HYMN OF THANKSGIVING. 305 



Has been to Us a safe Retreat 



In the Desart of our Captivity ! 



He has hid us in his Palace 



During the bad Weather, 



He has been both a Fortress to Us, 



And a Deliverer ! 



Come ! 



Ye that are his Well-beloved ! ^ 



Let our Mouths relate his Wonders, 



And let them bless him for evermore ! 



Come ! 



Ye Inhabitants of Rocks, 



Let us Rejoyce with Songs of Triumph ! 



Our Days had almost fail'd Us : 



Our Bones were in a manner dry'd up : 



We were become like Cormorants 



Of the Desart; 



Like Owls, 



That retire unto wild Places, 



We were lying in the shadow of Death: 



W^e were loaded 



Both with Affliction, and Irons. 



But th' Eternal has broken our Bonds ! 



He has &treugthen'd our weak Hands, 



And our trembling Knees ! 



He has bid those that had afflicted Hearts, 



Take Courage, and fear no more ! 



Come then, let us praise tli' Eternal ! 



For he is Good. 



Let us Maguifie ! Let us exalt his Naine altogether ! 



For he has done great Things ; 



And his Goodness lasts to all Eternity ! 



The Red Dragnu, the furious iJraijou, 



That makes War upon the Saints, 



Is come down against Us 



To devour Us. 



We fled unto the Dcsarts, 



To a Place prepar'd by the hand of God ; 



His Compassion here descended among Us, 



And his Bounty has comforted Us. 



