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183
FAITH, HOPE, AND CHARITY.
“And now abideth Faith, Hope, Charity, these
three; but the
greatest of these is Charity!”
Still abide the heaven-born
three,
Faith, and Hope, and Charity!
Faith—to point our heaven-ward goal,
Hope—an anchor to the soul:
Faith and Hope must pass away;
Charity endure for aye!
Faith, and Hope, and Charity!
Faith—to point our heaven-ward goal,
Hope—an anchor to the soul:
Faith and Hope must pass away;
Charity endure for aye!
Hope must in possession die;
Faith—in blissful certainty:
These to gladden earth were given;
Love, or Charity—for heaven!
For, in brighter realms above,
Charity survives—as Love.
Faith—in blissful certainty:
These to gladden earth were given;
Love, or Charity—for heaven!
For, in brighter realms above,
Charity survives—as Love.
184
Love to Him, the great I AM!
Love to Him, the incarnate Lamb!
Love unto the Holy Ghost!
Love to all the heavenly host!
Love to all the human race,
Sanctified by saving grace!
Love to Him, the incarnate Lamb!
Love unto the Holy Ghost!
Love to all the heavenly host!
Love to all the human race,
Sanctified by saving grace!
In that pure and perfect love,
Treasured up for heaven above,
Christian! may thy grateful heart
Have its everlasting part;
And, when Faith and Hope are mute,
Find in endless Love their fruit!
Treasured up for heaven above,
Christian! may thy grateful heart
Have its everlasting part;
And, when Faith and Hope are mute,
Find in endless Love their fruit!
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