1211-- Peter 1:3-11

Peter 1:3-11

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		2 Peter 1:3-11
	1.	Given us, given us, God has given us
		Precious faith, power divine, greatest
		promises.
		We believed, we received, now we have all
		three;
		By these we may grow unto maturity.
	2.	Precious faith in each saint, precious equally,
		Precious faith holding us, holding ceaselessly.
		Disagree or agree, still it holds fast,
		Day by day, eternally this faith shall last.
	3.	Power divine wrought in us is the source so
		great;
		Power divine is in us now to operate.
		Hence will spring everything for our life
		within
		And for godliness without, expressing Him.
	4.	Promises, promises, all God's called ones
		share;
		Promises, given us, great and precious are.
		These we take to partake of God's nature true,
		Having thus escaped the world's corruption
		too.
	5.	Christ within, as the pow'r, in our spirit lives;
		Christ without is the Word-all God's
		promises.
		Now the key is that we daily contact both,
		Calling, praying, reading to produce the
		growth.
	6.	Faith and pow'r, promises-these our full
		supply.
		Diligence, diligence, let us not apply;
		For if we, to these three, full attention show
		>From the seed of faith the fruit of love will
		grow.
	7.	In the growth from the seed many items come;
		By this growth in the Lord fruitful we become.
		For this we need to see what the Lord's begun,
		Ne'er forgetful be nor blind to what He's done.
	8.	Diligence day by day will this growth insure;
		Diligence thus will make our election sure.
		When indeed with this seed we cooperate,
		We're supplied the kingdom's entrance, rich
		and great.
	9.	For this growth, for this growth, Lord,
		ourselves we give,
		By the faith, promises, and the pow'r to live.
		Nothing more, nothing less, will our basis be
		By Thy grace we will cooperate with Thee.