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Text:For those in bonds as bound with them
Author:Hastings

798. For those in bonds as bound with them

1 For those in bonds as bound with them,
To thee, O God! we pray
That some celestial, radiant beam
May bring a brighter day.

2 Pity, O Lord! that injured race,
And thy deliverance send;
Grant them the treasures of thy grace,
And bid their bondage end.

3 They sit in darkness, slow to learn
The blessings that they need
Nor can our anxious thought discern
How best their cause to plead.

4 All helpless, and without a plan,
We come before thy throne;
We put no confidence in man,
But trust in thee alone.

5 The means of rescue, and the hour,
Thy mercy will reveal:
Thine is the wisdom, thine the power;
Teach us to do thy will.

Text Information
First Line: For those in bonds as bound with them
Author: Hastings
Meter: C. M.
Publication Date: 1873
Topic: The Christian Nation: Freedom; Remember those in Bonds
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