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Elizabeth Major
"The Author’s Prayer"
| Oh |
gracious Lord inhabiting |
E |
ternity |
| My |
blest redeemer, that hast |
L |
ovingly |
| Blessed |
me with hope, a kingdom to |
I |
nherit, |
| Lord |
of this mercy give an humble |
S |
pirit, |
| And |
grant I pray, I may my life |
A |
mend: |
| Saviour |
'tis thou canst my soul |
B |
efriend. |
| Jesus |
with grace my guilty soul |
E |
ndue |
| Christ |
promised grace, and thou, O lord art |
T |
rue; |
| Have |
care of me, deal out with thine own |
H |
and |
| Mercy |
to my poor soul, thou canst com- |
M |
and |
| On |
me a shower of grace, sin to |
A |
void, |
| Thy |
raise to sing, my tongue shall be |
J |
mployed; |
| Poor, |
Lord I am, with fear and care |
O |
ppressed |
| Handmaid |
to thee I am, in thee I'll |
R |
est. |
From:
Honey on the Rod (1656)
Source:
Hobby, Elaine. Virtue of Necessity: English Women’s Writing 1646-88. London, 1988. |
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