Romans 11:15-23

• [Rom 11:23] Thou, The Christ Forever One

  Thou, the Christ forever one, Mary’s Child and Israel’s God, Daniel’s Prince and David’s Son, Jacob’s Star and Jesse’s Rod, Thou of Whom of the prophets spake, Thou in Whom their words came true, Hear the pleading prayer we make, Hear the Gentile for the Jew! Knowing what the Spirit saith, Sure of Thee, our Christ divine, Lo, we stand, by right of faith, Heirs of Abraham’s chartered line; Can we then his sons forget, Branches severed from their tree, Exiles from their homes, and yet Kinsmen, Lord, in flesh to Thee? Though the Blood betrayed and spilt, On the race entailed a doom, Let its virtue cleanse the guilt, Melt the hardness, chase the gloom; Lift the veil from off their heart, Make them Israelites indeed, Meet once more for lot and part With Thy household’s genuine seed. Thou that didst Thy dews outpour, Crowning alien grafts with fruit, Soon the native growths restore, Making glad the parent root: Ah! but let not pride ensnare Souls that need to mourn their sin; Still the boughs adopted spare, And the outcasts—graft them in! Speed the day of union sweet When with us in faith allied, Israel’s heart shall turn to greet Thee, whom Israel crucified; Thee, in all Thy truth and grace, Owned at last as Salem’s King, While her children find their place, Gathered safe beneath Thy wing.

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Romans 11:28-29

• [Rom 11:29] Forward Through The Ages

  Forward through the ages, in unbroken line, Move the faithful spirits, at the call divine; Gifts in different measure, hearts of one accord, Manifold the service, one the sure reward. Refrain Forward through the ages, in unbroken line Move the faithful spirits at the call divine. Wider grows the kingdom, reign of love and light; For it we must labor, till our faith is sight. Prophets have proclaimed it, martyrs testified. Poets sung its glory, heroes for it died. Refrain Not alone we conquer, not alone we fall; In each loss or triumph lose or triumph all. Bound by God’s far purpose in one living whole, Move we on together to the shining goal. Refrain

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• [Rom 11:29] Unchanging God, Hear From Eternal Heav’n

  Unchanging God, hear from eternal Heav’n: We plead Thy gifts of grace, forever given, Thy call, without repentance, calling still, The sure election of Thy sovereign will. Out of our faith in Thee, who canst not lie, Out of our heart’s desire, goes up our cry, From hope’s sweet vision of the thing to be, From love to those who still are loved by Thee. Bring Thy belovèd back, Thine Israel, Thine own elect who from Thy favor fell, But not from Thine election! O forgive, Speak but the word, and lo! the dead shall live. Father of mercies! these the long astray, These in soul blindness now the far away, These are not aliens, but Thy sons of yore, Oh, by Thy Fatherhood, restore, restore! Breathe upon Thy Church, that it may greet the day; Stir up her will to toil, and teach, and pray, Till Zionward again salvation come, And all her outcast children are at home. Triune Jehovah, Thine the grace and power, Thine all the work, its past, its future hour, O Thou, who failest not, Thy gifts fulfill, And crown the calling of Thy changeless will.

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