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In the beginning, God said “Be!”
And all things were,—heaven, earth, and sea:
God, in the end, once more will say,
“Perish!” and all shall pass away.
But thou, O Lord! For ever art:
The orb of thine eternity
Is one great whole, without a part;
Past, present, future, meet in thee.
Convinced of sin, my soul would bend
Before thee in the lowest dust;
Yet to thy throne by prayer ascend,
With trembling awe and childlike trust.
O look in loving-kindness down
on a frail worm with thee at strife;
Eternal death were in thy frown,
Thy smile will be eternal life!
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8 8 8 8 (L.M.)
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