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KEEP us, Lord, O keep us ever, Vain our hope if left by Thee; We are Thine, O leave us never, Till Thy face in Heaven we see; There to praise Thee Through a vast eternity. |
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2 | All our strength at once would fail us, If deserted, Lord, by Thee; Nothing then could help or save us, Certain our defeat would be: Those against us Then their base desire would see. |
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3 | But we look to Thee as able, Grace to give in time of need: Heaven for us is sure and stable, Like the promise which we plead: ‘I will keep thee!’ This is all our hope indeed. |
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Thomas Kelly, 1769-1855 |