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What matters it? The time will not be long; Marah and Elim will alike be passed; Our desert wells and palms will soon be done, We reach the “City of our God” at last. O happy land! beyond these lonely hills, Where gush in joy the everlasting springs; O holy Paradise! above these heavens, Where we shall end our desert wanderings. —Horatius Bonar.

The present trials of life are brief compared to the eternal joy awaiting the faithful in heaven. This paragraph is entirely a poetic quotation focusing on spiritual perseverance and heavenly hope.

Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine! Oh, what a foretaste of glory divine! Heir of salvation, purchase of God, Born of His Spirit, washed in His blood.

Believers possess a blessed assurance of salvation and spiritual rebirth through Christ. This paragraph is a stanza of a hymn expressing personal faith, salvation, and divine identity.

Chorus: This is my story, this is my song, Praising my Saviour all the day long; This is my story, this is my song, Praising my Saviour all the day long.

Continuous praise of the Saviour forms the central theme of the believer's life story and song. This paragraph is a hymn chorus focused on worship and continuous praise.

Perfect submission, perfect delight, Visions of rapture now burst on my sight. Angels descending bring from above Echoes of mercy, whispers of love.

Total submission to God brings spiritual visions of rapture and messages of divine mercy and love. This paragraph is a hymn stanza expressing spiritual devotion and divine communication.

Perfect submission, all is at rest, I in my Saviour am happy and blest, Watching and waiting, looking above, Filled with His goodness, lost in His love. —Fanny J. Crosby.

Complete surrender to God results in inner rest, happiness, and immersion in His love. This paragraph is a hymn stanza describing the spiritual peace and contentment found in religious devotion.