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The Pure in Heart
Father, Thou wilt accept the pure in heart,And risest early that Thou mayest them see;
And will not from them e'en at night depart,
But in thy Presence bidst them always be;
I would be holy, for 'tis written so—
The pure in heart shall see their Father's face—
So would I journeying through trial go,
And run with patience here the godly race;
That I may see at last thy children pure,
In that blest home where all is peace and love;
Where Thou wilt make thy promise to me sure,
That I may dwell with Christ and Thee above;
Where nought impure can ever enter in,
Oh may that peace on earth e'en now begin!
Poem No. 125; c. January 1839
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