Fruits of Retirement Or, Miscellaneous Poems, Moral and Divine. Being Some Contemplations, Letters, &c. Written on a Variety of Subjects and Occasions. By Mary Mollineux ... To which is Prefixed, Some Account of the Author |
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Contemplation.
How amiable is thy Presence, Lord!O how desirable thy holy Word!
Though as a Fire or Hammer it appear,
To burn and batter down whatever's dear
To sinful Flesh and Blood, thy Judgments be
Exceeding sweet and pleasant unto me:
For Sion's Children are Redeem'd thereby,
And Purify'd from their Iniquity;
Yea, Everlasting Righteousness brought in,
Her Converts ransom'd from ensnaring Sin;
And thy Salvation is hereby reveal'd
More near, and thy great Mysteries unseal'd,
When Judgment is brought forth to Victory,
That thine may walk with thee in Purity.
Ah! teach us daily patiently to wait,
In holy Awe, to know this happy State
Confirm'd and Seal'd unto us, that we may
Reign with the Lamb in the Eternal Day:
Then may we, to the Praise of Sion's King,
A Song of Judgment and of Mercy sing.
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