American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1868-01-18
NEW YEARS PSALM.

= Whose Goodness, Love and Truth we frank
Own, aud daily know and Ell, we thank
: Bend the knee and how the head in suppIia
D. Prayer and grateful praise.
Thy ways and wisdom, Lord, are deep
Concealed within the circles Of
!. The Heavens above and AS the courses
+, Of the painless winds, thai bring us
. Generous health or voeful death,
30 are Thy purposes from us kept hid
, Aud wisely placed beyond the ken
or errng man. II is ouly Faith,
Which, stretching its weak tendrIs in
The dark for hopes on which to f,sten,
That makes US see in all Thy dealings
With us, Exchanging Love, that meaneth
Well, and workeIh out the good and
B essing-"f Thy people here, and firtih
Them fer higher life beyond the grave:
And that blind Faith which trusreth Thee
And clingeth to Thy promses~in
All the dark and dangerous pa his of
Life, doth promp, our hearts to prayer,
And fill our songs with praise.
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From War Thou hast delivered rs
Aud granted us, Thy erin people,
Grateful Peace, and b me and friends,
Aud cheering hope of Liberty.
Our sons were wandering in the wake
or War aud dreadful srfe--or friendless
Prisoners in unfriendy climes-or manned
Aud wounded on the bands they loved
Aud fought to save. Blu, Thou 0, God,
Hast led them back unto our hearts
Agt in, ard best US with their smiles
And Thine. And for those missing oues
Who are mt home-who long have stayed
Away from aching hearts, and wis full
Ewes that watched and waited for their
Coming day by day, W., trustfuI,
II 'pe, ard hop' fn!, pray thar Thou hast
Made them Thine.
Oar binds are sti | our
awn. Thou, L 'rd hist struck the spoilers
irasp from them, and kept them forty
'-"ple and for Thee. We thauk Thee. l. ,rd.
Jar Hucks we're seat errd-ThOu hast
And II me, and blessed them with Til, smiles.
)ur homes are still above our wives
md little ones-and cheer ful shines
he freight in their happy ewes,
.nd cheerful beat their hearts now
r"ising Thee, their true and generous
liend
mr. la ads have Xipl.Ia al xmsIl
At yet en"ngh 10 keep the snlf,lke
ace ct f"miie from our doors the
hh aud wasted forms of Want AID
niger from cur bpnrdS PtstiIrnce
A swept its cursed wig, fnII.ch4rged
ith Death above the homes of other
"'i but ours have been protected =
"in It, baitful blast, as>wtre the
'cient people OF Thy love in d
}pt's land, when Pharaoh l.
4 press Thy children to he dust, \
d make them slaves, anl Thon, o, Lord, n
fst smite the otpressor with n u
avY hand, aud through u all his II
h'ites sent ii messenger of r.
e to strike the fist huru children 1
his people ~iih death-dealing ~
nd, and punish them for wrongs :
cted upon Israel. =
pray Thee, Father, still to keep ~
; PEG lie ia Thy hand--to shelter
beneath the wings Of Tug '''
'ectrE love, d keep us pure
m sin, and make US Thine
futu to MS, l. rd, bath been
t dark, sad full of direfuI fr,rs
bruised hearts were bowed down in
=: AMI woodworking Thou hnd'st
Us for our sins-f rsaking us
, our enemies who thrsted
our blood, and hoped to driy. vi
rom our homes aud from the Land II i
L"re, and send US far beyond P
seas, in hopeless exits, worse
D'afh. Bat, Thou. 0 God, hath oil
d np Thy mighty urn in our
nee, and raj ed up for us strong
9 OF friends in bands far Nortu, who md
are struggling for us and our liberties RES
their banners they have writ ~
bartIe words # G II ana Liberty" rr
Law aud Truh" They cling unto Dab
snes aud Prerep's that our Fa hers rhn
IS in the years gone b,-and Il,
, know, o Lord, hat TIL n wilt .,,a.
er them, and end I hy arm in i.v
defence aud ours, anc save Thy "ir'
en- tom The rude hands of nbpse
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