Author of all blessings I enjoy,
of all I hope for,
You have taught me
that neither the experience of present evils,
nor the remembering of former sins,
nor the reproaches of friends,
are able to change a sinner's heart,
unless you kindly act to reveal your grace
and give life to that dead sinner
by effectively working by your Spirit's power.
You have shown me
that the visible outpourings of God's love in the soul are more valuable than physical health
and that often spiritual comforts are at their highest when physical well-being is at its lowest.
You have given me the blessing of music
as a channel of your grace.
Help me to take my place in joining in that new song
which elect angels and perfected saints
now sing before your throne and before the Lamb.
I bless you for balancing every distress with joy;
too much of the former might weigh me down,
too much of the latter might puff me up;
I see your wisdom in giving me a taste of both.
I love you
for giving me clusters of grapes in the wilderness
and drops of heavenly wine that cause me to long to have my fill.
Apart from you I quickly die,
without you I starve,
far from you I thirst and droop;
But you are all I need.
Let me continually grasp the promise
'I will never leave you, nor forsake you.'
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