<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=537875" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>The House of Prayer</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">(Mark, xi.17) </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Thy mansion is the Christian's heart, <br>O Lord, Thy dwelling place secure! <br>Bid the unruly throng depart, <br>And leave the consecrated door. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Devoted as it is to Thee, <br>A thievish swarm frequents the place, <br>They steal away my hopes from me, <br>And rob my Saviour of His praise. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">There, too, a sharp designing trade <br>Sin, Satan, and the World maintain; <br>Nor cease to press me, and persuade <br>To part with ease, and purchase pain. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">I know them, and I hate their din; <br>And weary of the bustling crowd; <br>But while their voice is heard within, <br>I cannot serve Thee as I would. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Oh! for the joy thy presence gives, <br>What peace shall reign when Thou art there; <br>Thy presence makes this den of thieves <br>A calm delightful house of prayer. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">And if Thou make Thy temple shine, <br>Yet self-abased, will I adore; <br>The gold and silver are not mine; <br>I give Thee waht was Thine before.</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=William+Cowper">William Cowper</a><div class=q> <img src="https://www.citatepedia.ro/g/32share.png" style="float:left" alt="Share"> <script type="text/javascript" src="//s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js#pubid=citatepedia" async="async"></script><div style="display:inline-block" class="addthis_sharing_toolbox" data-url="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=537875" data-title="The House of Prayer de William Cowper" data-description="(Mark, xi.17) Thy mansion is the Christian's heart, O Lord, Thy dwelling place secure! Bid the unruly throng depart, And leave the consecrated door. Devoted as it is to Thee, A thievish swarm frequents the place, They steal away my hopes ..."></div> </div> </div>

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