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Text:While many cry in nature's night
Author:James Montgomery

81. While many cry in nature's night

While many cry in nature's night
Ah! who will show the way to bliss?
Lord, lift on us thy saving light;
We seek no other guide than this.

Gladness Thy sacred presence brings,
More than the joyful reaper knows;
Or he who treads the grapes and sings
While with new wine his vat o'erflows.

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In peace I lay me down to sleep;
Thine arm, O Lord! shall stay my head,
Thine Angel spread his tent, and keep
His midnight watch around my bed.

Text Information
First Line: While many cry in nature's night
Title: While many cry in nature's night
Author: James Montgomery
Meter: 8.8.8.8
Language: English
Publication Date: 1854
Scripture:
Topic: Evening thoughts
Notes: Public Domain.
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