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| Stanza | Denson | Cooper | ||||
| 1 |
While in this vale of sorrow, I travel on in pain, My heart is fix'd on Jesus, I feel him form'd within; But when I come to bid adieu To those I dearly love, My heart is often melted, It is the grief of love. |
Vale of Sorrow 83t, Stanza 1 |
Vale of Sorrow 83t, Stanza 1 |
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| 2 |
I'm on my way to glory, By faith I look above, And view a smiling Jesus, Which fills my soul with love; Tis this that so constrains me, Poor sinners to persuade, I'm bound to do my duty, Though they should not be sav'd. |
Vale of Sorrow 83t, Stanza 2 |
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| 3 |
While in my Master's vineyard, I toil and travel on, O, pray for me, my brethren, Until my work is done; Though lands and rivers roll between, We'll still in spirit meet; And pray for Jesus' coming, And confidently wait. |
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| 4 |
Farewell, my loving brethren, Until we meet again, Perhaps in worlds of glory, With Christ the Lord to reign: Be faithful to your Saviour God, And keep the prize in view, That if I reach those mansions, I there may meet with you. |
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| 5 |
There sickness, pain and sorrow Will all be done away, And we shall meet each other, To spend an endless day; There we shall meet with Jesus, Our Saviour and our Friend,-- Farewell, my loving brethren, Love Jesus to the end. |
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