Whom Having Not Seen We Love

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Though our eyes have never seen Him

Author: Civilla D. Martin
Tune: [Though our eyes have never seen Him] (Martin)
Published in 3 hymnals

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1 Though our eyes have never seen Him,
Yet we love our gracious Lord,
We have tasted His great goodness,
We believe His holy word;
When He found us in our ruin,
He redeemed us, by His grace,
We will never cease to love Him,
Never cease to sound His praise.

2 Though our eyes have never seen Him,
Faith has seen Him on the cross,
And since first we had this vision
All the world has seemed as dross;
And the Comforter, the Spirit,
Who inspired the written Word,
Came to dwell with us each moment,
In the place of Christ our Lord.

3 Though our eyes have never seen Him,
Yet He is our dearest Friend
And upon His arm of power
Ev'ry Christian may depend;
We are longing for the moment
When we see Him as He is,
To be with Him in the glory
Will be everlasting bliss.

4 Though we never saw our Savior,
Never looked upon His face,
We have felt His saving power,
Have experienced His grace;
And we love to tell His goodness,
Love to show what He has done,
We invite you, fellow sinner,
To repent and trust God's Son.

Source: Christian Hymns: for every purpose in worship #186

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Author: Civilla D. Martin

Martin, Civilla Durfee (Jordan Falls, Nova Scotia, August 21, 1866--March 9, 1948, Atlanta, Georgia). Daughter of James N. and Irene (Harding) Holden. She married Rev. John F. Geddes, Congregational minister of Coventryvilee, N.Y. at Jordan Falls Methodist Church, Shelbourne Co., Nova Scotia, on May 19, 1891. There is thus far no information about their marriage and its end. After several years of teaching school, she married Walter Stillman Martin, a Baptist minister, and traveled with him in evangelistic work. However, because of frail health, she was compelled to remain home much of the time. In 1916, they became members of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). They had one son, A.G. Martin. In her writing, she used only her initia… Go to person page >

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First Line:	Though our eyes have never seen Him
Title:	Whom Having Not Seen We Love
Author:	Civilla D. Martin
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	Whom having not seen we love
Publication Date:	1910
Copyright:	This text is in the public domain in the United States because it was published before 1929.