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O blest Repentance, in thy weeping eye Swim the pure beams of embryo-ecstacy. And Faith, and Hope, and Love, and Joy, prepare To still thy heart, and wipe thy bitter tear! To thee alone the privilege is given, By earthly woe, to kindle joy in Heaven, For God Himself descends to soothe the heart That weeps o’er sin, and struggles to depart; And deeper transport swells the bliss above, As seraphs sing the triumphs of His love.
O blest Repentance, in thy weeping eye Swim the pure beams of embryo-ecstacy. And Faith, and Hope, and Love, and Joy, prepare To still thy heart, and wipe thy bitter tear! To thee alone the privilege is given, By earthly woe, to kindle joy in Heaven, For God Himself descends to soothe the heart That weeps o’er sin, and struggles to depart; And deeper transport swells the bliss above, As seraphs sing the triumphs of His love.
In print by 1888 AD · industrial
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- J. K. Mitchell (identity unresolved)
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- In print by 1888 AD · industrial
In print by 1888: recorded in A Cyclopædia of Sacred Poetical Quotations (catalogued1888). Collection publication is an upper bound for this wording, not its earliest origin, composition date or the author's lifetime.
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- A Cyclopædia of Sacred Poetical Quotations (catalogued1888) (1888 AD)
Page 492 · printed citation: J. K. Mitchell · subject: REPENTANCE
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