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REGENERATION.
“Blessed is the man who walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly,” &c.—
Psalm i., 1, 2, 3.
How happy the man who discards from his breast
The lusts and the passions which daily molest;
Who heeds not their counsel or softest persuasion,
But treats them as foes upon every occasion.
The lusts and the passions which daily molest;
Who heeds not their counsel or softest persuasion,
But treats them as foes upon every occasion.
Though the sunshine of peace such a bosom illume,
Or nights of temptation involve it in gloom;
Whatever his state be, with calm resignation,
He looks to the Word of his God for salvation.
Or nights of temptation involve it in gloom;
Whatever his state be, with calm resignation,
He looks to the Word of his God for salvation.
And the Word of his God, like a river of truth,
Gives each young-budding virtue the vigor of youth;
While practical love is still tempered by reason,
As the green leaflet decks the ripe fruit in its season.
Gives each young-budding virtue the vigor of youth;
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As the green leaflet decks the ripe fruit in its season.
Thus regeneration proceeds from the Word,
If we combat our evils, and trust in the Lord;
Then prosper, dear Saviour, each humble endeavor,
And thine be the glory, for ever and ever!
If we combat our evils, and trust in the Lord;
Then prosper, dear Saviour, each humble endeavor,
And thine be the glory, for ever and ever!
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