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[A grain of grace may we not see]

The kingdom of heaven is like to a grain, &c. —xiii. 31.

A grain of grace may we not see
This moment, and the next a tree?
Or must we patiently attend
To find the precious seed ascend?
Our Lord declares it must be so;
And striking deep our root, we grow,
And lower sink, and higher rise,
Till Christ transplant us to the skies.