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ONCE AND FOR EVER.
Jesus! what once Thou wast,
For evermore Thou art:
Each moment of the sacred past
Lives in the sacred Heart.
For evermore Thou art:
Each moment of the sacred past
Lives in the sacred Heart.
Thy “yesterday” on earth,
And Thy “to-day” above,
Thy Godhead, manhood, death, and birth,
One through eternal love.
And Thy “to-day” above,
Thy Godhead, manhood, death, and birth,
One through eternal love.
Babe that a mother bore,
Child on the mother's knee;
Child for the children evermore,
Only the childlike see.
Child on the mother's knee;
Child for the children evermore,
Only the childlike see.
The Lamb of God below,
Mute 'neath the mortal pain,
Still on the throne the Lamb we know,
Still “as it had been slain.”
Mute 'neath the mortal pain,
Still on the throne the Lamb we know,
Still “as it had been slain.”
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Nailed to the cross of old,
We still Thy wounds may greet;
Hear Thy “Come hither, and behold”
The piercëd hands and feet.
We still Thy wounds may greet;
Hear Thy “Come hither, and behold”
The piercëd hands and feet.
Yes, all Thou ever wast,
For evermore Thou art:
Each moment of the living past
Lives in the loving Heart.
For evermore Thou art:
Each moment of the living past
Lives in the loving Heart.
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