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TIS I: BE NOT AFRAID' by AMOS RUSSEL WELLS

First Line: HOW SHALL I KNOW THEE, MASTER, WHEN THE NIGHT
Last Line: I shall not be afraid
Subject(s): GOD;

How shall I know Thee, Master, when the night
Falls black about the way.
When earth is void, and heaven haa no light.
And wild winds hunt their prey?

How shall I know 'tis Thee, or fiends of hell
In forms that image Thee?
They throng with mockeries, and can I tell
When Thou art come to me?

Yes, by the proof of peace! Oh, Saviour dear,
However sore dismayed,
When once Thy least low whispering I hear,
I shall not be afraid!



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