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GIVE GOD THINE HEART.

Give God thine heart! dark clouds will break,
His love around thee sunshine make;
A light transfigure sea and shore,
That never gleamed on them before,
And songs within thy soul awake.
God for thy Guide and Guardian take
He ne'er will leave thee or forsake;
Behold, He knocketh at the door.
Give God thine heart!
Thy mind shall be like tranquil lake,
Whose bosom no rude tempests shake,
Nor blasts of winter ruffle o'er,
And peace be thine for evermore:
For love of Christ and His dear sake
Give God thine heart!