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1375.

[Long an outcast from my Lord]

The Lord will not cast off for ever. —iii. 31.

Long an outcast from my Lord,
A deep revolter I
On Thy never-failing word
In darkness will rely;
Till Thy favour I retrieve
The promise to myself I take,
Me Thou wilt not always grieve,
Thou wilt not quite forsake.