Abiding and Confiding

I have learned the wondrous secret

Of abiding in the Lord;

I have found the strength and sweetness

Of confiding in His word;

I have tasted life’s pure fountain,

I am drinking of His blood,

I have lost myself in Jesus,

I am sinking into God.

Refrain:

I’m abiding in the Lord,

And confiding in His word,

And I’m hiding, safely hiding,

In the bosom of His love.

I am crucified with Jesus,

And He lives and dwells in me,

I have ceased from all my struggling,

’Tis no longer I but He;

All my will is yielded to Him,

And His Spirit reigns within,

And His precious blood each moment

Keeps me cleansed and free from sin.

All my cares I cast upon Him,

And He bears them all away;

All my fears and griefs I tell Him,

All my needs from day to day;

All my strength I draw from Jesus,

By His breath I live and move;

E’en His very mind He gives me

And His faith and life and love.

For my words I take His wisdom,

For my works His Spirit’s pow’r,

For my ways His gracious presence

Guards and guides me every hour;

Of my heart He is the Portion,

Of my joy the ceaseless Spring,

Savior, Sanctifier, Keeper,

Glorious Lord and loving King.

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