Hymn 2:117 [I Cannot Bear Thine Absence, Lord]

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Title:     Hymn 2:117 [I Cannot Bear Thine Absence, Lord]
Author: Isaac Watts [More Titles by Watts]

Living and dying with God present.

I cannot bear thine absence, Lord,
My life expires if thou depart;
Be thou, my heart, still near my God,
And thou, my God, be near my heart.

I was not born for earth and sin,
Nor can I live on things so vile;
Yet I would stay my Father's time,
And hope and wait for heaven a while.

Then, dearest Lord, in thine embrace
Let me resign my fleeting breath,
And with a smile upon my face
Pass the important hour of death.

[The end]
Isaac Watts's poem: Hymn 2:117 [I Cannot Bear Thine Absence, Lord]

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