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HYMNS.

"Whoſe bread expands with generous warmth
 "A ſtranger's woes to feel;
"And bleeds in pity o'er the wound
 "He wants the power to heal.

"He ſpreads his kind ſupporting arms
 "To every child of grief;
"His ſecret bounty largely flows,
 "And brings unaſk'd relief.

"To gentle offices of love
 "His feet are never ſlow;
"He views thro' mercy's melting eye
 "A brother in a foe.

"Peace from the boſom of his God,
 "My peace to him I give;
"And when he kneels before the throne,
 "His trembling ſoul ſhall live.