Religion
LXXVIII. The Excellency of the Righteous, with Regard to their Relations, Employments, Pleasures, and Hopes. Part 2d
From Hymns founded on various Texts in the Holy Scriptures (1755)
O Israel, thou art blest;
Who may with thee compare!
Thine Excellencies stand confess'd;
How bright thy Glories are!
O GOD of Israel, hear,
And make this Bliss our own;
Make us the Children of thy Care,
The Members of thy Son.
Thus honour'd, thus employ'd,
By these great Motives fir'd,
Be Paradise on Earth enjoy'd,
And brighter Hopes inspir'd.
Thy People, LORD, we love;
Their GOD our Souls embrace;
So may we find in Worlds above
Among thy Saints a Place.
Codex Note
Text: Prov. xii. 26.
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MLA
Doddridge, Philip. “LXXVIII. The Excellency of the Righteous, with Regard to their Relations, Employments, Pleasures, and Hopes. Part 2d.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/doddridge/77/.
Chicago
Doddridge, Philip. “LXXVIII. The Excellency of the Righteous, with Regard to their Relations, Employments, Pleasures, and Hopes. Part 2d.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/doddridge/77/.
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