A Selection of Hymns for Public Worship. In four parts (10th ed.) (Gadsby's Hymns) ‎#192

192. A Description of God's Children

1 As new-born babes desire the breast,
To feed, and grow, and thrive;
So saints with joy the gospel taste,
And by the gospel live.

2 [With inward gust their heart approves
All that the Word relates.
They love the men the Father loves,
And hate the works he hates.]

3 [Not all the chains that tyrants use
Shall bind their souls to vice;
Faith, like a conqueror, can produce
A thousand victories.]

4 [Grace, like an uncorrupted seed,
Abides and reigns within;
Immortal principles forbid
The sons of God to sin.]

5 Not by the terrors of a slave,
Do they perform his will;
But with the noblest powers they have,
His sweet commands fulfil.

6 Lord, I address thy heavenly throne;
Call me a child of thine.
Send down the Spirit of thy Son
To form my heart divine.

7 There shed thy choicest loves abroad,
And make my comforts strong;
Then shall I say, “My Father, God,”
With an unwavering tongue.

Text Information

• First Line: As new-born babes desire the breast
• Title: A Description of God's Children
• Author: Watts
• Meter: C. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1844
• Topic: Regeneration and Conversion

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