Clear as crystal

clear as crystal flows the river
from the throne of god above;
’tis the water pure, of eternal life,
from the fount of endless love.

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clear as crystal, clear as crystal
may thy truth forever be;
clear as crystal, clear as crystal
in our hearts, o lord, from thee.

clear as crystal, like a jasper,
is the heav’nly city’s light,
as the wall appears, and the pearly gates—
to the pilgrim’s ravished sight.

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clear as crystal, like the wondrous
sea of glass before the throne,
where the joyful cry rises day and night
to the glorious three in one.

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