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PRAYER UNDER THE PRESSURE OF VIOLENT ANGUISH
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O Thou Great Being! what Thou artSurpasses me to know;
Yet sure I am, that known to Thee
Are all Thy works below.
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Thy creature here before Thee stands,All wretched and distrest;
Yet sure those ills that wring my soul
Obey Thy high behest.
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Sure Thou, Almighty, canst not actFrom cruelty or wrath!
O, free my weary eyes from tears,
Or close them fast in death!
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But, if I must afflicted beTo suit some wise design,
Then man my soul with firm resolves
To bear and not repine!
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