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501
Hymn
Reflections at the Close of the Year
The flowers of Spring have faded fast,
The Summer's glories did not last,
Autumn is gone, and Winter near;
End of the varied, changeful year.
The Summer's glories did not last,
Autumn is gone, and Winter near;
End of the varied, changeful year.
Deep in thy mind consider well
The lessons, which these changes tell,
Of birth, growth, ripeness, and decay,
How short man's life, how brief his stay.
The lessons, which these changes tell,
Of birth, growth, ripeness, and decay,
How short man's life, how brief his stay.
'Tis His appointment here below,
Who doth our state, and nature know;
That we may thus submissive be
To His all-wise, and just decree.
Who doth our state, and nature know;
That we may thus submissive be
To His all-wise, and just decree.
Still may we own a Father's care
In every suffering, grief, we bear;
And through His works and Word, discern
His righteous will, His wisdom learn.
In every suffering, grief, we bear;
And through His works and Word, discern
His righteous will, His wisdom learn.
Oh, that some fruit we here may bear,
That shall our souls for heaven prepare;
Where days, and years, and seasons round,
And change, and death, no more are found.
That shall our souls for heaven prepare;
Where days, and years, and seasons round,
And change, and death, no more are found.
Poem No. 500; c. 19 December 1876
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