And thinking it over this morning,
As I lay in a peaceful calm,
This lesson crept close to my inmost soul,
Sweet and true as the words of a psalm,—
As the words of a holy psalm.
As I lay in a peaceful calm,
This lesson crept close to my inmost soul,
Sweet and true as the words of a psalm,—
As the words of a holy psalm.
We live from the Lord, and our lives, to be true,
Must be one with his inflowing love;
And, praying for health, we must first make our souls
Fit temples for life from above,—
For angelic life from above.
Must be one with his inflowing love;
And, praying for health, we must first make our souls
Fit temples for life from above,—
For angelic life from above.
Not alone of ourselves, for our Father will help
With the tenderest wisdom and care;
Uprooting the evil, implanting the good,
Till our lives shall be one with our prayer,—
Soul and life make one with our prayer.
With the tenderest wisdom and care;
Uprooting the evil, implanting the good,
Till our lives shall be one with our prayer,—
Soul and life make one with our prayer.
"He forgiveth, He healeth," and surely we know
That his promises ever endure;
'Tis only that we must be fit to receive,
To have their fulfilment made sure,—
Their rich, glad fulfilment made sure.
That his promises ever endure;
'Tis only that we must be fit to receive,
To have their fulfilment made sure,—
Their rich, glad fulfilment made sure.
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