A memorial volume of sacred poetry by the late Sir John Bowring. To which is prefixed, a memoir of the author, by Lady Bowring |
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Hymn.
[Hear my cry, O God! attend]
Hear my cry, O God! attend
To my humble, earnest prayer;
From the earth's remotest end
I will call, if Thou wilt hear.
To my humble, earnest prayer;
From the earth's remotest end
I will call, if Thou wilt hear.
When my heart is 'whelmed in grief,
Thou shalt be my citadel;
There I'll hasten for relief—
There I'll seek Thee, there I'll dwell.
Thou shalt be my citadel;
There I'll hasten for relief—
There I'll seek Thee, there I'll dwell.
Let Thy temple be my home,
Where, Thy shadowing wings beneath,
Sad and sorrowing I will come,
Seeking peace in life and death.
Where, Thy shadowing wings beneath,
Sad and sorrowing I will come,
Seeking peace in life and death.
Thou wilt hear me—Thou hast heard—
Lord! how sweet to rest with Thee,
Trusting in Thy gracious word,
Safe in immortality!
Lord! how sweet to rest with Thee,
Trusting in Thy gracious word,
Safe in immortality!
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