By A Collection of Hymns

      C.M.
      1 LONG have I sat beneath the sound
      Of thy salvation, Lord;
      But still how weak my faith is found,
      And knowledge of thy word!

      2 How cold and feeble is my love!
      How negligent my fear!
      How low my hope of joys above!
      How few affections there!

      3 Great God! thy sovereign aid impart
      To give thy word success;
      Write thy salvation on my heart,
      And make me learn thy grace.

      4 Show my forgetful feet the way
      That leads to joys on high,
      Where knowledge grows without decay,
      And love shall never die.