Psalms: carefully suited to the Christian worship in the United States of America: being an improvement of the old versions of the Psalms of David 39c. God of my life, look gently down

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39b

Psalms‎#39c

40a

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Sick-Bed Devotion; or, pleading without repining

39c. Sick-Bed Devotion; or, pleading without repining

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1 God of my life, look gently down,
Behold the pains I feel;
But I am dumb before thy throne,
Nor dare dispute thy will.

2 Diseases are thy servants, Lord,
They come at thy command;
I'll not attempt a murm'ring word,
Against thy chast'ning hand.

3 Yet I may plead with humble cries,
Remove thy sharp rebukes:
My strength consumes, my spirit dies,
Through thy repeated strokes.

4 Crush'd as a moth beneath thy hand,
We moulder to the dust;
Our feeble pow'rs can ne'er withstand,
And all our beauty's lost.

5 I'm but a stranger here below,
As all my fathers were;
May I be well prepar'd to go,
When I the summons hear!

6 But if my life be spar'd a while
Before my last remove,
Thy praise shall be my bus'ness still,
And I'll declare thy love.

Text Information
First Line:	God of my life, look gently down
Title:	Sick-Bed Devotion; or, pleading without repining
Meter:	C. M.
Language:	English
Publication Date:	1793
Scripture:	Psalm 39:9-13
Notes:	Now Public Domain. Third Part