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188. Sure the blest Comforter is nigh

1 Sure the blest Comforter is nigh,
'Tis He sustains my fainting heart;
Else would my hope forever die,
And ev'ry cheering ray depart.

2 When some kind promise cheers my soul,
Do I not find His healing voice
The tempest of my fears control,
And bid my drooping powers rejoice?

3 What less than Thine almighty word
Can raise my heart from earth and dust,
And bid me cleave to Thee, my Lord,
My life, my treasure, and my trust?

4 And when my cheerful hope can say,
"I love my God, and taste His grace;"
Lord, is it not Thy blissful ray
Which brings this dawn of sacred peace?

5 Let Thy kind spirit in my heart
Forever dwell, O God of love;
And light and heavenly peace impart,
Sweet earnest of the joys above.

Text Information
First Line: Sure the blest Comforter is nigh
Meter: L. M.
Language: English
Publication Date: 1870
Topic: Comforter; Holy Spirit; Holy Spirit: as Comforter (3 more...)
Notes: Author from index: Steele
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