Spirit of the Psalms
Psalm 80
Isaac Watts
Great Shepherd of Thine Israel,
Who didst between the cherubs dwell,
And ledd'st the tribes, Thy chosen sheep,
Safe through the desert and the deep:
2 Thy church is in the desert now;
Shine from on high, and guide us through;
Turn us to Thee, Thy love restore;
We shall be saved, and sigh no more.
3 Great God! whom heavenly hosts obey,
How long shall we lament and pray,
And wait in vain Thy kind return?
How long shall Thy fierce anger burn?
4 Instead of wine and cheerful bread,
Thy saints with their own tears are fed:
Turn us to Thee, Thy love restore,
We shall be saved, and sigh no more.
Isaac Watts, 1719.
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Poetry of the Psalms
The "Poetry of the Psalms" is a collection of poems expressing the struggles, fears, anger, joy and love revealed in the Psalms of the Bible. They were written over hundreds of years by various authors, including Isaac Watts, Charles Wesley, George Burgess, Charles Spurgeon, Abraham Coles, Augustus Toplady, Tate and Brady.
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