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Oh, let us woo them to our loving One,
And He will satisfy them too! For free,
Far-reaching, all comprising is His grace,
And it is shed on us for wider ends,
And higher, holier, grander purposes
Than we have ever guessed. Ah, then, as we
So freely have received, so let us give;
And by the love wherewith God first loved us
While still unloving, strengthless, and undone,
Let us love others into loving too,
So link be joined to link in that great chain,
Which down the years transmits the love of God!
And He will satisfy them too! For free,
Far-reaching, all comprising is His grace,
And it is shed on us for wider ends,
And higher, holier, grander purposes
Than we have ever guessed. Ah, then, as we
So freely have received, so let us give;
And by the love wherewith God first loved us
While still unloving, strengthless, and undone,
Let us love others into loving too,
So link be joined to link in that great chain,
Which down the years transmits the love of God!
Father of love, forgive our lovelessness!
Forgive our selfishness, our listlessness!
And, for Thine own sake, and Thy dear Son's sake,
Into our spirits Thy free Spirit pour
In measure limitless! So stir our love,
So stimulate our zeal, so give us power,
And grace, and wisdom; give us all we need
To fit us to commend Thy precious love,
And constrain others that great love to know.
Forgive our selfishness, our listlessness!
And, for Thine own sake, and Thy dear Son's sake,
Into our spirits Thy free Spirit pour
In measure limitless! So stir our love,
So stimulate our zeal, so give us power,
And grace, and wisdom; give us all we need
To fit us to commend Thy precious love,
And constrain others that great love to know.
