And around Him are gathered His loved ones, His own;
There be some who will knock at His fair palace door,
To be answered within, 'There is mercy no more.'
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'I have never known you,
I have never known you,
I have never, I have never,
I have never known you.'
They had known whence He came, and the grace which He brought;
In their presence He healed, in their streets He had taught;
They had mentioned His Name and their friendship professed;
But they never believed, for of them He confessed:
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Now the righteous are reigning with Abraham there;
But for these is appointed an endless despair;
It is vain that they call: He once knocked at their gate,
But they welcomed Him not; so now this is their fate:
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O sinner, give heed to this story of gloom,
For the hour is fast nearing that fixes your doom;
Will you still reject mercy? still harden your heart?
Oh, then, what will you do as the King cries, 'Depart!'
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