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CROWN JEWELS.
A Diamond from the desert,
Where I watched all alone;
And a Sapphire, the fairest
Because my latest one.
Where I watched all alone;
And a Sapphire, the fairest
Because my latest one.
There, where the storm raged round us,
And clouds rolled o'er my head,
I found a rosy Ruby
Within its sandy bed.
And clouds rolled o'er my head,
I found a rosy Ruby
Within its sandy bed.
And now it shines in glory,
More beauteous in Thy sight
Than the golden orb of morning,
In its radiant car of light.
More beauteous in Thy sight
Than the golden orb of morning,
In its radiant car of light.
There's a Topaz—but I leave them,
My eyes with tears o'erflow;
My heart in love yearns o'er them,
As Thou alone canst know.
My eyes with tears o'erflow;
My heart in love yearns o'er them,
As Thou alone canst know.
And I would trust Thee fully
With the dearest gifts I own!
I shall find them in the glory,
When I see Thee on Thy throne.
With the dearest gifts I own!
I shall find them in the glory,
When I see Thee on Thy throne.
In faith and with thanksgiving
My treasures, Lord, I cast
Upon Thy care, believing
Their future from my past.
My treasures, Lord, I cast
Upon Thy care, believing
Their future from my past.