CD1-The Valley of Vision Lord, high and holy, meek and lowly, Thou has brought me to the valley of vision, where I live in the depths but see thee in the heightshemmed in by mountains of sin I behold thy glory!Let me learn by parado" that the way down is the way up, that to be low is to be high,that the broken heart is the healed heart, that the #ontrite spirit is the re$oi#ing spirit,that the repenting soul is the vi#torious soul, that to have nothing is to possess all,that to bear the #ross is to wear the #rown, that to give is to re#eive,that the valley is the pla#e of vision!Lord, in the daytime stars #an be seen from deepest wells,deepest wells,and the deeper the wells the brighter thy stars shine Let me %nd thy light in my darkness,Thy life in my death,that every good work or thought found in me thy $oy in my sorrow,thy gra#e in my sin, 1
thy ri#hes in my poverty thy glory in my valley!
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blessed /on, eternal /pirit,I adore thee as one eing, one 'ssen#e,one od in three distin#t 2ersons,for bringing sinners to thy knowledge and to thy kingdom!+ ather, thou hast loved me and sent 3esus to redeem me+ 3esus, thou hast loved me and assumed my nature, shed thine own blood to wash away my sins,wrought righteousness to #over my unworthiness+ unworthiness+ &oly /pirit, thou hast loved me and entered my heart, implanted there eternal life,revealed life,revealed to me the glories of 3esus! Three 2ersons and one od, I bless and praise thee,for love so unmerited, so unspeakable,so unspeakable,so wondrous, so mighty to save the lost and raise them the m to glory!+ glory!+ ather, ather, I thank thee th ee that in fullness of gra#e thou hast given me to 3esus, to be his sheep,$ewel, portion+ 3esus, I thank thee that in fullness of 2
thy ri#hes in my poverty thy glory in my valley!
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blessed /on, eternal /pirit,I adore thee as one eing, one 'ssen#e,one od in three distin#t 2ersons,for bringing sinners to thy knowledge and to thy kingdom!+ ather, thou hast loved me and sent 3esus to redeem me+ 3esus, thou hast loved me and assumed my nature, shed thine own blood to wash away my sins,wrought righteousness to #over my unworthiness+ unworthiness+ &oly /pirit, thou hast loved me and entered my heart, implanted there eternal life,revealed life,revealed to me the glories of 3esus! Three 2ersons and one od, I bless and praise thee,for love so unmerited, so unspeakable,so unspeakable,so wondrous, so mighty to save the lost and raise them the m to glory!+ glory!+ ather, ather, I thank thee th ee that in fullness of gra#e thou hast given me to 3esus, to be his sheep,$ewel, portion+ 3esus, I thank thee that in fullness of 2
gra#e thou hast a##epted, espoused, bound me+ &oly /pirit, I thank thee that in fullness of gra#e thou hast e"hibited 3esus as my salvation,implanted salvation,implanted faith within me,subdued my stubborn heart,made me one with him for ever!+ ather, thou art enthroned to hear my prayers,+ 3esus, thy hand is outstret#hed to take my petitions,+ &oly /pirit, thou art willing to help my in%rmities, to show me my need,to supply words, to pray within me,to strengthen me that I faint not in suppli#ation!+ suppli#ation!+ Triune od, who #ommandeth the universe, thou hast #ommanded me to ask for those things that #on#ern thy kingdom and my soul!Let me live and pray as one bapti4ed into the threefold )ame!
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+ od 5hose will #on6uers all, There is no #omfort in anything apart from en$oying thee and being engaged in thy servi#e Thou art 0ll in all, and all en$oyments en$oyments are what to me thou makest them, and no more! I am well pleased with thy will, whatever it is,or should be in all respe#ts,
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0nd if thou bidst me de#ide for myself in any a7air,I would #hoose to refer all to thee, for thou art in%nitely wise and #annot do amiss,as I am in danger of doing! I re$oi#e to think that all things are at thy disposal,and it delights me to leave them there!Then prayer turns wholly into praise,and all I #an do is to adore and bless thee! 5hat shall I give thee for all thy bene%ts8I am in a strait betwi"t two, knowing not what to doI long to make some return, but have nothing to o7er,and #an only re$oi#e that thou doest all,that none in heaven or on earth shares thy honourI #an of myself do nothing to glorify thy blessed name,but I #an through gra#e #heerfully surrender soul and body to thee,I know that thou art the author and %nisher of faith,that the whole work of redemption is thine alone,that every good work or thought found in me is the e7e#t of thy power and gra#e,that thy sole motive in working in me to will and to do is for thy good pleasure! + od, it is ama4ing that men #an talk so mu#h about man9s #reaturely power and goodness, when, if thou didst not hold us ba#k every moment, we should be devils in#arnate! This, by bitter e"perien#e, thou hast taught me 4
thy ri#hes in my poverty thy glory in my valley!
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blessed /on, eternal /pirit,I adore thee as one eing, one 'ssen#e,one od in three distin#t 2ersons,for bringing sinners to thy knowledge and to thy kingdom!+ ather, thou hast loved me and sent 3esus to redeem me+ 3esus, thou hast loved me and assumed my nature, shed thine own blood to wash away my sins,wrought righteousness to #over my unworthiness+ unworthiness+ &oly /pirit, thou hast loved me and entered my heart, implanted there eternal life,revealed life,revealed to me the glories of 3esus! Three 2ersons and one od, I bless and praise thee,for love so unmerited, so unspeakable,so unspeakable,so wondrous, so mighty to save the lost and raise them the m to glory!+ glory!+ ather, ather, I thank thee th ee that in fullness of gra#e thou hast given me to 3esus, to be his sheep,$ewel, portion+ 3esus, I thank thee that in fullness of 2
