American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-01-02
4 NEW YEARS PSALM.

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Oh, THou Mosr Hon The God of Mercy,
Truth. and Love- Whose never ceasiug care
1 Doth hedge US 10 with ali thy bounteous
I Blestihgs free bestowed from Thy good hand
Vhdse tender love hah safely kept our ~
lives from hartf though We have wandered fsr y
\ Into forbidden paths: fUnworthy laiuH S7n' J
AS we'are Gritty Eteas love and grace; .Ial q
1--WE iift oursiieatts I'M humble prayerEl faei1 b.
To thanD, Fheelfor Thy goodness toius, ioii.ol
! And pray forgiyshess Of our sins. .ug5s aliru
|" *.aaislA siabnK Ye.io aH. I'D .sfs.
LII years gone byiwe felt Thy hand upon q a,
Us pressing heavily, and knew that ,tre
We had sinned. and well deserved the rod
With which Thy arm did u ehasfen us.-But
Yet THOU did'st not utterly forsake, '" @A
Noricast us of -nor leave ny evet ''+ 'at '
To weep in dark despairAtior keep Thy -"
Countebance bright, forever turned from "
U.s. in our deep woe and misery. 3iaN q .44''
The year just PASSED hath filed the hearts of
All Thy people with settled jOy,-- r. a
With peace. -and with truttfui hope that g.
I Thou hast pardpned all their sins, and hast
Again Thy listening ear turned to t..
Their prayers for peace aud for prosperity.
Thou has blest and kept u.s. and saved US
From Try wrath. 10 other lands Thy hand
Hath hit tile mighty ocean from its
DEPTHS, and cast far inland the ships that H
Man HAD made for traffic and for war
Ships that he did vainy think could ride !, Z
The r,ughess seas--as baubles p. Thou did St 4
Raise frdn their stout anchors---and Ger the a
Coast rock, bound and high did ST dash u pieces
Oh fields that,wers wont to feel the ploi y
And yield the corn. The, thickTpu.u- ii, Thou
Did st sause to shake, aud h.y great cities.
With their living hosts, In ruin and
In death Blu. THou hast kept us from these
Woes and smiled upon our people and
Out land, and best ps with Thy bounty.
Allo Ter this happy land the merry
Songs of gladdened hearts do greet the morn,
As do the svarblh,g birds 10 time of Spring.
The labor Of tfeir hand. HIS richly met : y {.
A rich reward. The granures groan
With weight of golden coin-with wheat, and
With wealth of all that keeps az life,
And bring content into the homes Of
Tners of the SOIL PEACE and PLENTY, @
Fill the land. The desoi.fe Souru lifts up
Her cru.h'd and ,b,uised heart in praise to ~
THE. Her f,lds, .(that were LAID waste by IVar
And trodden down by the rude heels of
Rough shod .quadrons gagged in deadly fght,)
That ~ past have closely held their .3iI T.
Whitened treasures M tue ,larksome ground,
Have this year put their olden color on;
And, in the Autumn days just gone, looked
L ke the SHOWS Of Heaven had fallen
Ple,naturely On Them 40 lavish aE. r..-.
Were they in their bridal robes.
Thy people praise Thee LoHD! and from their
Do thank Thee for Thy. love. They sound Thy
Praise. in anthems loud throughout tue land
Fur INV blessings and Thy Providence.
Oar Nation Peace is still secure !, and .l#
Fntore years do seem. to promise PEACE, ~.
Continuous and increased wealth and
strength and peoples. my MESSED mana de'h
seem 10 rese upon US -'"'en' W
MAKE 'h'S Psop'e 9F"' anu sf"a" "'"o"6 "fEt5
tpea Sa'ol'S, ahp p'e-' apoSe .''sh I'D af#}
In the Z otiihbr rs and let Us ne or az-
.ga,, behol3 thine awful frywn;.lts aEI#f.
Nor do Thou, let IL. wander from Thy ....
Marked out paths and grant unto us, Lord,
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p, nise COP ur p.oph for He blessrs you :
P,ai,c HIA To- HIS generous tspc;- '
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