The Sacred Poets of England and America, for Three Centuries (Classic Reprint)Excerpt from The Sacred Poets of England and America, for Three Centuries From depth of dole, Wherein my soul doth dwell, F rom heavy heart, which harbors in my breast, From troubled sprite, Which seldom taketh rest, From hope of heaven, from dread of darksome hell, 0 gracious God, to thee I cry and yell: My God, my Lord, my lovely Lord, alone To thee I call, to thee I make my moan. And thou, good God, vouchsafe in grace to take This woful plaint Wherein I faint; 0h! Hear me, then, for thy great mercy's sake. Oh! Bend thine ears attentively to hear, Oh! Turn thine eyes, behold me how I wail! Oh hearken, Lord, give ear for mine avail, Oh mark in mind the burdens that I bear See how I sink in sorrows everywhere. Behold and see What dolors I endure, Give ear and mark what plaints I put in ure Bend Willing ears; and pity therewithal My Willing voice, Which hath no choice But evermore upon thy name to call. If thou, good Lord, shouldst take thy rod in hand, If thou regard What sins are daily done, If thou take hold Where we our works begun, If thou decree in judgment for to stand, And be extreme to see our 'scuses2 scanned If thou take note of every thing amiss, And write in rolls how frail our nature is, O glorious God, 0 King, 0 Prince of power! What mortal Wight May thus have light To feel thy power, if thou have list to lower? About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. |