Poems (Toke)/Psalm XIII

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PSALM XIII.
HOW long wilt Thou forget me, Lord? For ever?—oh, return!How long wilt Thou Thy presence veil, And make my spirit mourn?
How long shall I, with daily cares And sorrowing thoughts oppressed,Behold my sad and sinking soul By taunting foes distressed?
Consider, Lord; oh, hear my prayer, And light my gloomy path;Lest I should sink o'erwhelmed, dismayed, And sleep the sleep of death.
But still my firmest trust hath been In Thy sure mercies, Lord;And I shall yet rejoice to find Thy love my full reward.
Oh, then I'll sing and praise His Name, Who on my guilty headHis brightest beams of light and love With endless mercy shed.
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