Jesus Gentlest Saviour

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Jesus Gentlest Saviour
by
Frederick William Faber, 1854

JESUS, GENTLEST SAVIOUR-Dr. Friedrich Filitz, Col
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EUDOXIA-Sabine Baring-Gould

Jesus, Gentlest Saviour
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Jesus, Gentlest Saviour,
God of might and power
Thou thyself art dwelling
With us at this hour.

Nature cannot hold Thee,
Heaven is all too strait
For Thine endless glory
And Thy royal state.

Out beyond the shining
Of the farthest star,
Thou art ever stretching
Infinitely far.

Yet the hearts of children
Hold what worlds can not,
And the God of wonders
Loves the lowly spot.

Jesus, gentlest Saviour,
Thou art with us now;
Fill us with Thy goodness
Till our hearts o'erflow.

Multiply our graces;
Give us love and fear,
And, dear Lord, the chiefest,
Grace to persevere!

O how can we thank Thee
For a gift like this,
Gift that truly maketh
Heaven's eternal bliss?
Amen.