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O happy they who know the Lord, With whom be deigns to dwell, He feeds and cheers them by His word, His arm supports them well. He helped His saints in ancient days, Who trusted in His name; And we can witness to His praise, His love is still the same. His presence sweetens all our cares, And makes our burdens light; A word from Him dispels our fears, And gilds the gloom of night.
O happy they who know the Lord, With whom be deigns to dwell, He feeds and cheers them by His word, His arm supports them well. He helped His saints in ancient days, Who trusted in His name; And we can witness to His praise, His love is still the same. His presence sweetens all our cares, And makes our burdens light; A word from Him dispels our fears, And gilds the gloom of night.
Approximate author period: c. 1684 AD · renaissance
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- Isaac Newton
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- Approximate author period: c. 1684 AD · renaissance
author lifetime midpoint (1642–1727)
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- A Cyclopædia of Sacred Poetical Quotations (catalogued1888) (1888 AD)
Page 681 · printed citation: Newton · subject: WORD
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