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767.

[Joy unmix'd I would not know]

They departed quickly from the sepulchre, &c. —xxviii. 8.

Joy unmix'd I would not know:
When Thou dost to me appear,
Guard the joy Thou dost bestow,
Moderate it with humble fear;
Fear of my unworthiness,
Fear lest I Thy grace should hide,
Fear of nature's fond excess,
Fear of losing it by pride.