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PRAYING AND PRAISING.
i Nor earth, nor all the sky
Can one delight afford ;
No, not a drop of real joy
Without thy presence, Lord.
5 Thou art the sea of love,
Where all my pleasures roll;
The circle where my passions move,
And centre of my soul.
6 To thee my spirits fly,
With infinite desire ;
And yet how far from thee I lie !
Dear Jesus, raise me higher.
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God’s care for his creatures.
1 VE humble souls, approach your God
’ With songs of sacred praise;
For he is good, immensely good,
And kind are all his ways.
2 All nature owns his guardian care;
In him we live and move;
But nobler benefits declare
The wonders of his love.
3 He gave his well-beloved Son
To save our souls from sin ;
’Tis here he makes his goodness known,
And proves it all divine.
4 To this sure refuge, Lord, we come,
’Tis here our hope relies;
A safe defence, a peaceful home,
When storms of trouble rise.
5 Thine eye beholds, with kind regard,
The souls that trust in thee,
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