NEHEMIAH XLII. The Joy of the Lord is your Strength. Chap. 8:10 1 JOY is a fruit that will not grow In nature’s barren soil; All we can boast, till Christ we know, Is vanity and toil. 2 But where the Lord has planted grace, And made his glories known, There fruits of heav’nly joy and peace Are found, and there alone. 3 A bleeding Saviour seen by faith, A sense of pard’ning love, A hope that triumphs over death, Give joys like those above. 4 To take a glimpse within the vail, To know that God is mine,
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