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O Zion, afflicted with wave upon wave,
Whom no man can comfort, whom no man can save,
With darkness surrounded, by terrors dismayed,
In toiling and rowing thy strength is decayed.
Loud roaring, the billows now nigh overwhelm,
But skilful's the pilot who sits at the helm:
His wisdom conducts thee, his power thee defends;
In safety and quiet thy warfare he ends.
O fearful! O faithless! in mercy he cries;
My promise, my truth, are they light in thine eyes?
Still, still I am with thee, my promise shall stand;
Through tempest and tossing I'll bring thee to land.
Forget thee I will not, 1 cannot; thy name
Engraved on my heart doth for ever remain;
The palms of my hands while I look on I see
The wounds I received, when suffering for thee.
I feel at my heart all thy sighs and thy groans,
For thou art most near me, my flesh and my bones;
In all thy distresses thy head feels the pain,
Yet all are most needful, not one is in vain.
Then trust me, and fear not, thy life is secure;
My wisdom is perfect, supreme is my power;
In love I correct thee thy soul to refine,
To make thee at length in my likeness to shine.
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11 11 11 11
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LIST OF LYRIC SOURCES
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Hymn/Song Book
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| 1815 | # 208 |
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CLARENDON STREET (GORDON)
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11 11 11 11
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| # 134 | Ab | | # 99 | F | | # 289 | F | | # 364 | F | | # 659 | F | | # 96 | F | | # 182 | F | | # 53 | F |
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