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CCXIII. The Lord of earth and sky

1 The Lord of earth and sky,
The God of ages praise,
Who reigns enthroned on high,
Ancient of endless days;
Who lengthens out our trials here,
And spares us yet another year.

2 Barren and wither'd trees,
We cumber'd long the ground,
No fruit of holiness
On our dead souls was found;
Yet doth he us in mercy spare,
Another, and another year.

3 When justice bar'd the sword,
To cut the fig-tree down,
The pity of our Lord
Cry'd, Let it still alone!
The Father mild inclined his ear,
And spared us yet another year.

4 Jesus, thy speaking blood
From God obtain'd the grace,
Who therefore hath bestow'd
On us a longer space;
Thou didst in our behalf appear,
And lo, we see another year!

5 Then dig about our root,
Break up our fallow ground,
And let our gracious fruit
To thy great praise abound;
O let us all thy praise declare,
And fruit unto perfection bear.

Text Information

• First Line: The Lord of earth and sky
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1788
• Topic: New Year's Day
• Notes: Now Public Domain.

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