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The Poetical Works of Frances Ridley Havergal | ||
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‘Welcome thou, whose heavenly message
Came with quickening power to me!
O most welcome to the portals
Of this home of bright immortals,
I have waited long for thee!’
Came with quickening power to me!
O most welcome to the portals
Of this home of bright immortals,
I have waited long for thee!’
‘Who art thou? I never saw thee
In my pilgrimage below,’
Said he, marvelling. ‘I will show thee,’
Answered he, ‘the love I owe thee,
Full and fervent, for I know thee
By the starlight on thy brow.
In my pilgrimage below,’
Said he, marvelling. ‘I will show thee,’
Answered he, ‘the love I owe thee,
Full and fervent, for I know thee
By the starlight on thy brow.
‘Words that issued from thy chamber
Turned my darkness into light;
Guided footsteps, weak and weary,
Through the desert wild and dreary,
Through the valley of the night.
Turned my darkness into light;
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Through the desert wild and dreary,
Through the valley of the night.
‘Come! for many another waits thee!
All unfolded thou shalt see,
Through the ecstatic revelation
Of their endless exultation,
What our God hath wrought by thee.’
All unfolded thou shalt see,
Through the ecstatic revelation
Of their endless exultation,
What our God hath wrought by thee.’
The Poetical Works of Frances Ridley Havergal | ||