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Text:Retire, vain world, awhile retire
Author:Anon.

851. Retire, vain world, awhile retire

1 Retire, vain world, awhile retire,
And leave us with the Lord:
Thy gifts ne'er fill one just desire,
Nor lasting bliss afford.

2 Behold and pity from above
Our cold and languid frame;
Oh! shed abroad thy quick'ning love,
And we'll adore thy name.

3 Make known thy power, victorious King,
Subdue each stubborn will;
Then sovereign grace we'll join to sing
On Zion's sacred hill.

Text Information
First Line: Retire, vain world, awhile retire
Author: Anon.
Meter: C. M.
Publication Date: 1873
Topic: Provisions of the Gospel: Invitations and Promises; Consolation for the Penitent
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