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To thee let my first offerings rise,
Whose sun creates the day;
Swift as his gladdening influence flies,
And spotless as his ray.
This day thy favoring hand be nigh,
So oft vouchsafed before;
Still my it lead, protect, supply,
And I that hand adore.
If bliss thy providence impart,
For which resigned I pray,
Give me to feel the grateful heart,
And without guilt be gay.
Affliction should thy love intend
As vice or folly's cure,
Patient to gain that gracious end,
May I the means endure.
Be this and every future day
Still wiser than the past;
And when I all my life survey,
May grace sustain at last.
---Alternative verses---
If bliss thy providence impart,
For which, resign'd, I pray;
Give me to feel the grateful heart,
And thus thy love repay.
If bliss thy providence impart,
For which, resign'd, I pray;
Give me to feel the grateful heart,
And grateful homage pay.
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8 6 8 6 (C.M.)
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RICHMOND
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8 6 8 6 (C.M.)
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1792
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| # 101 | No key | | # 12 | F | | # 172 | F | | # 48 | G | | # 255 | G | | # 679 | G | | # 1 | G | | # 305 | G | | # 703 | G | | # 3 | G | | # 705 | G | | # 816.1 | No key |
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