O How Can They Look Up to Heaven? (EN 3237)

EN 3237 O How Can They Look Up to Heaven?

Matt.25.42

Versi Version 1

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O how can they look up to Heaven,

And ask for mercy there,

Who never soothed the poor man’s pang,

Nor dried the orphan’s tear?

2

The dread omnipotence of Heaven

We every hour provoke;

Yet still the mercy of our God

Withholds the avenging stroke.

3

And Christ was still the healing friend

Of poverty and pain;

And never did imploring soul

His garment touch in vain.

4

May we with humble effort take

Example from above;

And thence the active lesson learn

Of charity and love!

5

But chiefly be the labor ours

To shade the early plant;

To guard from ignorance and guilt

The infancy of want;

6

To graft the virtues, ere the bud

The canker worm has gnawed,

And teach the rescued child to lisp

Its gratitude to God.

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