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The Ark
There is no change of time and place with Thee,Where'er I go with me 'tis still the same;
Within thy presence I rejoice to be,
And always hallow thy most holy name;
The world doth ever change; there is no peace
Among the shallows of its storm-vexed breast;
With every breath the frothy waves increase,
They toss up mire and dirt, they cannot rest;
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My soul across the uncertain sea can sail,
And though the night of death be long and dark
My hopes in Christ shall reach within the veil;
And to the promised haven steady steer,
Whose rest to those who love is ever near.
Poem No. 618; late 1838–early 1839
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