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The Poetical Works of Frances Ridley Havergal

Havergal, Frances Ridley (1836-1879)

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Amy.

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This poem is an acrostic.

‘I have loved you, saith the Lord.’— Mal. i. 2.
Amy, this thy promise be,
Marvellous and sweet and free,
‘Yea, the Lord hath lovèd thee.’
He hath loved thee, and He knows
All thy fears and all thy foes;
Victor thou shalt surely be
Ever through His love to thee.
Rest in quiet joy on this,—
Greater love hath none than His:
And may this thy life-song be,
Love to Him that loveth thee!
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