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829.
[His body if a Christian slight]
When His friends heard of it, they went out, &c.
—iii. 21.
His body if a Christian slight,
A pastor toil by day and night,
His health in serving souls impair,
His madness all mankind declare:
But let a fool his God disdain,
Expose his life and soul for gain,
Destroy his health, abridge his days,
And all mankind his wisdom praise.
A pastor toil by day and night,
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His madness all mankind declare:
But let a fool his God disdain,
Expose his life and soul for gain,
Destroy his health, abridge his days,
And all mankind his wisdom praise.
Above my Lord I would not be,
Prized by a world that branded Thee,
But scorn their scandalous esteem
Who dared my God Himself blaspheme:
My portion of Thy shame I take,
A madman for my Master's sake,
And made unto salvation wise,
Pursue my Pattern to the skies.
Prized by a world that branded Thee,
But scorn their scandalous esteem
Who dared my God Himself blaspheme:
My portion of Thy shame I take,
A madman for my Master's sake,
And made unto salvation wise,
Pursue my Pattern to the skies.
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