The principle of grace divine

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The principle of grace divine

Author: Charles Wesley (1766)
Tune: BUCKLEBURY
Published in 1 hymnal

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1. The principle of grace divine,
Sown in this earthly heart of mine,
Is humble joy and heav'nly peace,
And true, implanted righteousness:
Though scarce discernible the grain,
It does the tree of life contain
The purity of saints above,
And all the pow'rs of perfect love.

2. Lord, when your love begins to reign,
The kingdom seems the smallest grain,
Deeper into the heart descends,
Appears, and gradually extends,
Arrives at full maturity,
A seed, a plant, a shrub, a tree;
And when ten thousand storms are past,
Subsists the same from first to last.

3. A grain of grace may we not see
This moment, and the next a tree?
Or must we patiently attend
To find the precious seed ascend?
Our Lord declares it must be so,
And striking deep our root, we grow,
And lower sink, and higher rise,
Till Christ transplants us to the skies.

Source: Hymns and Devotions for Daily Worship #200

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Author: Charles Wesley

Charles Wesley, M.A. was the great hymn-writer of the Wesley family, perhaps, taking quantity and quality into consideration, the great hymn-writer of all ages. Charles Wesley was the youngest son and 18th child of Samuel and Susanna Wesley, and was born at Epworth Rectory, Dec. 18, 1707. In 1716 he went to Westminster School, being provided with a home and board by his elder brother Samuel, then usher at the school, until 1721, when he was elected King's Scholar, and as such received his board and education free. In 1726 Charles Wesley was elected to a Westminster studentship at Christ Church, Oxford, where he took his degree in 1729, and became a college tutor. In the early part of the same year his religious impressions were much deepene… Go to person page >

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First Line:	The principle of grace divine
Author:	Charles Wesley (1766)
Meter:	8.8.8.8 D
Source:	MS Mark, 1766
Place of Origin:	England
Language:	English
Copyright:	Public Domain