. Quarles' Emblems . Wherefore hidest thou thy face, and holdest vie for thine enemy?—JOB XIII. 24. WHY dost thou shade thy lovely face? O whyDoes that eclipsing hand so long denyThe sunshine of thy soul-enlivening eye ? Without that light, what light remains in me ?Thou art my life, my way, my light ; in theeI live, I move, and by thy beams I see. Thou art my life ; if thou but turn away, •My lifes a thousand deaths : thou art my way ;Without thee, J^ORD, I travel not, but stray. My light thou art; without thy glorious sight,My eyes are darkened with perpetual GOD, thou art my way, m
. Quarles' Emblems . Wherefore hidest thou thy face, and holdest vie for thine enemy?—JOB XIII. 24. WHY dost thou shade thy lovely face? O whyDoes that eclipsing hand so long denyThe sunshine of thy soul-enlivening eye ? Without that light, what light remains in me ?Thou art my life, my way, my light ; in theeI live, I move, and by thy beams I see. Thou art my life ; if thou but turn away, •My lifes a thousand deaths : thou art my way ;Without thee, J^ORD, I travel not, but stray. My light thou art; without thy glorious sight,My eyes are darkened with perpetual GOD, thou art my way, my life, my light. Thou art my way ; I wander, if thou fly :Thou art my light; if hid, how. blind am I ?Thou art my life ; if thou withdraw, I die. i6o Quarks Emblems. Mine eyes are blind and dark, I cannot see;To whom, or whether should my darkness flee,But to the light? and whos that light but thee? My path is lost, my wandering steps do stray; I cannot safely go, nor safely stay; Whom should I seek but thee, my
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