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In Thankful Remembrance for My Dear Husband's Safe Arrival

By Anne BradstreetSource: Anne Bradstreet - PoetryDB (Public Domain)112 words

What shall I render to Thy name

Or how Thy praises speak?

My thanks how shall I testify?

O Lord, Thou know'st I'm weak.

I owe so much, so little can

Return unto Thy name,

Confusion seizes on my soul,

And I am filled with shame.

O Thou that hearest prayers, Lord,

To Thee shall come all flesh

Thou hast me heard and answered,

My plaints have had access.

What did I ask for but Thou gav'st?

What could I more desire?

But thankfulness even all my days

I humbly this require.

Thy mercies, Lord, have been so great

In number numberless,

Impossible for to recount

Or any way express.

O help Thy saints that sought Thy face

T' return unto Thee praise

And walk before Thee as they ought,

In strict and upright ways.

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