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POEMS.
God to keep thee pure and holy,
Fill thy heart with trust and love,
Until thou anchorest safe and surely
In thy home in Heaven above.
Fill thy heart with trust and love,
Until thou anchorest safe and surely
In thy home in Heaven above.
THE PRESENT AND THE FUTURE.
By trials and afflictions
We see our way more clear;
Our heart's best affections
Are often buried here.
When our earthly joys shall vanish,
We'll hope for a future bright:
When from this life we perish,
Heaven opens to our sight.
We'll hope for a future bright:
When from this life we perish,
Heaven opens to our sight.
Beyond the smiling and the weeping,
Where no sorrows dim the eye,
Forever a welcome greeting
Awaits us when we die.
Where no sorrows dim the eye,
Forever a welcome greeting
Awaits us when we die.
Oh, who would live and suffer
In this fleeting world of pain?
Let us go unto our Saviour,—
With Him ever to remain.
In this fleeting world of pain?
Let us go unto our Saviour,—
With Him ever to remain.
