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THE AGED PASTOR

by William Cullen Bryant

THE AGED PASTOR -

Thy loveO God! from year to year

Has watched thy faithful pastor here

Till fifty years of toil have now

Engraved their tokens on his brow. -

Fast have the seasons rolled away;

A moment in thy sight were they

Yet while their rapid course was run

What mighty works thy hand has done! -

What empires roseandat thy frown

In sudden weakness crumbled down!

What barriersreared by earth and hell

Against thy truthgave way and fell! -

Meanwhilebeneath thy gracious sight

This flock has dwelt in peace and light

By living waters gently led

And in perennial pastures fed. -

Ohwhen before thy judgment seat

The pastor and his flock shall meet

May thy benignant voice attest

Their welcome to thine endless rest. - -