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THE CHRISTIAN PILGRIM.
“Ye are not as yet come to the rest and to the inheritance.”
Deut. xii. 9.
Oh, say not, think not in thy heart,
I here will take my rest.
Remember, thou a pilgrim art,
A sojourner confessed.
I here will take my rest.
Remember, thou a pilgrim art,
A sojourner confessed.
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Think of thy dwelling as a tent.
Thy business is—advance.
But foes on robbing thee are bent,
Of thine inheritance.
Thy business is—advance.
But foes on robbing thee are bent,
Of thine inheritance.
Remember, then, thy heavenly birth:
Despise the worlding's frown;
Nor let this meretricious earth
Beguile thee of thy crown.
Despise the worlding's frown;
Nor let this meretricious earth
Beguile thee of thy crown.
Yield not to dull and slumberous ease,
The prize, thy life, at stake.
Repose is danger; sleep, disease;
And few that slumber wake.
The prize, thy life, at stake.
Repose is danger; sleep, disease;
And few that slumber wake.
'Tis immortality we seek,—
A free, yet rich reward.—
But sin is strong, and flesh is weak:
Increase our faith, O Lord!
A free, yet rich reward.—
But sin is strong, and flesh is weak:
Increase our faith, O Lord!
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