Some humble suppliant on his knees;

There’s not a breeze that murmurs by

But wafts some faithful prayer on high;

There’s not a woe afflicts our race

But someone bears to the Throne of Grace;

And for every temptation our souls may meet

We ask for grace at the Mercy Seat.

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The beams smile on, and heaven serene

Still bends, as though no prayers had been;