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On uncultivated soil,
Gaudy flowers are seen to grow;
God may thus on creatures vile,
Splendid gifts at time bestow.
Persons void of grace divine,
May in utterance excel;
In the church with lustre shine,
While they still are heirs of hell.
They externally pursue
The fair path which saints have trod;
Just appear, and liberal too,
Yet, alas, are far from God.
Love and zeal may be expressed,
Many seeing duties done;
Christ my them may be professed,
Preached, and yet may be unknown.
Vain desires may be restrained,
Worldly lusts in part denied;
Grosser acts of sin refrained,
Yet its power may still abide.
Lord, examine thou my heart,
Every inward thought explore;
With the form do thou impart,
True religion’s vital power.
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LIST OF LYRIC SOURCES
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Hymn/Song Book
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| 1818 | # 508 |
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NOTTINGHAM
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7 7 7 7
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LIST OF MUSIC SOURCES
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Hymn/Song Book
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Song #
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Key
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| # 519 | F | | # 212 | G | | # 476 | G | | # 527 | G | | # 616 | G | | # 19 | G | | # 446 | G |
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