Occasional verse, moral and sacred Published for the instruction and amusement of the Candidly Serious and Religious [by Edward Perronet] |
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DAVID'S REQUEST. |
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DAVID'S REQUEST.
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One thing I've asked of the Lord,And one I more desire;
For three are promis'd in His Word,
The whole that I require.
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A couch whereon to take my rest,And daily bread to eat;
A God, to whose paternal breast,
I may my soul commit.
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To live to Him, and then to dieIn peace with all I know;
In justice, truth, and probity,
To leave this world below.
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A God that will these wishes grant,In tenderness relieve;
To whom I can unfold my want,
And will my sins forgive.
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This God, who'er he is, shall beMy glory and my end;
And then, thro' all eternity,
My everlasting friend!
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