Occasional verse, moral and sacred Published for the instruction and amusement of the Candidly Serious and Religious [by Edward Perronet] |
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THE MASTER'S YOKE—THE SCHOLAR'S LESSON.
Learn of me. Matt. xi. 29.
I
O grant me, Lord, that sweet content,That sweetens every state;
Which no internal fears can rent,
Nor outward foes abate.
II
Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace,(Thy word the truth hath said)
Who, cloth'd with thy great righteousness,
Thy arm his strength has made.
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III
Grant me then, lord, a contrite heart,A meek and quiet breast;
Thy own unspotted mind impart,
Thy own unshaken rest.
IV
That rest for humble souls prepar'd,The bosom of thy love;
Where patience finds her full reward,
When perfected above.
V
Give me then grace this rest to seek,And, as I seek, to find;
My heart all pure, my soul all meek,
The copy of thy mind.
VI
So shall I know thy utmost power,Thy utmost glory prove;
And in eternity adore
The matchless gift of love!
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