And folds them in His arms.
Note also the spiritual joy that is reflected in the hymn so often used at confirmation:
O happy day, that stays my choice
On Thee, my Saviour and my God!
Well may this glowing heart rejoice,
And tell its raptures all abroad.
Something of Doddridge’s own confiding trust in God is expressed in the beautiful lines:
Shine on our souls, eternal God!
With rays of beauty shine;
O let Thy favor crown our days,