Occasional verse, moral and sacred Published for the instruction and amusement of the Candidly Serious and Religious [by Edward Perronet] |
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SOME TOKEN FOR GOOD.
I
Whoe'er thy grace preserves from sin,Whate'er his heart or he has been,
Whate'er his follies past,
May henceforth in thy mercy find,
How great that goodness, and how kind,
The love that saves at last.
II
Love that shall to the end endure,Making its own and all things sure,
That can its care require;
While conscious Faith, and humble Hope,
Shall bear the contrite spirit up,
Nor quench the least desire.
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III
Come then, my god! if yet thy love,In pity, tho' thy frowns reprove,
Support my tempted soul;
And grant me, as my last request,
To hide my sorrows in that breast,
Where love absorps the whole!
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