Spiritual Songs, or, Songs of Praise to Almighty God Upon several Occasions Together with The Song of Songs Which is Solomons. First Turn'd, then Paraphrased in English Verse. The Second Edition, Corrected, with an Addition of a Sacred Poem on Dives and Lazarus [by John Mason] |
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IX. A Song of Praise for good Success in Honest Affairs.
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Is not the Hand of God in this:Is not this End divine?
Lord of Success, Thee will I Bless,
VVho on my paths doest shine.
I Reap the Fruit of Gods Design,
By Him it was foreseen.
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Or it had never been.
2
I Blindly guess'd, but he sore knew,I wish'd, he did Command.
Wherefore I praise his careful Eye
And his Unerring Hand.
The Bow is drawn by Feeble Armes,
Aim taken in the Dark.
A Providential Hand doth Guide
The Arrow to the mark.
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Except the Lord the City keep,The Watchman will be slain.
Except the Lord do Build the House,
The Builder Builds in Vain.
Buildings are Babels; Cities, Heaps;
When thou send'st Curse or Flame.
And labouring Heads that promise Fruit
Oft bring forth Wind and shame.
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But thou hast Crown'd my actions, LordWith good Success to day.
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At thy Blest Feet I lay.
Lord who art pleas'd to prosper Me,
To bless me in my wayes,
Prosper my weak endeavouring Heart
VVhich Aimeth at thy praise.
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