In vain we lavish out our lives
    To gather empty wind;
The choicest blessings Earth can yield
    Will starve a hungry mind.
Come, and the Lord shall feed our souls
    With more substantial meat;
With such as saints in glory love,
    With such as angels eat.

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Text
Author: Isaac Watts (Isaiah 55:1,2)
Meter: CM
Hesperian Harp: Page 142

Music
Yamaha PSS480 Instrumentation: Recorder (with “Portamento”), Harp, Bass Clarinet, Cello, Cymbals
Time: 2:17

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