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	THE CHURCH



	2 Every human tie may perish; Friend to friend unfaithful prove; Mothers cease their own to cherish; Heaven and earth at last remove; But no changes Can attend Jehovah's love.	3 In the furnace God may prove thee, Thence to bring thee forth more bright, But can never cease to love thee; Thou art precious in His sight: God is with thee, God thine everlasting light. Thomas Kelly, 1804 540



	2 All that dedicated city, Dearly loved by God on high, In exultant jubilation Pours perpetual melody; God the One in Three adoring, Singing everlastingly. 3 To this temple, where we call Thee, Come, O Lord of Hosts, to-day: With Thy wonted loving-kindness,	Hear Thy people, as they pray, And Thy fullest benediction Shed within its walls alway. 4 Here vouchsafe to all Thy servants What they supplicate to gain, Here to have and hold forever Those good things their prayers obtain; And hereafter in Thy glory With Thy blessed ones to reign. Latin (8th century). Tr. Rev. J. M. Nhalb, 1851