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> [Blest are the pure in heart, for they shall see our God. The secret of the Lord is theirs; Their soul is Christ's abode.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-keble/blest-are-the-pure-in-heart-for-they-shall-see-our-god-the-secret-of/)

[John Keble](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-keble/)

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## More by John Keble

> [Love masters agony; the soul that seemed Forsaken feels her present God again And in her Father's arms Contented dies away.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-keble/love-masters-agony-the-soul-that-seemed-forsaken-feels-her-present/)

[John Keble](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-keble/)

> [Peace is the first thing the angels sang.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-keble/peace-is-the-first-thing-the-angels-sang/)

[John Keble](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-keble/)

> [The deeds we do, the words we say,Into still air they seem to fleet;We count them ever past;But they shall last -In the dread…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-keble/the-deeds-we-do-the-words-we-say-into-still-air-they-seem-to-fleet-we/)

[John Keble](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-keble/)

> [The voice that breathed o'er Eden, That earliest wedding day.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-keble/the-voice-that-breathed-o-er-eden-that-earliest-wedding-day/)

[John Keble](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-keble/)

> [The watchful mother tarries nigh, though sleep has closed her infants eyes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-keble/the-watchful-mother-tarries-nigh-though-sleep-has-closed-her-infants/)

[John Keble](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-keble/)

> [If the Church of England were to fail, it would be found in my parish](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-keble/if-the-church-of-england-were-to-fail-it-would-be-found-in-my-parish/)

[John Keble](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-keble/)

> [Thou art the Sun of other days. They shine by giving back the rays.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-keble/thou-art-the-sun-of-other-days-they-shine-by-giving-back-the-rays/)

[John Keble](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-keble/)

> [Blest are the pure in heart, for they shall see our God. The secret of the Lord is theirs; Their soul is Christ's abode.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-keble/blest-are-the-pure-in-heart-for-they-shall-see-our-god-the-secret-of/)

[John Keble](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-keble/)

> [Sun of my soul, thou Savior dear, It is not night if thou be near. Oh, may no earthborn cloud arise To hide thee…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-keble/sun-of-my-soul-thou-savior-dear-it-is-not-night-if-thou-be-near-oh/)

[John Keble](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-keble/)

> [Once you make up your mind never to stand waiting and hesitating when your conscience tells you what you ought to do, and you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-keble/once-you-make-up-your-mind-never-to-stand-waiting-and-hesitating-when/)

[John Keble](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-keble/)

> [Look in, and see Christ's chosen saint In triumph wear his Christ-like chain; No fear lest he should swerve or faint; "His life is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-keble/look-in-and-see-christ-s-chosen-saint-in-triumph-wear-his-christ-like/)

[John Keble](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-keble/)

> [Why should we faint and fear to live alone,Since all alone, so Heaven has willed, we die?Nor even the tenderest heart, and next our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-keble/why-should-we-faint-and-fear-to-live-alone-since-all-alone-so-heaven-2/)

[John Keble](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-keble/)

> [New every morning is the love Our waking and uprising prove, Through sleep and darkness safely brought, Restored to life and power and thought.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-keble/new-every-morning-is-the-love-our-waking-and-uprising-prove-through/)

[John Keble](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-keble/)

> [And help us, this and every day, to live more nearly as we pray.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-keble/and-help-us-this-and-every-day-to-live-more-nearly-as-we-pray/)

[John Keble](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-keble/)

> [As fire kindled by fire, so is the poet's mind kindled by contact with a brother poet.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-keble/as-fire-kindled-by-fire-so-is-the-poet-s-mind-kindled-by-contact-with/)

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