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The Celeſtial Country.
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He, Judah's myſtic Lion,
He, Lamb Immaculate.
O fields that know no ſorrow!
O ſtate that fears no ſtrife!
O princely bowers! O land of flowers!
O realm and home of Life!
40.
Jeruſalem, exulting
On that ſecureſt ſhore,
I hope thee, wiſh thee, ſing thee,
And love thee evermore!
I aſk not for my merit,
I ſeek not to deny
My merit is deſtruction,
A child of wrath am I;
But yet with Faith I venture
And Hope upon my way;
For thoſe perennial guerdons
I labor night and day.
41.
The beſt and deareſt Father,
