What Think Ye?

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What think ye? Has the Living Head

Author: Lucy A. Bennett
Tune: SAWLEY (Walch)
Published in 1 hymnal

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1 What think ye? Has the Living Head
His presence e’er denied?
What think ye? Shall the feast be spread,
And not the Host preside?

2 What think ye? That He will not do
As He hath ever done?
Our Frist, our Last, our Centre too,
Blest Father, Spirit, Son.

3 What think ye? That He will not stand
Amid the shadows dim
To welcome with extended Hand
All who keep tryst with Him?

4 Away with all unworthy thoughts!
Prepare the way! Prepare!
Jehovah Shammah thou hast sought?
Be glad. The Lord is there.

5 Seek audience with the Lord of Love,
Expect His face to see,
And this in very truth shall prove
A Peniel to Thee.

6 Let Faith extend her mantle wide,
Enlarging her request,
So shall His heart be satisfied
Who loves to give the best.

7 Forecast His blessèd work of grace,
Make straight His paths! Prepare!
Low in the very dust thy place,
We reach high blessing there.

8 What think ye? Lord, our thoughts would be
Lofty and just and true:—
Expectant, as we wait to see
Thy wonders, old and new.

9 Thyself all loyal hearts confess
Incomparably dear;
Yet closer to each other press
Because to Thee so near.

Source: Hymns of Consecration and Faith #558

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Author: Lucy A. Bennett

Lucy A. Bennett was born on January 8, 1850 in Green Farm, Falfield, Gloucestershire, England. She was a staunch Methodist and a poet. She began to write poems, hymns and prose at an early age. As a young woman, she attended Keswick Conventions where she met and corresponded with prominent Christian leaders, including Christina Rosseti and C. H. Spurgeon. She was active at Mount Pleasant Chapel where she arranged for ministers, led a Bible Class for women, and visited and helped the poor and needy. She helped to found All Nations College, Upper Norwood and Mount Hermon College, Streatham Common. She died on March 10, 1927 Dianne Shapiro, from Mid-Victorian Poetry, 1860-1879: an annotated biobiliography by Catherine W. Reilly (Lon… Go to person page >

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First Line:	What think ye? Has the Living Head
Title:	What Think Ye?
Author:	Lucy A. Bennett
Language:	English
Copyright:	Public Domain

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SAWLEY (Walch)

This tune was composed by James Walch in 1857 for a children's anniversary, and was published in 1860 with other tunes for private circulation. It was wrongly assigned, in the early editions of [The Free Church Hymnal, 1888] to the Rev. F. Pigou. Scottish church music: its sources and composers, 189…

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