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Behold the sons the heirs of God
So dearly bought with Jesus' blood:
Are they not born to heav'nly joys.
And shall they stoop to earthly toys?
Doth vain discourse, or empty mirth.
Well suit the honors of their birth?
Shall they be fond of gay attire.
Which children love, and fools admire?
Lord, with a heaven-directed eye
We'll pass these glittering trifles by;
Oh, raise our hearts and passions higher,
Touch our vain souls with sacred fire.
We'll look on all the toys below
With such disdain as angels do;
And wait the call that bids us rise
To mansions promis'd in the skies.
Behold the sons the heirs of God
So dearly bought with Jesus' blood:
Are they not born to heav'nly joys.
And shall they stoop to earthly toys?
Doth vain discourse, or empty mirth.
Well suit the honors of their birth?
Shall they be fond of gay attire.
Which children love, and fools admire?
Lord, with a heaven-directed eye
We'll pass these glittering trifles by;
Oh, raise our hearts and passions higher,
Touch our vain souls with sacred fire.
We'll look on all the toys below
With such disdain as angels do;
And wait the call that bids us rise
To mansions promis'd in the skies.
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8 8 8 8 (L.M.)
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WINCHESTER
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8 8 8 8 (L.M.)
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