Occasional verse, moral and sacred Published for the instruction and amusement of the Candidly Serious and Religious [by Edward Perronet] |
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THE COMPLAINT. |
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THE COMPLAINT.
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Sequester'd from the world of noise,And absent as from god,
The chasten'd sufferer hears His voice,
And greets the sacred rod:
With ceaseless sighs his sin he moans,
While Mercy echoes to his groans.
II
Just like a base, unthankful child,The father's graceless heir,
When conquer'd by correction mild,
And trembling to draw near,
The prodigal scarce lifts his eye,
But heaves the deep reflective sigh.
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III
So thus the prodigal of grace,Late wander'd from his home,
When forc'd to see a Father's face,
Who meekly bids him “come,”
With twice ten thousand nameless pangs,
O'er the returning stray he hangs.
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And thus the bowels of that BreastThat once for sinners bled,
Are still with equal love imprest,
And still extends its aid:
The only friend that sinners have
To plead their cause—or them to save!
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