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576.

[Before the saints to glory go]

Ask what I shall do for thee, before I be taken, &c. —ii. 9.

Before the saints to glory go,
We may implore their aid;
Christ doth on us the gifts bestow,
For which on earth they pray'd:
But when He doth our friends remove,
Himself their place supplies,
Our only Advocate above,
Who prays us to the skies.