Religion
Hymn II.116: Mercies and thanks
From Hymns and Spiritual Songs, Book II (1707)
How can I sink with such a prop
As my eternal God,
Who bears the earth's huge pillars up,
And spreads the heav'ns abroad?
How can I die while Jesus lives,
Who rose and left the dead?
Pardon and grace my soul receives
From mine exalted Head.
All that I am, and all I have,
Shall be for ever thine;
Whate'er my duty bids me give
My cheerful hands resign.
Yet if I might make some reserve,
And duty did not call,
I love my God with zeal so great
That I should give him all.
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Watts, Isaac. “Hymn II.116: Mercies and thanks.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/watts/621/.
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Watts, Isaac. “Hymn II.116: Mercies and thanks.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/watts/621/.
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