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John Newton - The Lodestone
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As needles point towards the pole,
When touched by the magnetic stone;
So faith in Jesus, gives the soul
A tendency before unknown. 

`Till then, by blinded passions led,
In search of fancied good we range;
The paths of disappointment tread,
To nothing fixed, but love of change. 

But when the Holy Ghost imparts
A knowledge of the Saviour`s love;
Our wand`ring, weary, restless hearts,
Are fixed at once, no more to move. 

Now a new principle takes place,
Which guides and animates the will;
This love, another name for grace,
Constrains to good, and bars from ill. 

By love`s sure light we soon perceive
Our noblest bliss, and proper end;
And gladly every idol leave,
To love and serve our Lord and Friend. 

Thus borne along by faith and hope,
We feel the Saviour`s words are true;
And I, if I be lifted up,
Will draw the sinner upward too.
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