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First Line: There is not on the earth a soul so base
Last Line: Abidance in the truth, and zeal for god above.
Subject(s): Prayer


THERE is not on the earth a soul so base
But may obtain a place
In covenanted grace;
So that his feeble prayer of faith obtains
Some loosening of his chains,
And earnests of the great release, which rise
From gift to gift, and reach at length the eternal prize.

All may save self; -- but minds that heavenward tower
Aim at a wider power
Gifts on the world to shower. --
And this is not at once; -- by fastings gain'd,
And trials well sustain'd,
By pureness, righteous deeds, and toils of love,
Abidance in the Truth, and zeal for God above.





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