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The Will
Help me in Christ to learn to do Thy will,That I may have from him eternal life;
And here on earth thy perfect love fulfill,
Then home return victorious from the strife;
This war in heaven must every foe cast down,
And bruise the serpent's star-exalted pride;
And gain for me the lyre and martyr-crown
To all who love the praise of men denied;
To do thy will shall bring that day of rest,
When none can work save those who work with Thee;
And in thy labors evermore are blest,
From death and sin through Christ forever free;
Beloved by Thee thy children to remain,
Made priests, and kings, and heirs of thy domain.
Poem No. 169; mid-September to mid-December 1838
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