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THE DESPONDING SOUL'S WISH.
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My Spirit longeth for TheeWithin my troubled Breast;
Altho' I be unworthy
Of so Divine a Guest.
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Of so Divine a GuestUnworthy tho' I be,
Yet has my Heart no Rest,
Unless it come from Thee.
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Unless it come from Thee,In vain I look around;
In all that I can see,
No Rest is to be found.
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No Rest is to be found,But in Thy Blessèd Love;
O let my Wish be crown'd,
And send It from Above!
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THE ANSWER.
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Cheer up, desponding Soul!Thy Longing, pleas'd, I see;
'Tis Part of that Great Whole
Wherewith I long'd for thee.
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Wherewith I long'd for thee,And left My Father's Throne,
From Death to set thee free,
To claim thee for My Own.
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To claim thee for My OwnI suffer'd on the Cross.
Oh! Were My Love but known,
No Soul could fear Its Loss.
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No Soul could fear Its Loss;But, fill'd with Love Divine,
Would die on its own Cross,
And rise for ever Mine.
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