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But, O, the soul that never dies At once it leaves the clay; Ye thoughts pursue it where it flies, And track its wondrous way. Up to the courts where angels dwell, It mounts triumphant there; Or devils plunge it down to hell, In infinite despair. And must my body faint and die? And must this soul remove? O for some guardian angel high, To bear it safe above! Jesus, to Thy dear faithful hand, My naked soul I trust; And my flesh waits for Thy command, To drop into the dust.
But, O, the soul that never dies At once it leaves the clay; Ye thoughts pursue it where it flies, And track its wondrous way. Up to the courts where angels dwell, It mounts triumphant there; Or devils plunge it down to hell, In infinite despair. And must my body faint and die? And must this soul remove? O for some guardian angel high, To bear it safe above! Jesus, to Thy dear faithful hand, My naked soul I trust; And my flesh waits for Thy command, To drop into the dust.
In print by 1888 AD · industrial
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- In print by 1888 AD · industrial
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Page 623 · printed citation: Watts · subject: TRUST
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