Word of God,
		Thou art God's very Son;
		Thou art His holy image true,
		And with Him ever one.
	2.	Thou art Thyself the very God,
		Thou dost embody Him;
		In Thee is manifested God,
		And we see God therein.
	3.	Effulgence of God's glory, Thou,
		By Thee God shines on us;
		Expression of His substance, Thou,
		In Thee He's real to us.
	4	In Thee God is the life to us,
		In Thee He is the light;
		In Thee His nature we partake
		And with Him we unite.
	5.	In Thee the grace of God subsists,
		God we enjoy in Thee;
		His truth in Thee is also found,
		His full reality.
	6.	In Thee God's fulness we receive,
		Which fills from grace to grace;
		In Thee with God we're mingled here,
		Till one in every phase.
	7.	O Lord our God, we worship Thee,
		In Thee we have our all;
		Thyself we treasure in our heart,
		Thy Name we love to call.