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IX.
Obedient to the law, the Child is brought
By Mary to the Temple to be shown,
And offered to Jehovah, who alone
Is Lord of all; and then He must be bought
By Mary to the Temple to be shown,
And offered to Jehovah, who alone
Is Lord of all; and then He must be bought
With a small offering back to Mary's care.
Just for one dreadful moment, all she loves
Is lifted from her arms. She takes the doves
And offers them at once; she cannot bear
Just for one dreadful moment, all she loves
Is lifted from her arms. She takes the doves
And offers them at once; she cannot bear
To be without Him. But a new delay
Makes her poor heart beat faster still; her eyes
Are fixed upon the Infant as He lies
In Simeon's arms. Now many a long day
Makes her poor heart beat faster still; her eyes
Are fixed upon the Infant as He lies
In Simeon's arms. Now many a long day
And many a year of hope and prayer had passed
Since God had promised Him he should not die
Until he saw God's kingdom coming nigh.
Inspired by God, he knows it come at last.
Since God had promised Him he should not die
Until he saw God's kingdom coming nigh.
Inspired by God, he knows it come at last.
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And now thou dost dismiss thy servant, Lord,
According to thy word in peace, he prayed.
And then he gave his blessing, as he laid
The Child in Mary's arms. One day a sword
According to thy word in peace, he prayed.
And then he gave his blessing, as he laid
The Child in Mary's arms. One day a sword
Shall pierce thy soul, he said. O Mother, filled
With sorrow and with grace, console our grief;
In all necessity be our relief,
Our strength to do all things as God has willed.
With sorrow and with grace, console our grief;
In all necessity be our relief,
Our strength to do all things as God has willed.
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