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Hymn To The Saviour

William Hayley

Saviour! pure source of life and zeal intense,
Whose words were peace, whose deeds benificence,
Around thy servant ever may I see
The sunshine of the soul deriv’d from Thee.

While their true faith enlighten’d Christians prove,
By mutual aid, and evangelic love,
By sins environ’d, may we strive alone
To pardon others, and repent our own.

So may we, comforted by words from Heaven,
That clearly prove the penitent forgiven,
With trust beyond the confidence of youth,
Rest on our guardian God—the God of Truth!
© Printed only as private tokens of regard, for the particular friends of the author. All rights reserved.
From Poems on Serious and Sacred Subjects | Printed at the private press of W. Mason, 1818
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