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THE CHURCH IN 1849. |
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THE CHURCH IN 1849.
Oh, mighty Mother, hearken! for thy foesGather around thee, and exulting cry
That thine old strength is gone and thou must die,
Pointing with fierce rejoicing to thy woes.
And is it so? The raging whirlwind blows
No stronger now than it has done of yore:
Rebellion, strife, and sin have been before;
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We too rejoice: we know thy might is more
When to the world thy glory seemeth dim;
Nor can Hell's gates prevail to conquer Thee,
Who hearest over all the voice of Him
Who chose thy first and greatest Prince should be
A fisher on the Lake of Galilee.
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