Church poetry : or, Christian thoughts in old and modern verse . otions. Fain would my thoughts fly up to Thee, Thy peace, sweet Lord, to find,But when I offer, still the world Lays clogs upon my mind. Sometimes I climb a little way, And thence look down below ;How nothing there do all things seem, That here make such a show. Then round about I turn my eyes, To feast my hungry sight;I meet with Heaven in every thing, In every thing, delight. I see Thy wisdom ruling all, And it with joy admire ;I see myself among such hopes, As set my heart on fire. PROVIDENCE AND PROBATION. 37 When I have thus
Church poetry : or, Christian thoughts in old and modern verse . otions. Fain would my thoughts fly up to Thee, Thy peace, sweet Lord, to find,But when I offer, still the world Lays clogs upon my mind. Sometimes I climb a little way, And thence look down below ;How nothing there do all things seem, That here make such a show. Then round about I turn my eyes, To feast my hungry sight;I meet with Heaven in every thing, In every thing, delight. I see Thy wisdom ruling all, And it with joy admire ;I see myself among such hopes, As set my heart on fire. PROVIDENCE AND PROBATION. 37 When I have thus triumphd awhile, And think to build my nest;Some cross conceit comes fluttering by, And intercepts my rest. Then to the earth again I fall, And from the dust I cry,Twas not my wing, O Lord, but Thine, That mounted me so high. And now, my God, whether I rise, Or still lie down in dust;Both I submit to Thy blest will, And both on Thee I trust. Guide, then, my way, who art Thyself My everlasting end ;That every step, or swift, or slow, Still to Thyself may 38 PROVIDENCE AND PROBATION. CONSCIENCE. Southey. Free choice doth man possess of good or ill,—All were but mockery else. From Wisdoms way Too oft perverted by the tainted willTo his rebellious nature drawn astray ; Therefore an inward monitor is given, A voice that answers to the law of Heaven. Frail as he is, and as an infant weak, The knowledge of his weakness is his strength ;For succour is vouchsafed to those who seek In humble faith sincere ; and when at lengthDeath sets the disembodied spirit free,According to their deeds their lot shall be. Thus, should the chance of private fortune raiseA transitory doubt, Death answers all. And in the scale of nations, if the waysOf Providence, mysterious we may call, Yet rightly viewed, all history doth impart Comfort, and hope, and strength, to the believingheart. PROVIDENCE AND PROBATION. 39 SUPPORT UNDER AFFLICTION. adequate supportFor the calamities of mor
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