BY faith we find the place above, The Rock that rent in twain; Beneath the...
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BY faith we find the place above, The Rock that rent in twain; Beneath the shade of divine love, And in the clefts remain.
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Jesus, to thy dear wounds we flee, We sink into thy side; Assured that all who trust in thee Shall evermore abide.
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Then let the thundering trumpet sound, The latest lightning glare, The mountains melt, the solid ground Dissolve as liquid air;
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The huge celestial bodies roll, Amidst that general fire, And shrivel as a parchment-scroll, And all in smoke expire!
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Yet still the Lord, the Saviour reigns, When nature is destroyed, And no created thing remains Throughout the flaming void.
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Sublime upon his azure throne, He speaks the almighty word; His fiat is obeyed! 'tis done; And Paradise restored.
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So be it! let this system end, This ruinous earth and skies, The new Jerusalem descend, The new creation rise!
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Thy power omnipotent assume, Thy brightest majesty! And when thou dost in glory come, My Lord, remember me!