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HYMN.

WITH heartfelt aid from God,
Infirmity, and age, may still
Successful toil pursue;
And many a glorious task fulfil,
To Heaven's high service true:
The steepest path is safely trod
With heartfelt aid from God.

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With heartfelt aid from God
The wither'd mind new life assumes;
A phenix from the flame,
Rising with renovated plumes,
Another, and the same.
Ætherial fire exalts the clod,
With heartfelt aid from God.
With heartfelt aid from God
Childless, and desolate despair,
And sorrow's cold abyss,
Turn to a scene, as nature fair,
Of new-born love and bliss.
E'en age's crutch is empire's rod,
With heartfelt aid from God.