Psalm XIII

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How long wilt thou, O God of grace

Author: Anne Steele (1760)
Published in 2 hymnals

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I. How long wilt thou, O God of grace,
Forget thy wonted love?
How long conceal thy shining face,
Nor bid the cloud remove?

II. How long shall my dejected soul,
(Thus pond'ring o'er her woes,)
In vain endeavor to controul
The pow'r of inward foes?

III. Lord, hear my pray'r, and heal my woes,
Arise with chearing light;
Or soon these wretched eyes will close
In everlasting night.

IV. The pow'rs of darkness will rejoice
To see my life decay,
And triumph with insulting voice
Around their trembling prey.

V. But, Lord, thy mercy hitherto
Has been my only trust;
Let mercy now my joys renew,
And raise me from the dust.

VI. Then shall my heart and tongue proclaim
The bounties of my God,
My songs with grateful rapture flame,
And spread thy praise abroad.

Source: Poems on Subjects Chiefly Devotional, Vol. 2 #141

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Author: Anne Steele

Anne Steele was the daughter of Particular Baptist preacher and timber merchant William Steele. She spent her entire life in Broughton, Hampshire, near the southern coast of England, and devoted much of her time to writing. Some accounts of her life portray her as a lonely, melancholy invalid, but a revival of research in the last decade indicates that she had been more active and social than what was previously thought. She was theologically conversant with Dissenting ministers and "found herself at the centre of a literary circle that included family members from various generations, as well as local literati." She chose a life of singleness to focus on her craft. Before Christmas in 1742, she declined a marriage proposal from contemporar… Go to person page >

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