I come to Thee, dear Lord

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I come to Thee, dear Lord,
  My heart doth thirst for Thee;
Of Thee I’d eat, of Thee I’d drink.
  Enjoy Thee thoroughly.
2
Just to behold Thy face,
  For this my heart doth cry;
I deeply long to drink of Thee
  My thirst to satisfy.
3
Thy glorious, radiant face
  My heart delights to see;
Here I’d abide and ne’er depart,
  Beholding constantly.
4
In such a fellowship
  Thou, Lord, art grace to me;
My heart and spirit gladdened, filled,
  I enter rest in Thee.
5
Lord, I would linger here,
  Still seeking after Thee,
Continue in the Word and prayer
  Till Thou dost flow thru me.

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Mar 5 2012
Jennie Hsu

Newport Coast, CA, United States

Oh, How sweet it is! I come to Thee, dear Lord, My heart doth thirst for Thee. Lord, I would linger here, My heart and spirit gladdened, filled, I enter rest in Thee.

May 24 2011
Lily

Ontario, Canada

He placed this on my heart as I woke. I was thirsty for Him and longed to see His face. ......Sing with spirit and prayer, and His face you will behold! Thank You Lord.

Aug 26 2010
Nika Chia

Philippines

We need to linger in the presence of the Lord when we come to Him in the morning. We should take time to behold Him. We should not just read through the bible without taking time. We should make time for the Lord to flow through us and supply us for the whole day.

Jan 25 2005
Eunice Garcia

New York, U.S.A.

I have two words for this wonderful hymn. MORNING WATCH! Every morning the Lord is just waiting for us "to come to Him" in order for us to 1) enjoy Him by eating and drinking Him 2) to behold Him to satisfy our hearts cry 3) to abide in Him and never depart 4) to have fellowship and rest in Him 5) and to linger there still seeking after Him, continue in the Word and prayer till He flows through us! Praise the Lord!

In our approach to the Bible today, we may be either in the 'day' or in the 'night.' By the Lord's mercy, we can testify that concerning the Bible we in the Lord's recovery are in the 'day.' As we read the Word of God, we experience sunrise, not sunset. But when many read the Bible, they are in the 'night.' As Paul said of the Jews, there is a veil upon their heart in the reading of the Scriptures (2 Cor. 3:14). They are veiled by their tradition and by their natural concepts. In their experience the Bible thus becomes a book of dead letters. Like the ancient Pharisees, scribes, and Judaizers, they handle the Word without directly contacting the Lord. Instead of exercising their spirit, they rely on their natural understanding. Furthermore, they are often zealous to maintain their religious tradition. But whenever we come to the Word, we need to contact the Lord. As we come to the Lord in the Word, we need to hunger and thirst for Him and seek to enjoy Him. This seeking after the Lord is well expressed in the lines of a hymn:

... [Stanzas 1 and 2]

In our reading and pray-reading of the Word, we should seek the Lord's glorious, radiant face. Then in our experience the Word of God will be a source of life supply and nourishment, and we shall be in the 'day,' not in the 'night.'

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