The Works of the Reverend and Learned Isaac Watts, D. D. Containing, besides his Sermons, and Essays on miscellaneous subjects, several additional pieces, Selected from his Manuscripts by the Rev. Dr. Jennings, and the Rev. Dr. Doddridge, in 1753: to which are prefixed, memoirs of the life of the author, compiled by the Rev. George Burder. In six volumes |
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PSALM 119. Twelfth Part. (C. M.) Breathing after Comfort and Deliverance.
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My God, consider my distress,Let mercy plead my cause;
Tho' I have sinn'd against thy grace,
I can't forget thy laws.
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Forbid, forbid the sharp reproachWhich I so justly fear;
Uphold my life, uphold my hopes,
Nor let my shame appear.
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Be thou a surety, Lord, for me,Nor let the proud oppress;
But make thy waiting servant see
The shinings of thy face.
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My eyes with expectation fail,My heart within me cries,
‘When will the Lord his truth fulfil,
‘And make my comforts rise?’
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Look down upon my sorrows, Lord,And shew thy grace the same
As thou art ever wont t'afford
To those that love thy name.
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