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Hymn
From out its large estate,
Little the world will give;
The rich, the powerful, and the great,
Care not that thou shouldst live.
Little the world will give;
The rich, the powerful, and the great,
Care not that thou shouldst live.
The world doth love its own,
Its ways, its wealth, its pride;
'Twill leave thee weak and poor alone,
Nor care though thou hadst died.
Its ways, its wealth, its pride;
'Twill leave thee weak and poor alone,
Nor care though thou hadst died.
Then look unto the Lord,
And trust his gracious care;
Believe the promise of his Word,
He, pitying, hears thy prayer.
And trust his gracious care;
Believe the promise of his Word,
He, pitying, hears thy prayer.
He shall thy wants supply,
Who gives to all their food;
Nor, to the thankless, doth deny
Each needed earthly good.
Who gives to all their food;
Nor, to the thankless, doth deny
Each needed earthly good.
Poem No. 140; c. 26 September 1861
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