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either side one, and Jesus in the midst. Now there stood by the cross of Jesus, his mother, and his mothers sister; Mary the wife of Cleophas and Mary Magdalene. When Jesus ⟨therefore⟩ saw his mother, and the disciple standing whom he loved, he saith unto his mother, Woman, behold thy son! Then saith he to the disciple, Behold thy mother! And from that hour the ⟨disciple⟩ took her unto his own house.———The disciple alluded to, is St. John the Evangelist; and we ⟨have⟩ no more concerning Mary, but what is ⟨derived⟩ from tradition; which informs us, that on ⟨the⟩ banishment of St. John to the Island of Patmos she accompanied him in his exile, and there died
SPIRITUAL HYMNS.
Providence.
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HOW are thy servants blest, O Lord,
How sure is their defence!
Eternal Wisdom is their guide,
Their help Omnipotence.
- In foreign realms and lands remote,
Supported by thy care,
Through burning climes, I pass’d unhurt,
And breath’d in tainted air.
