Chapter 54 No.54

Behold, with pearls they glittering stand,

Thy peaceful gates to all expand,

By grace and strength divinely shed,

Each mortal thither may be led;

Who, kindled by Christ's love, will dare

All earthly sufferings now to bear.

By many a salutary stroke,

By many a weary blow, that broke,

Or polished, with a workman's skill,

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