Source of all kind, all potent thought!
Thou God of Goodness, and of Power!
In Thee my soul, by trouble taught,
Shall trust, as in protection’s tower.
The surest friend, the safest guard,
In thy sweet mercy may I see!
And solitude itself regard,
As blessed intercourse with Thee!
Lord! in whose hands are life, and death,
So let me live, so let me die,
That love may grace my vital breath,
And faith, and hope, my final sigh!
© Printed only as private tokens of regard, for the particular friends of the author. All rights reserved.
From Poems on Serious and Sacred Subjects | Printed at the private press of W. Mason, 1818
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