Keep thy heart with ear­nest ef­fort,
To thy God thy ear in­cline;
Put away all fool­ish long­ings,
Waiting for His will di­vine.

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Keep thy heart—with fer­vent watch­ing;
Cleanse its courts with lov­ing care—
Face to face in sweet com­mun­ion,
Thou shalt meet thy Sav­ior there.

Keep thy heart—thou shalt not stum­ble
In the path of truth and light
If with firm and ear­nest pur­pose
Thou shalt keep thy heart aright.

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Keep thy heart—dare not to en­ter
In the broad but down­ward way;
Thine the nar­row path that shin­eth
Brighter to the per­fect day.

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Keep thy heart—thy Fa­ther seeth
All that is to men un­known;
Surely in the day of sen­tence
He shall claim thee for His own.

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