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SISTER DORA.
“Blessed is the man whose strength is in Thee;
In whose heart are the highways to Zion.
Passing through the valley of Weeping they make it a place of springs;
Yea, the early rain covereth it with blessings.
They go from strength to strength,
Every one of them appeareth before God in Zion.”
Ps. lxxxiv. 5-7, Revised Version.
In whose heart are the highways to Zion.
Passing through the valley of Weeping they make it a place of springs;
Yea, the early rain covereth it with blessings.
They go from strength to strength,
Every one of them appeareth before God in Zion.”
Ps. lxxxiv. 5-7, Revised Version.
O strong and blest, who makest God thy choice,
And bearest in thy heart thy Saviour's ways,
Bidding the vale of misery to rejoice
With showers of blessing on its wintry days!
Thy life of labour is a life of praise;
Thy toil is prayer, thy rest thanksgiving. Go
Onward, from strength to strength increasing; so
Thy God will guide thee through the thorniest maze
Of earthly life, and make all service sweet,
Even to bind the wounds and wash the feet
Alike of sinner and of saint. Go on
And follow in the path thy Saviour trod,
Till thou in Zion stand before thy God,
And hear thy Father's blessing, “Child, well done.”
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