Versos English John Barnard Seventeenth PART. PE

English poem

Seventeenth PART. PE

by (1815–1882)

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Thy Testimonies wondrous are; Therefore my Soul doth keep thy Ways. The Entrance of thy Word gives Light; And Wisdom to the weak conveys. I gape, and pant, for thy Commands; For after them my Heart's in Flame. Behold, and pity me, as thou Art wont to them that love thy Name. Direct my Walk in thy pure Word; And let no Sin, in me, bear Sway. From Man's Oppression set me free; So I thy Precepts will obey. O make thy Face, on me, to shine; And me to know thy Statutes cause. The Tears, like Floods, stream from mine Eyes; To see Men violate thy Laws.