We Bless the Name of Christ the Lord

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We bless the name of Christ the Lord

Author: Samuel F. Coffman (1926)
Tune: RETREAT (Hastings)
Published in 23 hymnals

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1 We bless the name of Christ the Lord,
we bless him for his holy Word,
who loved to do his Father’s will,
and all his righteousness fulfill.

2 We follow him with pure delight
to sanctify his sacred rite,
and thus our faith with water seal,
to prove obedience that we feel.

3 Baptized in God the Father, Son,
and Holy Spirit—-Three-in-One,
with conscience free, we rest in God,
in love and peace through Jesus’ blood.

4 By grace we “Abba, Father” cry;
by grace the Comforter comes nigh;
and for thy grace our love shall be
forever, only, Lord, for thee.

Source: The Worshiping Church #761

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Author: Samuel F. Coffman

Born: June 11, 1872, Dale Enterprise, Rockingham County, Virginia. Died: June 28, 1954, Vineland, Ontario, Canada. Buried: First Mennonite Church, Vineland, Ontario, Canada. Coffman spent most of his school years in Elkhart County, Indiana, where his family had moved in 1879. He graduated from the Elkhart High School in 1890, and attended the Moody Bible Institute (1894-95 and for six months in 1897-98). From 1890-94, he worked for the Mennonite Publishing Company in Elkhart. He was converted at meetings held in Elkhart by his father, and was baptized on May 26, 1888. He was elected superintendent of the Elkhart Mennonite S… Go to person page >

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First Line:	We bless the name of Christ the Lord
Title:	We Bless the Name of Christ the Lord
Author:	Samuel F. Coffman (1926)
Meter:	8.8.8.8
Language:	English
Copyright:	Public Domain