By A Collection of Hymns

      L.M. Psalm xiii.
      1 HOW long wilt thou forget me, Lord?
      Wilt thou for ever hide thy face?
      Leave me unchanged, and unrestored,
      An alien from the life of grace?

      2 How long shall l inquire within,
      And seek thee in my heart, in vain,
      Vexed with the dire remains of sin,
      Galled with the tyrant's iron chain?

      3 How long shall Satan's rage prevail?
      (I ask thee with a faltering tongue)
      See at thy feet my spirit fail,
      And hear me feebly groan, "How long?"

      4 Ah! suffer not my foe to boast
      His victory o'er a child of thine;
      Nor let the proud Philistines' host
      In Satan's hellish triumph join.

      5 Will they not charge my fall on thee?
      Will they not dare my God to blame?
      My God, forbid the blasphemy,
      Be jealous for thy glorious name!

      6 My trust is in thy gracious power,
      I glory in salvation near;
      Rejoice in hope of that glad hour
      When perfect love shall cast out fear.

      7 I sing the goodness of the Lord,
      The goodness I experience now;
      And still I hang upon thy word,
      My Saviour to the utmost thou!