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BEATITUDO. (CM.) (
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John Bacchus Dykes (1823-1870).
George MacDoxald (1S24-1905).
SPEAK to our hearts, Father, say
What we have been to thee;
How we have wandered far away,
And hardly turned to see.
What we have been to thee;
How we have wandered far away,
And hardly turned to see.
Then lifted hands will hide the face ;
Then tears our grief will prove,
That such hath been the Father's grace,
And such the children's love.
Then tears our grief will prove,
That such hath been the Father's grace,
And such the children's love.
Then shall our spirits hold at once
A comfort and a pain;
For we shall know thy wandering sons
Are turning home again.
A comfort and a pain;
For we shall know thy wandering sons
Are turning home again.
With such glad grief, such tearful joy,
Be our repentance blest;
Thy comfort then, without alloy,
Shall give us heavenly rest.
Be our repentance blest;
Thy comfort then, without alloy,
Shall give us heavenly rest.
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