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3317.

[Chastised by an indulgent God]

Despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, &c. —xii. 5.

Chastised by an indulgent God,
I would the kind chastisement feel,
But never faint beneath the rod,
Nor desperate, nor insensible:
From each extreme divinely kept,
The trouble coming from above
I would with thankful awe accept,
And bless with tears my Father's love.