The world is but a fleet­ing dream,
A pass­ing cloud, a me­te­or beam;
Its bright­est joys like sha­dows glide,
And leave my heart un­sa­tis­fied.

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O dwell with me, Thou hea­ven­ly Guest,
In whom alone is per­fect rest;
O dwell with me; no love like Thine
Can fill this long­ing heart of mine.

The hopes of earth are born to die,
’Tis Hea­ven alone can sa­tis­fy,
I long to see that home above,
Celestial ci­ty that I love.

Refrain

When friend­ships fail and all seems dark,
The God of Heav’n will steer my bark;
In His own time I’ll reach the shore,
And dwell with Him for­ev­er­more.

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