Visitor, heaven sent, I sue thee,
Tho' my racking members rue thee,
And my reason vain eschew thee__
Sweet, sweet pain;
Prythee, tell me ere thou leave me,
For my sins weigh down and grieve me__
In thy arms will He receive me;
Sweet, sweet pain ?
Peace! dear soul, the Savior hears thee,
In the passion ever nears thee,
On the changed cross uprears He__
Sweet, sweet pain.
Heavenly Father, if Thou willest,
With my Lord, the cup Thou fillest,
I will quaff, until Thou stillest
Sweet, sweet pain.
______________
BURDENS borne are soonest lightened;
Darkest skies are soonest brightened;
So the soul by faith is heightened;
Hope thou in God!
__Chittenden.
OUTWARD and inward; ebbing and flowing;
Phases are myriad; life is but one;
Circles concentric, meeting, and showing,
Higher than human, Nature hath none.
__Chittenden.
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