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I have longed for thy salvation.
Psalm 119:174.
Purer yet and purer
I would be in mind,
Dearer yet and dearer
Every duty find:
2 Hoping still, and trusting
God without a fear
Patiently believing
He will make all clear:
3 Calmer yet and calmer
Trial bear and pain,
Surer yet and surer
Peace at last to gain.
4 Suffering still and doing,
To his will resigned,
And to God subduing
Heart, and will, and mind:
5 Higher yet and higher,
Out of clouds and night,
Nearer yet and nearer
Rising to the light—
6 Oft these earnest longings
Swell within my breast,
Yet their inner meaning
Ne’er can be expressed.
Mason.