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sacrifice_n of_o joy_n i_o will_v sing_v yea_o i_o will_v sing_v praise_n unto_o the_o lord_n do_v we_o ever_o hope_v to_o see_v the_o light_n of_o god_n again_o do_v we_o ever_o hope_v to_o think_v of_o heaven_n as_o our_o own_o portion_n and_o of_o christ_n as_o our_o own_o saviour_n do_v we_o ever_o hope_v that_o we_o shall_v be_v thus_o at_o ease_n and_o thus_o joyful_a as_o we_o now_o be_v god_n be_v our_o helper_n god_n be_v our_o refuge_n and_o our_o strong_a hold_n and_o bless_v be_v the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n 5._o let_v we_o call_v upon_o our_o brethren_n and_o our_o friend_n to_o help_v we_o to_o praise_v the_o lord_n psal_n 145.2_o 3_o 8_o 9_o 14._o as_o to_o myself_o i_o make_v these_o request_n bless_v the_o lord_n o_o house_n of_o aaron_n and_o levi_n bless_v he_o you_o minister_n of_o the_o gospel_n that_o pray_v for_o i_o in_o my_o trouble_n and_o have_v have_v your_o prayer_n grant_v bless_v the_o lord_n o_o house_n of_o israel_n and_o all_o you_o people_n 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have_v their_o pleasure_n but_o so_o beset_v with_o thorn_n so_o attend_v with_o fear_n and_o pain_n so_o short_a and_o so_o vanish_v that_o they_o deserve_v not_o the_o name_n but_o in_o heaven_n the_o sun_n that_o rise_v in_o the_o morning_n of_o our_o new_a glory_n will_v never_o set_v again_o those_o pleasure_n be_v not_o like_o those_o of_o sin_n for_o a_o season_n but_o for_o evermore_o there_o our_o now_o imperfect_a joy_n will_v be_v complete_a and_o full_a it_o will_v be_v satisfy_v and_o eternal_a too_o we_o shall_v feel_v the_o love_n of_o god_n in_o so_o sweet_a and_o transport_v a_o manner_n that_o we_o shall_v never_o doubt_v whether_o he_o love_v we_o or_o not_o we_o shall_v always_o behold_v our_o father_n face_n he_o will_v look_v on_o we_o with_o delight_n and_o we_o shall_v look_v on_o he_o with_o praise_n and_o joy_n this_o world_n because_o of_o its_o lowness_n be_v subject_a to_o inundation_n and_o misery_n and_o innumerable_a vicissitude_n of_o pain_n and_o 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