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515. Parable 11. Of the Leaven. Matt xiii.
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In every form around,The wise may hear a friend!
A little leaven is found
Its virtues to extend:
E'en leaven, to all who truth obey,
Important lessons may convey!
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The leaven we thus behold,Spreading its influence wide,
Should warm our spirits cold,
And us, as loiterers, chide:
If earthly leaven we active see,
What should the heavenly leaven be!
3
If one fair gleam withinDisclose our natural state;
Convince the soul of sin,
And teach, that sin to hate;
It is a leaven, a light divine,
Which will, through endless ages, shine!
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Before we hence depart,May we true wisdom choose!
O, Lord! in every heart,
The leaven of grace infuse!
This will prepare us, ere we die,
For heaven, and all the joys on high.
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