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A NEW BIRTH by EDMUND JOHN ARMSTRONG

First Line: MY FATE, MY PORTION IN THE STRIFE
Last Line: SUBMISSIVE TO THY WILL!
Subject(s): CONDUCT OF LIFE; FUTURE LIFE; RETRIBUTION; ETERNITY; AFTER LIFE;

MY fate, my portion in the strife
Of this strange world, my after-life
With all its hopes and fears,
Rest on the issue of To-day!
Spirit of Goodness, chase away
The clouds that gather o'er me now,
The fire that wreathes my aching brow,
The intermitting thrill
That tingles through my frame; the throb
That heaves my breast; the thoughts that rob
Mine eyes of sleep! O, let me bow
Submissive to Thy will!



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