The Psalms of David ‎#II.CXXII

II.CXXII. My God, permit me not to be

1 My God, permit me not to be
A Stranger to myself and Thee;
Amidst a Thousand thoughts I rove,
Forgetful of my highest Love.

2 Why should my Passions mix with Earth,
And thus debase my heav'nly Birth?
Why should I cleave to Things below,
And let my God, my Saviour, go?

3 Call me away from Flesh and Sense,
One sov'reign Word can draw me thence;
I would obey the Voice Divine,
And all inferior Joys resign.

4 Be Earth with all her Scenes withdrawn;
Let Noise and Vanity be gone;
In secret Silence of the Mind
My Heav'n, and there my God, I find.

Text Information

• First Line: My God, permit me not to be
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1769
• Topic: Meditation and Retirement
• Notes: Public Domain.

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