O how blessed is the priest's life,
Service - Enjoying Christ as Everything
Verse 1
O how blessed is the priest's life,
Christ to him is all in all:
All His clothing, food, and dwelling,
And His portion therewithal.
chorus
O how blessed is the priest's life,
Christ to him is all in all:
All His clothing, food, and dwelling,
And His portion therewithal.
Verse 2
All the clothing of his service
Is the beauty of the Lord;
Glorious splendor do his garments,
Breast and shoulder-piece afford.
chorus
O how blessed is the priest's life,
Christ to him is all in all:
All His clothing, food, and dwelling,
And His portion therewithal.
Verse 3
When in sacrifice he offers
Christ to God as God has willed,
Then as food he doth enjoy Him
And is with His riches filled.
chorus
O how blessed is the priest's life,
Christ to him is all in all:
All His clothing, food, and dwelling,
And His portion therewithal.
Verse 4
Putting on the Lord as clothing,
Christ without he doth express;
Eating, drinking, with Him mingled,
Christ within doth him possess.
chorus
O how blessed is the priest's life,
Christ to him is all in all:
All His clothing, food, and dwelling,
And His portion therewithal.
Verse 5
Holy, glorious is their dwelling,
'Tis the increase of the Lord;
Here the priests built up together
Unto God a house afford.
chorus
O how blessed is the priest's life,
Christ to him is all in all:
All His clothing, food, and dwelling,
And His portion therewithal.
Verse 6
All his portion, all his living,
Everything the priests possess —
All is Christ and Christ forever,
In His all-inclusiveness.
chorus
O how blessed is the priest's life,
Christ to him is all in all:
All His clothing, food, and dwelling,
And His portion therewithal.
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