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GOD LIVETH EVER

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Publishing Committee · Battle Creek, Mich. · Jun 5, 1860

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 16, No. 3.

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GOD LIVETH EVER.

God liveth ever ! Wherefore, soul, despair thou never ! Say, shall He slumber, shall He sleep, Who gave the eye its power to see ? Shall He not hear His children weep, Who made the ear so wondrously ? God is God : he sees and hears All their troubles, all their tears. Soul forget not mid thy pains, God o'er all forever reigns !
God liveth ever ! Wherefore, soul, despair thou never ! He who can earth and heaven control, Who spreads the clouds o'er sea and land, Whose presence fills the mighty whole, In each true heart is close at hand. Love Him : He will surely send Help and joy that never end, Soul, forget not in thy pains, God o'er all forever reigns.
God liveth ever ! Wherefore, soul, despair thou never ! Those whom the thoughtless world forsakes, Who stand bewildered with their woe, God gently to his bosom takes, And bids them all His fullness know. In thy sorrow's swelling flood, Own his hand who seeks thy good. Soul, forget not in thy pains, God o'er all forever reigns !
God liveth ever ! Wherefore, Soul, despair thou never ! Let earth and heaven, outworn with age, Sink to the chaos whence they came, Let angry foes against us rage, Let hell shoot forth its fiercest flame, Fear not death nor Satan's thrusts, God defends who in Him trusts. Soul, remember in thy pains, God o'er all forever reigns !
God liveth ever ! Wherefore, Soul, despair thou never ! What though you tread with bleeding feet, A thorny path of grief and gloom, Thy God will choose the way most meet To lead thee heavenward, lead thee home. For this life's long night of sadness, He will give thee peace and gladness. Soul, forget not in thy pains, God o'er all forever reigns !
[Huntington's 'Hymns of the Ages.']