← Come on, my partners in distress Hymns and Tunes (1888) · No. 1143

Come on, my partners in distress

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Come on, my partners in distress,My comrades in the wilderness,Who still your burdens feel;Awhile forget your griefs and fears,And look beyond the vale of tearsTo yon celestial hill.

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Look far beyond this narrow space,Look forward to that heavenly place.The saints' secure abode.On faith's strong eagle pinions rise,And wing your passage to the skies,Strong in the strength of God.

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Who suffer with their Master here,Shall soon before his face appear,And by his side sit down:To patient faith the prize is sure,And all that to the end endureThe cross, shall wear the crown.

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Thrice blessed, bliss-inspiring hope!It lifts the fainting spirit up!It brings to life the dead:Our conflicts here shall soon be past,And you and I ascend at last,Triumphant with our Head.