Go not far from me, O my Strength
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Go not far from me, O my Strength,Whom all my times obey;Take from me anything thou wilt,But go not thou away;And let the storm that does thy workDeal with me as it may.
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No suffering, while it lasts, is joy,How blest soe'er it be;Yet may the chastened child be gladHis Father's face to see;And O, it is not hard to bearWhat must be borne in thee!
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Safe in thy sanctifying grace,Almighty to restore;Borne onward, sin and death behind,And love and life before,O let my soul abound in hope,And praise thee more and more!
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Deep unto deep may call, but IWith peaceful heart will say,"Thy loving-kindness hath a chargeNo waves can take away;"And let the storm that speeds me home,Deal with me as it may.