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[Thee let Thy own love constrain]

They constrained Him, saying, Abide with, &c. —xxiv. 29.

Thee let Thy own love constrain
With Thy followers to remain,
Now the shades of night are near,
Do not Saviour, disappear:

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With us still vouchsafe to' abide,
Through the dreary valley guide,
On Thyself our spirits stay,
Bear us to eternal day.