And stayed thy mind on changeless things above?
When He, thou callest “Abba, Father,” placed
The earnest of adoption in thine heart,
Thou wast engraven, ne’er to be effaced,* * John 10:28.
Upon His holy hands, and His thou art.
Then doubt no more, for the omniscient God,
All whose mysterious ways are just and true,
In life will comfort with his staff and rod,
Be near in death, and guide thee safely through.
And when the race is run, the victory given,