"Thou art my father, thou my author, thou my being gav'st me; whom should I obey but thee, whom follow?"

Spiritual, Faith, Obedience, Truth

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"Thou art my father, thou my author, thou my being gav'st me; whom should I obey but thee, whom follow?"

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