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HYMN XLVIII.

[My last, my most momentous days]

My last, my most momentous days,
More precious as in number less,
O how shall I improve?
Thou God who mad'st my heart's desire,
Answer the prayer by heavenly fire
And bless me with Thy love.
Dearer than life, Thy love bestow,
And after Thee I gladly go
Thy counsels to fulfil,
To suffer what my Lord ordains,
To serve Thee with my life's remains
And prove Thine utmost will.
Though age benumbs my active powers,
Still may I pass my added hours
In inward acts of grace,
Of vigorous faith and cheerful hope,
In blissful views from Pisgah's top,
In fervent prayer and praise:
And when I sink among the dead,
Saviour, Thy arms of mercy spread
Thy servant to receive,
From earth unpainfully removed,
In the full sight of my Beloved
The life of heaven to live.