Devotional Verses Founded on and Illustrative of select Texts of Scripture [by Bernard Barton] |
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THE BLESSINGS OF EARLY RESTRAINT. |
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THE BLESSINGS OF EARLY RESTRAINT.
“It is good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth. He
sitteth alone and keepeth silence, because he hath borne it upon
him. He putteth his mouth in the dust, if so be there may be
hope.”
—Lamentations, iii. 27–29.
Lord, bless'd is he who learns to bear
Thy yoke in tender youth;
Whom teachings of thine own prepare
Betimes to know thy truth.
Thy yoke in tender youth;
Whom teachings of thine own prepare
Betimes to know thy truth.
Good is it—in thy holy sight,
Who view'st with partial eyes,
E'en with a Father's fond delight
Such early sacrifice.
Who view'st with partial eyes,
E'en with a Father's fond delight
Such early sacrifice.
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Good is it for Thy church's sake;
For he, thus taught to bear,
A pillar in that church shall make,
And show thy praises there.
For he, thus taught to bear,
A pillar in that church shall make,
And show thy praises there.
And goodly is the portion still
Of him, whoe'er he be,
Who early knows thought, word, and will,
Subjected unto Thee.
Of him, whoe'er he be,
Who early knows thought, word, and will,
Subjected unto Thee.
His shall be light in darkest hour,
His—patient waiting too;—
In Thy unfailing arm of power
His strength shall he renew.
His—patient waiting too;—
In Thy unfailing arm of power
His strength shall he renew.
He shall sit silently, alone,
His mouth as in the dust,
To see Thy holier hope made known,
In which is plac'd his trust.
His mouth as in the dust,
To see Thy holier hope made known,
In which is plac'd his trust.
To him, in Thy appointed time,
That hope shall yet appear,
Whose power, eternal and sublime,
Can cast out every fear.
That hope shall yet appear,
Whose power, eternal and sublime,
Can cast out every fear.
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