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[Thou know'st not what thy Lord will say]
Thou know'st not what thy Lord will say,
He knows thee and not thou him
And tho' unseen thou wert He
Can still thy every action see
He knows thee and not thou him
And tho' unseen thou wert He
Can still thy every action see
While thou wert busy here and there
So He was here and he is gone
Thou oft has time enough to spare
But He thy Lord and Master now.
So He was here and he is gone
Thou oft has time enough to spare
But He thy Lord and Master now.
Then quickly do the thing thou doest
And quickly speak the flying word
Nor to thyself a moment trust
For he who trusts himself is weak
And quickly speak the flying word
Nor to thyself a moment trust
For he who trusts himself is weak
Poem No. 683; late 1839—early 1840
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