Precious Jesus! must it be, Is it thy all-wise decree, That afflictions must attend Zion to her journey’s end? Yes, affliction is their lot; Earth is a polluted spot, Where a million evils dwell, All in league with death and hell. [chorus] Must the heirs of endless bliss Travel through a wilderness, And, by savage beasts of prey, Be tormented night and day? Pains and sorrows, sins and woes, Will the Christian’s way oppose; Every day brings something new, Zion’s troubles to renew. Yet, when faith is strong and true, They with cheerfulness go through, Scorning all created good, When opposed to Christ, their God. [chorus] Must the heirs of endless bliss Travel through a wilderness, And, by savage beasts of prey, Be tormented night and day? Must the heirs of endless bliss Travel through a wilderness, And, by savage beasts of prey, Be tormented night and day? Living faith will still esteem The reproaches of the Lamb, Greater riches than this earth Can afford the sons of mirth. O for faith this choice to make, And endure, for Jesus’ sake, The reproaches of his cross, Counting all things else but dross! [chorus] Must the heirs of endless bliss Travel through a wilderness, And, by savage beasts of prey, Be tormented night and day? Must the heirs of endless bliss Travel through a wilderness, And, by savage beasts of prey, Be tormented night and day? Must the heirs of endless bliss Travel through a wilderness, And, by savage beasts of prey, Be tormented night and day? Must the heirs of endless bliss Travel through a wilderness, And, by savage beasts of prey, Be tormented night and day? Tormented Tormented Tormented night and day Tormented Tormented Tormented night and day
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