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Text:How long shall I repine?

13. How long shall I repine?

1 How long shall I repine?
LORD, must I ever mourn?
Hast thou withdrawn from me?
And wilt thou ne'er return?

2 How long shall anxious thoughts
My heart with grief oppress?
How long my foes insult,
And I have no redress?

3 Oh! to my longing eyes
Restore thy wonted light;
And soon, or I shall sleep
In everlasting night.

4 Restore me, lest they boast
'Twas their own strength o'ercame;
Lest those who vex my soul,
Should triumph in my shame.

5 Since I my trust have plac'd
Beneath thy mercy's wing;
Thy help will come, and then
My heart with joy shall sing:

6 Then shall my song, inspir'd,
To thee, my GOD, ascend,
Who to my soul distress'd,
Such bounty didst extend.

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First Line: How long shall I repine?
Language: English
Publication Date: 1789
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