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Now Praise the Hidden God of Love

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Now praise the hidden God of love

In whom we all must live and move,

Who shepherds us, at every stage

Thro' youth, maturity, and age.

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Who challenged us, when were young

To storm the citadels of wrong;

In care for others taught us how

God's true community must grow.

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Who bids us never lose our zest,

Tho' age is urging us to rest,

But proves to us that we have still

A work to do, a place to fill.

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Then talk no more of wasted time,

But Godward look, and upward climb,

Content to sleep, when day is done,

And rise refreshed, and travel on.