English poem
Second PART
by John Barnard (1815–1882)
Oh! Who doth know thine Anger's Force! Wrath, as thy Fear, is great! Teach us to number so our Days, That we may Wisdom get. Return, Iehovah, O return; How long shall be the Space? And let thy yearning Bowels move, To shew thy Servants Grace. Oh, let thy Mercy early fill Our Souls, and Spirits raise; That we may triumph, and rejoice, Thro' all our future Days. May our succeeding Days, and Years, Abundant Comfort yield: As all our former Ones have been, With great Affliction fill'd. Let this thy special Work of Love, Be to thy Servants shown; The Glory of thy promis'd Grace, To all their Offspring known. The Beauty of the Lord, our God, Let on us ever shine; Guide, and confirm, our handy Work, And prosper our Design.