Hymns of the Church ‎#418

418. Sit and Pause Awhile, My Spirit

1 Sit and pause awhile, my spirit,
This great miracle behold;
See the King of highest merit,
On the cross so bare and cold.
Out of heaven God has given
His own Son in love untold.

2 Thus His soul by God forsaken.
Filled with sorrow to its depth,
And His flesh is likewise shaken,
Tortured unto His last breath;
All His vigor, all His power
Is exhausted unto death.

3 Yet His suffering has defeated
Satan's pow'r, yea, death and hell;
Thru His death He has completed
The dear heav'nly Father's will.
Thus is given to us even
Life eternal to fulfill.

4 Thou, Lord, hast for me devoted
Soul and body, life and all;
So there shall be consecrated,
All I have, both great and small.
All my efforts and endeavor
To Thy service and Thy call.

Text Information

• First Line: Sit and pause awhile, my spirit
• Title: Sit and Pause Awhile, My Spirit
• Author: Gerhard Tersteegen
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2011
• Topic: Blood Atonement and Redemption
• Source: Zion's Harp, 1958

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