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“Are there Few that be Saved?”
Luke 13:23.
So questioned one of old, as we
Do often anxious ask;
And from our work we look around,
Forgetting our own task.
Do often anxious ask;
And from our work we look around,
Forgetting our own task.
We see the busy multitudes,
That throng the world's highway;
We see the multitudes that meet
To worship and to pray.
That throng the world's highway;
We see the multitudes that meet
To worship and to pray.
Shall few, or shall all men be saved?
We question, too, the Lord;
But the same answer we receive,
As he who heard his word.
We question, too, the Lord;
But the same answer we receive,
As he who heard his word.
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Strive earnestly to enter in
God's kingdom, given to all;
And while thou hear'st the Gospel preached,
Obey its gracious call.
God's kingdom, given to all;
And while thou hear'st the Gospel preached,
Obey its gracious call.
Look not around, nor curious be
To learn another's fate;
But rather strive thyself to gain
An entrance ere too late.
To learn another's fate;
But rather strive thyself to gain
An entrance ere too late.
When once the Master of the House
Has risen, and shut the door,
In vain they seek to enter in
Who welcomed were before.
Has risen, and shut the door,
In vain they seek to enter in
Who welcomed were before.
For many then shall stand without,
And wait, and knock in vain;
Who, if they strove to enter now,
Might easy entrance gain.
And wait, and knock in vain;
Who, if they strove to enter now,
Might easy entrance gain.
Poem No. 426; c. 24 August 1872
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