"Sink not, my soul!—my spirit, rise and look
O'er the fair entries of this precious book:
Here are the sins, our debts;—this fairer side
Has what to carnal wish our strength denied;
Has those religious duties every day
Paid—which so few upon the sabbath pay;
Here too are conquests over frail desires,
Attendance due on all the church requires;
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Then alms I give—for I believe the word