Live while you live, the epicure would say, And seize the p… - Philip Doddridge

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Live while you live, the epicure would say,
And seize the pleasures of the present day;
Live while you live, the sacred preacher cries,
And give to God each moment as it flies.
Lord, in my views, let both united be:
I live in pleasure when I live to thee.

Philip Doddridge

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Philip Doddridge (June 26, 1702 – October 26, 1751) was an English Nonconformist leader.

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His goodness stands approved,
Unchanged from day to day;
I'll drop my burden at His feet,
And bear a song away.

Hark, the glad sound! The Savior comes,
The Savior promised long;
Let every heart exult with joy,
And every voice be song!

O God of Bethel! by whose hand
Thy people still are fed,
Who through this weary pilgrimage
Hast all our fathers led.

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