Devotional Verses Founded on and Illustrative of select Texts of Scripture [by Bernard Barton] |
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STONES OF MEMORIAL. |
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STONES OF MEMORIAL.
“When your children shall ask their fathers, in time to come,
saying, What mean these stones? Then ye shall let your children
know, saying, Israel came over this Jordan on dry land.”
—Joshua, iv. 21, 22.
Between us and that land of rest
To which thy grace, O Lord! would guide,
Seems interpos'd, in hours deprest,
A deep, a broad, and billowy tide.
To which thy grace, O Lord! would guide,
Seems interpos'd, in hours deprest,
A deep, a broad, and billowy tide.
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There waves of conflict loudly roar,
Rocks of temptation there are found,
The winds of pride sweep fiercely o'er,
And fogs of doubt oft hover round.
Rocks of temptation there are found,
The winds of pride sweep fiercely o'er,
And fogs of doubt oft hover round.
And many a once triumphant bark,
Strew'd on its shore a shapeless mass,
Denotes what countless dangers mark
The Jordan which the soul must pass.
Strew'd on its shore a shapeless mass,
Denotes what countless dangers mark
The Jordan which the soul must pass.
Yet christian pilgrim, thou to whom
That land of promis'd rest is dear,
Let not despondency and gloom
Excite distrust and chilling fear.
That land of promis'd rest is dear,
Let not despondency and gloom
Excite distrust and chilling fear.
Go on in hope and faith like those
Who bore that hallow'd ark on high,
At whose approach the waters rose,
And wave-less stood—'till they were by!
Who bore that hallow'd ark on high,
At whose approach the waters rose,
And wave-less stood—'till they were by!
He who hath call'd thee by his love,
Can guard thee safely by his power,
By grace can guide thee from above,
In peril's and temptation's hour.
Can guard thee safely by his power,
By grace can guide thee from above,
In peril's and temptation's hour.
His word of promise is as true
As when the Jordan backward turn'd,
His arm can lead thee safely through
The deeper tide by thee discern'd.
As when the Jordan backward turn'd,
His arm can lead thee safely through
The deeper tide by thee discern'd.
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Can give thee from its hidden bed
Stones of memorial for a sign
That souls redeem'd, by Jesus led,
May trust in power and love divine.
Stones of memorial for a sign
That souls redeem'd, by Jesus led,
May trust in power and love divine.
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