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Text:Well for him who all things losing
Author:G. Arnold

132. Well for him who all things losing

Well for him who all things losing,
E'en himself doth count as nought,
Still the one thing needful choosing,
That with all true bliss is fraught!

Well for him who nothing knoweth
But his God, whose boundless love
Makes the heart wherein it gloweth
Calm and pure as saints above!

Well for him who all forsaking
Walketh not in shadows vain,
But the path of peace is taking
Through this vale of tears and pain!

Oh that we our hearts might sever
From earth's tempting vanities,
Fixing them on Him for ever
In whom all our fulness lies!

Oh that ne'er our eyes might wander
From our God, so might we ask
Ever o'er our sins to ponder,
And our conscience be at peace!

Thou abyss of love and goodness,
Draw us by Thy cross to Thee,
That our senses, soul, and spirit,
Ever one with Christ may be!

Text Information
First Line: Well for him who all things losing
Title: Well for him who all things losing
German Title: O der alles hält' verloren
Author: G. Arnold (1697)
Language: English
Publication Date: 1863
Notes: Public Domain.
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