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THE HAPPINESS OF THE GODLY. |
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THE HAPPINESS OF THE GODLY.
“And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that
bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither.”
—Psalm, i. 3.
Blessed state! and happy he
Who is like that planted tree;
Living waters lave his root,
Bends his bough with golden fruit.
Who is like that planted tree;
Living waters lave his root,
Bends his bough with golden fruit.
Thine, O Lord! the power and praise
Which a sight like this displays;
Power of thine must plant it there,
Praise of thee it should declare.
Which a sight like this displays;
Power of thine must plant it there,
Praise of thee it should declare.
Thou must first prepare the ground,
Sow the seed, and fence it round,
Streams that water, suns that shine,
Each and all are ever thine.
Sow the seed, and fence it round,
Streams that water, suns that shine,
Each and all are ever thine.
When the seedling from its bed
First lifts up its timid head,
Ministry of Thine must give
All on which its life can live.
First lifts up its timid head,
Ministry of Thine must give
All on which its life can live.
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Showers from Thee must bid it thrive,
Breath of thine must oft revive;
Light from Thee its bloom supplies,
Left by Thee—it fades, and dies.
Breath of thine must oft revive;
Light from Thee its bloom supplies,
Left by Thee—it fades, and dies.
Whose then—when a tree up-grown,
Should its fruit be? but thine own!
And thy glorious heritage
Is its fadeless leaf in age.
Should its fruit be? but thine own!
And thy glorious heritage
Is its fadeless leaf in age.
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