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Anne Steele

‘Tis Wisdom, Mercy, Love Divine

in Anne Steele Collection

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1 ‘Tis wisdom, mercy, love divine,
Which mingles blessings with our cares;
And shall our thankless heart repine
That we obtain not all our prayers?

2 From diffidence our sorrows flow,
Short-sighted mortals, weak and blind,
Bend down their eyes to earth and wo,
And doubt if providence be kind.

3 Should heaven with every wish comply,
Say, would the grant relieve the care?
Perhaps the good for which we sigh,
Might change it’s name and prove a snare.

4 Were once our vain desires subdu’d,
The will resign’d, the heart at rest;
In every scene we should conclude,
The will of heaven is right, is best.


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      ‘Tis Wisdom, Mercy, Love Divine

      1 ‘Tis wisdom, mercy, love divine,
      Which mingles blessings with our cares;
      And shall our thankless heart repine
      That we obtain not all our prayers?

      2 From diffidence our sorrows flow,
      Short-sighted mortals, weak and blind,
      Bend down their eyes to earth and wo,
      And doubt if providence be kind.

      3 Should heaven with every wish comply,
      Say, would the grant relieve the care?
      Perhaps the good for which we sigh,
      Might change it’s name and prove a snare.

      4 Were once our vain desires subdu’d,
      The will resign’d, the heart at rest;
      In every scene we should conclude,
      The will of heaven is right, is best.