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| 1 Why should we love the ways of sin, And daily, hourly walk therein; Why seek the world's false praise to win, When we might live for Jesus? Oh, Jesus, dear! Oh, Jesus near! Who bids us come and never fear Who reigns in Heav'n, and yet is here, An ever present Jesus. 2 Why should we strive to hide in vain, Our earthly sorrows and our pain; Why all our secret griefs retain, When we might go to Jesus? Oh, Jesus, dear! Oh, Jesus near! Who bids us come and never fear Who reigns in Heav'n, and yet is here, An ever present Jesus. 3 Why should we trust in worldly things, That only disappointment brings; Why seek to rise on broken wings, When we might trust in Jesus? Oh, Jesus, dear! Oh, Jesus near! Who bids us come and never fear Who reigns in Heav'n, and yet is here, An ever present Jesus. | Joyful Songs: a choice collection of new Sunday School music #55 (1875) |
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