O who, in such a world as this
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O who, in such a world as this,Could bear his lot of pain,Did not one radiant hope of blissUnclouded yet remain?
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That hope the sovereign Lord has givenWho reigns above the skies;Hope that unites the soul to heavenBy faith's endearing ties.
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Each care, each ill of mortal birth,Is sent in pitying love,To lift the lingering heart from earth,And speed its flight above.
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And every pang that wrings the breast,And every joy that dies,Bids us to seek a purer rest,And trust to holier ties.