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SONG FROM THE INNER LIFE.
I.
Sing to the Lord, oh! weary soul of sorrow!Sing to the Lord, though chastened by his rod!
Sing to the Lord that others hope may borrow—
“The pure in heart see God.”
II.
Sink not beneath the yoke of tribulation,Poor weary mortal on life's thorny road!
But bear up stately with this consolation—
“The pure in heart see God.”
III.
Take up thy Cross—when thou art weary laden,Think how Christ sank beneath the heavy load!
High over Calvary shines the Heavenly Aiden—
“The pure in heart see God.”
IV.
Cherish the Golden Words that he has spoken,Then march up Calvary with thy heavy load,
Where his pure body on the Cross was broken—
“The pure in heart see God.”
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V.
His yoke is easy—light, too, is his burden—Death is the Gate to his Divine Abode—
The Land of Promise lies beyond the Jordan—
“The pure in heart see God.”
VI.
Angels of Light their vigils now are keeping,Crowding the ladder up to Heaven's Abode—
While Jacob soft on Bethel-Plain lies sleeping—
“The pure in heart see God.”
VII.
A flood of glory down from Heaven comes streaming,Washing the Angels white along the road—
While, weary with his wrestling, he lies dreaming—
“The pure in heart see God.”
VIII.
God's golden glory up the East is springing,Flooding with splendor all that Blest Abode,
While Angels cluster at the High Gates singing—
“The pure in heart see God.”
IX.
Rising, re-strengthened, like the Blest ImmortalsClimbing the ladder, from the dewy sod,
He hears again at Heaven's crystalline portals—
“The pure in heart see God.”
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X.
Thus, while the good are on the dark earth sleeping,Weary with travelling on life's thorny road—
Angels around their heads strict watch are keeping—
“The pure in heart see God.”
XI.
So, while the thorns are round the good man springing,Bleeding his feet till they baptize the sod—
Angels of Light are to his high soul singing—
“The pure in heart see God.”
XII.
Wide as Ezekiel's ever-flowing river,No eye could see across it was so broad—
Shall this sweet song flow down the world forever—
“The pure in heart see God.”
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