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aim'd at me—like flash of flame Right to my very soul it came.
An infant at that dreary hour, Comes weeping to my silent bower, And wakes me with a piteous prayer,
I, starting, cry, That mak'st my blissful dreams to fly?"
I know him by his bow and dart; (I know him by my fluttering heart:) I take him in—I quickly raise The
(My bosom trembled as he smiled,) I pray thee let me try my bow, For through the rain I've wandered
Think, oh my soul, devoutly think, How, with affrighted eyes, Thou saw'st the wide-extended deep In all
Yet then from all my griefs, on lord!
Thy mercy set me free; Whilst in the confidence of prayer My soul took hold on thee.
My life, if thou preserv'st my life, Thy sacrifice shall be, And death, if death must be my doom Shall
join my soul to thee.