Hymnal: The Christian Hymn-Book
Date: 1815
Compiler: John Thompson et al
Publisher/Printer: Looker and Wallace
First Line: Saviour visit thy plantation
Topic: Trusting in Christ
Writer: <no first name given> <no last name given>
Composer:
Meter: PM
Tune:
Hymn Number: 204
Page Number: 179, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsSaviour, visit thy plantation,
Grant us Lord a gracious rain,
All will come to desolation,
Unless thou return again:
Keep no longer at a distance,
Shine upon us from on high,
Lest for want of thine assistance,
Ev'ry plant should droop and die.
Surely once thy garden flourish'd,
Ev'ry part look'd gay and green;
Then thy word our spirits nourish'd,
Happy seasons we have seen;
But a drought has since succeeded,
And a sad decline we see;
Lord, thy help is greatly needed,
Help can only come from thee.
Where are those we counted leaders,
Fill'd with zeal and love and truth--
Old professors, tall as cedars,
Bright examples of our youth?
Some, in whom we once delighted,
We shall meet no more below;
Some, alas! we fear are blighted,
Scarce a single leaf they show.
Younger plants; the sight how pleasant,
Cover'd thick with blossoms stood,
But they cause us grief at present,
Frost has nipt them in the bud;
Dearest Saviour, hasten hither,
Thou canst make them bloom again;
Oh! permit them not to wither,
Let not all our hopes be vain.
Let our mutual love be fervent,
Make us prevalent in prayer;
Let each one esteem'd thy servant,
Shun the world's bewitching snare;
Break the tempter's fatal pow'r,
Turn the stony heart to flesh;
And begin, from this good hour,
To revive thy work afresh.