789.
[O that I were as in the days]
Oh that I were as in months past, &c.
—xxix. 2–6.
O that I were as in the days
When first enlighten'd from above
I felt the tokens of His grace,
And triumph'd in my Saviour's love!
Kept by omnipotence Divine,
His heavenly comforts I received,
I saw His glorious presence shine,
I saw His smiling face, and lived.
Led by His light, I dared pursue
My way through hidden snares unknown;
The secret of the Lord I knew,
And dwelt secure with God alone;
I ranged throughout the happy land,
Where streams of milk and honey flow'd:
Rivers of oil at His command
Pour'd from the Rock; and all was God!
