Occasional verse, moral and sacred Published for the instruction and amusement of the Candidly Serious and Religious [by Edward Perronet] |
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CEASING FROM SELF. |
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CEASING FROM SELF.
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I wou'd be all that I am not,And every thing I ought;
My soul without a single spot,
And pure in every thought.
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I wou'd be patient, gentle, mild,In every wish resign'd;
The model of a little child,
To every good inclin'd.
III
I wou'd be prudent, kind, and meek,In love each wound receive;
When smitten, turn the other cheek,
And then the foe forgive.
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I wou'd in pain, in grief, and loss,Be thankfully content;
Look up to Him who bore his cross,
And on to Calvary went.
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I wou'd be all I ought to be;Thro' grace it shall be done:
My God, I would be all like Thee,
And that is all in one!
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