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Text:Jesus bids me seek his face
Tune:ESSEX

151b. Jesus bids me seek his face

1 Jesus bids me seek his face;
Lord, I come to seek thy grace;
Send thy Spirit from above,
Teach me to obey and love.
Unto thee I fain would go
All I want thou canst bestow.

2 Thou wilt e'en a child receive,
Thou wilt all my sins forgive:
Oh, dissolve this heart of stone,
Make me thine, and thine alone:
Sin is present with me still;
Disobedient is my will.

3 Sinful thoughts too oft prevail,
Vain desires my heart assail:
Oh, my Saviour, make me whole,
Form anew my inmost soul
Kindly guard me every day,
Be my everlasting stay.

Text Information
First Line: Jesus bids me seek his face
Publication Date: 1870
Notes: Now Public Domain. Tune for 28, 104, and 286 in "American Sunday School Hymn Book" (ASS1860a)
Tune Information
Name: ESSEX
Meter: 7s, 6 lines
Incipit: 11716 15314 21713
Key: A♭ Major
Notes: Public Domain.



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