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Still let me love the sacred page Where truths from Heaven recorded lie; And while I tread this mortal stage, May I be taught to live and die. Still let me bind it to my heart, The richest jewel I can wear; That when all other charms depart, Its lustre still may sparkle there. Father! Thy truth shall be my guide; Thy promises my soul shall cheer; And when by sin or sorrow tried, Oh! may Thy smile dispel my fear.
Still let me love the sacred page Where truths from Heaven recorded lie; And while I tread this mortal stage, May I be taught to live and die. Still let me bind it to my heart, The richest jewel I can wear; That when all other charms depart, Its lustre still may sparkle there. Father! Thy truth shall be my guide; Thy promises my soul shall cheer; And when by sin or sorrow tried, Oh! may Thy smile dispel my fear.
In print by 1888 AD · industrial
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- In print by 1888 AD · industrial
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- A Cyclopædia of Sacred Poetical Quotations (catalogued1888) (1888 AD)
Page 467 · printed citation: Hutton · subject: PROMISE
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