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August 4 GOD'S REPENTANCE
“The Lord repented for this: It shall not be, saith the Lord.”—
Amos vii. 3.
By whom shall faithful Israel rise,
Beneath the trial of the flame?
For he is small, and Paradise
Opens but to the Holy Name.
How shall a humble thing of shame
Contend with the eternities?
Ah, Lord, be merciful, and greatly
Deal with Thy souls that sinned so lately.
Beneath the trial of the flame?
For he is small, and Paradise
Opens but to the Holy Name.
How shall a humble thing of shame
Contend with the eternities?
Ah, Lord, be merciful, and greatly
Deal with Thy souls that sinned so lately.
By whom shall faithful Israel stand
Before Thee in the day of strife,
And take the moulding of Thy Hand
Which slayeth but to give us life?
How shall he brook the pruning knife,
Piercing the heart at Thy command?
Father, he serveth at Thine Altar,
And if he stoops he doth not falter.
Before Thee in the day of strife,
And take the moulding of Thy Hand
Which slayeth but to give us life?
How shall he brook the pruning knife,
Piercing the heart at Thy command?
Father, he serveth at Thine Altar,
And if he stoops he doth not falter.
O faithful Israel shall rise up
When he through Calvary hath been
And drunk with Thee the bitter cup,
Saviour, and seen what Thou hast seen;
Thy Grace is large, Thy shadows green,
And at Thy Table he shall sup.
Dear Lord, ere he had felt the sentence
He found in Love and Thee repentance.
When he through Calvary hath been
And drunk with Thee the bitter cup,
Saviour, and seen what Thou hast seen;
Thy Grace is large, Thy shadows green,
And at Thy Table he shall sup.
Dear Lord, ere he had felt the sentence
He found in Love and Thee repentance.
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