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flDf tlje (Mtsf of (Boli*

No ! wherc I was lately fallcn
Underneath my hellijh Foe,

Thou’Jl to hope for pardon brought me
In Thy Gracc, and laid him low :

To Thy Pajlure hajl Thou called me ;
Time for Grace Thou dojl bejlow.
Stumbling hajl Thou me fupported
With enduring Patience ;

Straying hajl Thou me withholden
With Jevere Beneflcence ;

Me delinquent hajl abjolved.
And hajl blotted mine offence.
Thou on every jlde dojl wajh me
And dojl heal me wounded jbre,

And when wajhed and healed, upon me
Thou dojl Oil of Gladnejs pour ;

Gleams of wondrous Hope Jurround me,
When the painful jlound is o’er.
Now withdrawing me from danger,

Unto good Thou jlablijhejl ;

Now Jiipporting mine endeavours,

Gifts on me Thou lavijhejl ;

Where Thou givejt, where Thou takejl
Stili my weal Thou compajjejl.
Thou providejl for my table
Daily food abundantly ;

Thou dojl bounteoujly for raiment
Things bejeeming me Jupply;








flDf t ! )t (Mt jS o f (Botu

Care of me Thou takejl ever
Like the apple of Thine Eye.
Herein likewife mujl I glory,

That to me Thou JhouldJl confide
To bear tribulation for Thee
From without and from injlde,

Since beloved Sons Thou always
Hajl in Juch encounters tried.
By the Jervice of Thy Creatures
I am largely profited,

For their ujes, like their figures,

Witnejs Thee their Fountain-head :
Stili by Nature, Jlill by Scripture,

Are we to Thy Traces led.
Yet beyond all theje Thy Creatures
Thou Thyjelf exaltedjl me
By ajQfuming Man’s condition
In Thy wondrous Clemency,

And in Thy Paternal Wifdom
To Thyjelf redeeming me.
