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The Strong Man
There is no night I cannot sleep againFor I have learned of patience to obey
And light and darkness cannot now retain
The spirit that has made the life of Christ its day
There is no slumbering when he reigns within
Each hand puts forth each foot its vigor shows
Life rules and motion is in every limb
Thou sawst me dead now all within me grows
And strengthens with each pulse all things are small
I can do all things in the spirit strong
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The iron ramparts that withstood so long
Increase my strength Oh Thou who gave me life
That I in Thee may still renew the strife.
Poem No. 623; fall 1838–summer 1839
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