The Happiness of the Blessed considered as to the Particulars of their State their Recognition of Each Other in that State; and its Difference of Degrees. To which are added, Musings on the Church and her Services. By Richard Mant. Fourth Edition, with Additions |
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XCI. SAFETY IN THE CHURCH.
Why should I e'er forsake thy dwelling, blestOf God; or whither from thy shelter move?
Whate'er vouchsafement waits us from above
To cheer, sustain, enlighten, is possest
By thee, and thou to thine distributest:
And sure I think, if tempted once to rove
From thee, my foot would find, like Noah's dove,
O'er the wide waters refuge none, nor rest.
Grace is within thy precincts, holy Ark;
Grace and salvation! And tho' gathering gloom
Now and again with signs of presage dark
O'erhang thee, mercy's beams the skreen illume;
And faith on blackest clouds may brightest mark
God's bow, the pledge of blessings yet to come.
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