Doctor Watts's Imitation of the Psalms of David, corrected and enlarged, to which is added a collection of hymns; the whole applied to the state of the Christian Church in general (2nd ed.) ‎#114

114. Midnight Thoughts recollected

1 'Twas in the watches of the night
I thought upon thy power,
I kept thy lovely face in sight
Amidst the darkest hour.

2 My flesh lay resting on my bed,
My soul arose on high;
My God, my Life, my Hope, I said,
Bring thy salvation nigh.

3 My spirit labours up thine hill,
And climbs the heavenly road;
But thy right-hand upholds me still,
While I pursue my God.

4 Thy mercy stretches o'er my head
The shadow of thy wings;
My heart rejoices in thine aid,
My tongue awakes and sings.

5 But the destroyers of my peace
Shall fret and rage in vain;
The tempter shall forever cease,
And all my sins be slain.

6 Thy sword shall give my foes to death,
And send them down to dwell
In the dark caverns of the earth,
Or in the deeps of hell.

Text Information

• First Line: 'Twas in the watches of the night
• Title: Midnight Thoughts recollected
• Meter: Common Metre
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1786
• Scripture:
  Psalm 63:6-10
• Topic: Converse with God; Delight: in God; Longing after God; Lord's Day: Morning; Love: of God better than life; Midnight thoughts; Morning: of a sabbath; Worship: public; Worship: absence from it

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