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ST. JOHN.
“Amen. E'en so, Lord Jesus, come.” O why
Tarry so long Thy chariot-wheels, while I,
I only yet remain, and, one by one,
The tried companions of Thy Love are gone;
And I, all dearest treasures gone before,
Am left upon the solitary shore?
Tarry so long Thy chariot-wheels, while I,
I only yet remain, and, one by one,
The tried companions of Thy Love are gone;
And I, all dearest treasures gone before,
Am left upon the solitary shore?
So better may I learn “Thy will be done;”
For whom have I in Heav'n, but Thee alone?
And whom have I on earth, but only Thee?
Therefore, with one foot on the stormy sea,
And one foot fix'd on the eternal strand,
Thou hold'st me by Thy never-failing hand.
Before Thy face, that bringeth in the day,
The mountains and the hills shall flee away,
The sun and stars in darkness make their bed,
And forth the Bridal City shall be led;
For Thy blest City needs not sun or moon,
But in Thy face hath its unwaning noon.
Therefore alone in Thy eternal Love
I seek for refuge; Thee in Heav'n above,
And Thee below! Blest they, who day and night
Serve Thee, and have their dwelling in Thy sight!
For whom have I in Heav'n, but Thee alone?
And whom have I on earth, but only Thee?
Therefore, with one foot on the stormy sea,
And one foot fix'd on the eternal strand,
Thou hold'st me by Thy never-failing hand.
Before Thy face, that bringeth in the day,
The mountains and the hills shall flee away,
The sun and stars in darkness make their bed,
And forth the Bridal City shall be led;
For Thy blest City needs not sun or moon,
But in Thy face hath its unwaning noon.
Therefore alone in Thy eternal Love
I seek for refuge; Thee in Heav'n above,
And Thee below! Blest they, who day and night
Serve Thee, and have their dwelling in Thy sight!
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