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[“Another Star has left its sphere]
“Another Star has left its sphere,
In happier, holier realms to rise;
Dark clouds eclipsed its brightness here,
Its lustre hid from human eyes.
In happier, holier realms to rise;
Dark clouds eclipsed its brightness here,
Its lustre hid from human eyes.
Yet were that risen radiant star
(A ransomed Spirit!) but in sight,
'Twould be a lamp exceeding far
All that we here have seen of light.
(A ransomed Spirit!) but in sight,
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All that we here have seen of light.
Its heavenly music now is heard,
(That music hushed, alas! so long)
Its strings of harmony are stirred,
The Saviour's Sacrifice its song!
(That music hushed, alas! so long)
Its strings of harmony are stirred,
The Saviour's Sacrifice its song!
He died; then broke death's prison bars;
He rose again from earth and time;
That souls redeem'd might shine as Stars
Before His Father's Throne sublime.”
He rose again from earth and time;
That souls redeem'd might shine as Stars
Before His Father's Throne sublime.”
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