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THE GOSPEL SONGS
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Well may this father’s heart rejoice,
And with prophetic rapture sing:
His song a prelude to that ’Voice’[1]
Predestined to proclaim the King.
His joy a foretaste of that mirth
Which shall the hearts of all possess,
When o’er a recreated earth
Christ’s sceptre reigns in righteousness.
Of light he sings for darkened eyes,
For wandering feet the way of peace,
Tells how the Dayspring shall arise,
And shadows flee and sorrows cease.
- ↑ S. John i, 23.
