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Text:Patience
Author:Beddome

CCLXIV. Patience

1 Dear Lord, tho' bitter is the cup,
Thy gracious hand deals out to me,
I cheerfully will drink it up,
That cannot hurt which comes from thee.

2 Dash it with thine unchanging love,
Let not a drop of wrath be there;
The saints for ever bless'd above,
Were often most afflicted here.

3 From Jesus, thy incarnate Son,
I'll learn obedience to thy will;
And humbly kiss the chastening rod,
When its severest strokes I feel.

Text Information
First Line: Dear Lord, tho' bitter is the cup
Title: Patience
Author: Beddome
Meter: L. M.
Language: English
Publication Date: 1792
Topic: Graces of the Spirit: Patience; Christian patience desired; Submission to the will of God
Notes: Public Domain.
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