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With the pure thou wilt show thyself pure.
2 Sam. 22:27.
The offerings to thy throne which rise,
Of mingled praise and prayer,
Are but a worthless sacrifice
Unless the heart is there.
2 Upon thine all-discerning ear
Let no vain words intrude;
No tribute but the vow sincere—
The tribute of the good.
3 My offerings will indeed be blest,
If sanctified by thee—
If thy pure Spirit touch my breast
With its own purity.
4 O, may that Spirit warm my heart
To piety and love,
And to life’s lowly vale impart
Some rays from heaven above.
Bowring.