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When, as returns this solemn day,
Man comes to meet his Maker, God,
What rites, what honours shall he pay?
How spread his sovereign’s praise abroad?
From marble domes and gilded spires
Shall curling clouds of incense rise?
And gems, and gold, and garlands deck
The costly pomp of sacrifice?
Vain, sinful man! creation’s Lord
Thy golden offerings well may spare:
But give thy heart, and thou shalt find
Here dwells a God who heareth prayer.
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8 8 8 8 (L.M.)
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LIST OF LYRIC SOURCES
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| 1851 | # 27 |
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