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Slow - er and slow - er the foot - steps may grow, Whose

Weak - er and weak - er may be the light clasp Of the

En - vy and mal - ice thy life may as - sail,

fall is the pleas - ant - est sound that I know;

hand that I hold so se - cure in my grasp;

Fa - vor and for - tune and friend - ship may fail;

Quick - er and quick - er my glad heart shall learn To

Strong - er and strong-er my own to the last Will

Per - fect and sure, and un - dy - ing shall be The

catch its faint ech - o and bless its re - turn.

cling to it, hold - ing it ten - der - ly fast.

trust of this heart that is cen - tred in thee!