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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The Comparison and Complaint.
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Infinite power, eternal Lord,How sov'reign is thy hand!
All nature rose t'obey thy word,
And moves at thy command.
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With steady course thy shining sunKeeps his appointed way,
And all the hours obedient run
The circle of the day.
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But ah! how wide my spirit flies,And wanders from her God!
My soul forgets the heavenly prize,
And treads the downward road.
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The raging fire, and stormy sea,Perform thine awful will;
And ev'ry beast and ev'ry tree,
Thy great designs fulfil:
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While my wild passions rage within,Nor thy commands obey;
And flesh and sense, inslav'd to sin,
Draw my best thoughts away.
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Shall creatures of a meaner framePay all their dues to thee;
Creatures, that never knew thy name,
That never lov'd like me?
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Great God, create my soul anew,Conform my heart to thine,
Melt down my will, and let it flow,
And take the mould divine.
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Seize my whole frame into thy hand:Here all my pow'rs I bring;
Manage the wheels by thy command,
And govern ev'ry spring.
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Then shall my feet no more depart,Nor wandering senses rove;
Devotion shall be all my heart,
And all my passions love.
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Then not the sun shall more than IHis Maker's law perform,
Nor travel swifter thro' the sky,
Nor with a zeal so warm.
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