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THE SWELLING OF JORDAN.
THE SWELLING OF JORDAN.
"When ye are come to the brink of the water of Jordan, ye shall stand still in Jordan."—Joshua iii. 8.
"As I was with Moses, so I will be with thee: I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee."—Joshua i. 5.
Be still, O Jordan's billows!
And stay thy rushing tide,
Until I stem thy current"
On to the other side."
My heart with fear is sinking
As the waters touch my feet;
How shall I tread the pathway
When the wild waves o'er me meet?
And stay thy rushing tide,
Until I stem thy current"
On to the other side."
My heart with fear is sinking
As the waters touch my feet;
How shall I tread the pathway
When the wild waves o'er me meet?
I thought a band of angels
Would wait to lead me home;
I thought the gates of glory
Would glisten through the gloom—
That the joyful hymn of seraphs
Would cheer the starless wave,
And hide death's dismal pageant,
The death- throe and the grave.
Would wait to lead me home;
I thought the gates of glory
Would glisten through the gloom—
That the joyful hymn of seraphs
Would cheer the starless wave,
And hide death's dismal pageant,
The death- throe and the grave.
Darker my path is growing;
I falter on the brink;
If, with my foes contending,
My trembling soul shall shrink,
Then they who watch my halting
I falter on the brink;
If, with my foes contending,
My trembling soul shall shrink,
Then they who watch my halting
