English poem
The holy Soul returning to its Restin a grateful Sense of divine Bounties. Psa. cxvi. 7
by Philip Doddridge (1773–1832)
Return my Soul, and seek thy Rest Upon thy heav'nly Father's Breast: Indulge me, LORD, in that Repose, The Soul which loves thee only knows.
Lodg'd in thine Arms I fear no more The Tempest's Howl, the Billows Roar: Those Storms must shake th' Almighty's Seat, Which violate the Saints Retreat.
Thy Bounties, LORD, to me surmount The Pow'r of Language to recount; From Morning Dawn, the setting Sun Sees but my Work of Praise begun.
The Mercies, all my Moments bring, Ask an Eternity to sing; What Thanks those Mercies can suffice, Which thro' Eternity shall rise?
Rich in ten thousand Gifts possess'd, In future Hopes more richly bless'd, I'll sit and sing, till Death shall raise A Note of more proportion'd Praise.
More by Philip Doddridge
- The Heart purified to Love unfeigned by the Spirit. 1 Peter i. 22
- The heavenly Inheritance made known by the Spirit. Eph. i. 18
- The High-Way to Zion. Isaiah xxxv. 8, 9, 10
- The holy City purified and guarded. Isaiah lii. 1, 2
- The House and Feast of Wisdom. Prov. ix. 1,-6
- The Humiliation and Exaltation of GOD'S Israel. Isaiah xli. 14, 15
- The Humility and Submission of a Penitent. Ezek. xvi. 63
- The Immutability of CHRIST Heb. xiii. 8