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SORROW OF THE HEART. |
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SORROW OF THE HEART.
“Wherefore the king said unto me, Why is thy countenance
sad, seeing thou art not sick? This is nothing else but sorrow of
heart.”
—Nehemiah, ii. 2.
O Lord! thine eye alone can see
The hidden sorrows of the heart,
To which no help, but aid from thee,
Availing comfort can impart:—
Thou hear'st its cries,
Thou know'st its sighs,
Thou wilt for its deliv'rance rise.
The hidden sorrows of the heart,
To which no help, but aid from thee,
Availing comfort can impart:—
Thou hear'st its cries,
Thou know'st its sighs,
Thou wilt for its deliv'rance rise.
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It is not sickness which hath chas'd
The rose from off such mourner's cheek;
The darkening cloud by sorrow trac'd
Tells more than words can ever speak;
Groans which confess
The heart's distress,
Can only find in thee redress.
The rose from off such mourner's cheek;
The darkening cloud by sorrow trac'd
Tells more than words can ever speak;
Groans which confess
The heart's distress,
Can only find in thee redress.
Thine arm is shorten'd not;—thine ear
Is open as in days of yore;
The first can save, the last can hear,
And thou canst smiles for tears restore,
Give light for gloom,
Recal hope's bloom,
And bring back joy as from the tomb.
Is open as in days of yore;
The first can save, the last can hear,
And thou canst smiles for tears restore,
Give light for gloom,
Recal hope's bloom,
And bring back joy as from the tomb.
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