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Hymn.
[Lord whose eyes every heart in existence survey]
Lord whose eyes every heart in existence survey,Who canst regulate all with thy merciful sway,
From mine may thy grace, as a guardian, discard
Whatever might render it—selfish and hard:
O keep it from evil propensities free,
Ever mild to mankind, ever grateful to Thee:
This heart ever feels, with thy image imprest,
The more it is Christian—the more it is blest!
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