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THE DWELLING-PLACE OF GOD.
August 17, 1813.
God dwells in heaven: he rules above,
In everlasting might,
Beyond where stars their courses move,
In uncreated light.
In everlasting might,
Beyond where stars their courses move,
In uncreated light.
God dwells in hell: his vengeance there
Gleams through the black abode;
The realms of anguish and despair
Confess the present God.
Gleams through the black abode;
The realms of anguish and despair
Confess the present God.
God dwells on earth; and all around
We view his wondrous power;
His terrors in the thunder sound,
His mercies in the shower.
We view his wondrous power;
His terrors in the thunder sound,
His mercies in the shower.
When man erects a house of prayer,
There God resides within,
To witness every feeling there,
And pardon every sin.
There God resides within,
To witness every feeling there,
And pardon every sin.
But most of all the Lord resides
Within an humble mind;
The worth that modest merit hides
His grace is sure to find.
Within an humble mind;
The worth that modest merit hides
His grace is sure to find.
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By pious men he may be found,
And every where adored;
Where'er they tread is holy ground,
A temple to the Lord.
And every where adored;
Where'er they tread is holy ground,
A temple to the Lord.
O, let me find thee every where—
Around me, and within!
Be every day a day of prayer,
And pure from every sin.
Around me, and within!
Be every day a day of prayer,
And pure from every sin.
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