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CCCVI. Lord, I am pain'd; but I resign

1 Lord, I am pain'd; but I resign
My body to thy will;
'Tis grace, 'tis wisdom all divine,
Appoints the pains I feel.

2 Dark are thy ways of providence,
While they who love thee groan;
The reasons lie conceal'd from sense,
Mysterious and unknown.

3 Yet nature may have leave to speak,
And plead before her God,
Lest the o'er burdened heart should break
Beneath thine heavy rod.

4 These mournful groans and flowing tears,
Give my poor spirit ease;
While ev'ry groan my Father hears,
And ev'ry tear he sees.

5 Is not some smiling hour at hand
With peace upon its wings?
Give it, O God, thy swift command,
With all the joys it brings.

Text Information

• First Line: Lord, I am pain'd; but I resign
• Meter: C. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1816
• Topic: Providence of God
• Source: Williston's selection
• Notes: Public Domain.

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