Songs, Ballads, and Other Poems by the late Thomas Haynes Bayly; Edited by his Widow. With A Memoir of the Author. In Two Volumes |
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[Cling to the Cross, thou lone one]
Cling to the Cross, thou lone one,
For a solace in thy grief;
Let faith believe its promise,
There is joy in that belief.
For a solace in thy grief;
Let faith believe its promise,
There is joy in that belief.
Oh lie not down, poor mourner,
On the cold earth in despair;
Why give the grave thy homage?
Does the spirit moulder there?
On the cold earth in despair;
Why give the grave thy homage?
Does the spirit moulder there?
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The unbeliever trusts not
The atonement of the Cross:
Say, where shall he find comfort,
In the gloom of such a loss?
The atonement of the Cross:
Say, where shall he find comfort,
In the gloom of such a loss?
Can He cheer his house of mourning,
With the madden'd cry of mirth?
No! he throws himself despairing
On his all, a clod of earth.
With the madden'd cry of mirth?
No! he throws himself despairing
On his all, a clod of earth.
Cling to the Cross, thou lone one,
For it hath power to save.
If the Christian's hope forsake thee,
There's no hope beyond the grave.
For it hath power to save.
If the Christian's hope forsake thee,
There's no hope beyond the grave.
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