One Hundred Holy Songs, Carols, and Sacred Ballads Original, and suitable for music [by Jean Ingelow] |
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One Hundred Holy Songs, Carols, and Sacred Ballads | ||
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[As the veil of broidery fine]
“He hath put the world in their hearts.”
As the veil of broidery fine
For the temple wrought of old,
Dropp'd before the awful shrine,
Bloom'd in purple, gleam'd in gold;
For the temple wrought of old,
Dropp'd before the awful shrine,
Bloom'd in purple, gleam'd in gold;
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So the broider'd earth and sky,
Ever present, always near,
Charm the soul and fill the eye—
Marvellous, matchless, beauteous, dear.
Ever present, always near,
Charm the soul and fill the eye—
Marvellous, matchless, beauteous, dear.
While the veil our God hath wrought
Hangs before the holy place,
It must reign o'er sight and thought,
Drawn between us and His face.
Hangs before the holy place,
It must reign o'er sight and thought,
Drawn between us and His face.
When the veil is rent in twain
Shall the present God appear;
We shall see Him then full fain—
Matchless, changeless, perfect, fair.
Shall the present God appear;
We shall see Him then full fain—
Matchless, changeless, perfect, fair.
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