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OW blessed are the eyes that see,

H Though wakeful anguish show,

The love that in their hours of sleep
Unthanked may come and go;
And blessed are the ears that hear,
Though kept awake by woe.

2 And blessed they that learn from Thee,
O Lord, though suffering teach,
The secret of enduring strength,
And peace too deep for speech-
Peace, that no pressure from without,
No strife within, can reach.

3 There is no death for me to fear,

For Christ, my Lord, hath died;
There is no curse in this my pain,
For He was crucified :

And it is fellowship with Him

That keeps me near His side.

4 My heart is fixed, O God, my Strength, My heart is strong to bear;

I will be joyful in Thy love,

And peaceful in Thy care:

Deal with me for my Saviour's sake
According to His prayer!

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OVE Divine, all love excelling,
Joy of heaven, to earth come down;

Fix in us Thy humble dwelling,
All Thy faithful mercies crown.
Jesus, Thou art all compassion,
Pure, unbounded Love Thou art;
Visit us with Thy salvation,
Enter every longing heart!

z Come, Almighty to deliver,

Let us all Thy life receive;
Suddenly return, and never,

Never more Thy temples leave.
Thee we would be always blessing,
Serve Thee as Thine hosts above;
Pray, and praise Thee without ceasing,
Glory in Thy boundless love!

3 Finish, then, Thy new creation,
Pure, unspotted may we be;
Let us see our whole salvation
Perfectly fulfilled by Thee;
Changed from glory into glory,

Till we rest in heaven above,
Till we cast our crowns before Thee,
Lost in wonder, joy, and love!

327

HE

EAD of the Church triumphant!
We joyfully adore Thee:

Till Thou appear, Thy members here
Shall sing like those in glory.

We lift our hearts and voices
With blest anticipation,
And cry aloud, and give to God
The praise of our salvation!

2 Thou dost conduct Thy people

Through torrents of temptation;
Nor will we fear, while Thou art near,
The fire of tribulation.

The world, with sin and Satan,

In vain our march opposes;

By Thee we shall break through them all,
Ere death our conflict closes.

3 By faith we see the glory

To which Thou shalt restore us;
The world despise, for that high prize
Which Thou hast set before us.
And if Thou count us worthy,
We each, with dying Stephen,

Shall see Thee stand at God's right hand,
To call us up to heaven!

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TH

HE Lord of might, from Sinai's brow
Gave forth His voice of thunder;
And Israel lay on earth below,

Outstretched in fear and wonder.
Beneath His feet was pitchy night,
And at His left hand and His right
The rocks were rent asunder!

2 The Lord of love, on Calvary,
A meek and suffering stranger,
Upraised to heaven His languid eye,
In nature's hour of danger.

For us He bore the weight of woe,
For us He gave His blood to flow,
And met His Father's anger.

3 The Lord of love, the Lord of might,
The King of all created,

Shall back return to claim His right,
On clouds of glory seated;
With trumpet-sound and angel-song,
And hallelujahs loud and long

O'er death and hell defeated!

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FRO

ROM Egypt's bondage come, Where death and darkness reign, We seek our new, our better home, Where we our rest shall gain. Hallelujah!

We are on our way to God!

2 There sin and sorrow cease,
And every conflict's o'er;

There we shall dwell in endless peace,
And never suffer more.
Hallelujah!

We are on our way to God!

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Enraptured myriads sing;

There love in every bosom reigns,
For God Himself is King.
Hallelujah!

We are on our way to God!

How sweet the prospect is!

It cheers the pilgrim's breast:

We're journeying through the wilderness,
But soon shall gain our rest.
Hallelujah!

We are on our way to God!

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