The contrite spirit there:
O, loiter not, nor longer stay
From him who loves us; let us pray.
448. L. M. Sir Walter Scott.
Imploring the constant Presence of God.
1When Israel of the Lord beloved,
Out from the land of bondage came,
Her father's God before her moved,
An awful guide in smoke and flame.
2By day, along th' astonished lands,