OH God, with grateful hearts we come Thy goodness to adore, While we our Pastor welcome home To England's happy shore. For Thy delivering love we praise, And Thy restoring hand,— Oh spare him yet for long, long days To this our little band. Thy Spirit's fulness on him rest, Thy love his sunshine be! And may he still, while doubly blest, A blessing be from Thee. When the Chief Shepherd shall appear May he receive, we pray, A crown of glory bright and clear That fadeth not away. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...TO A MOUSE, ON TURNING HER UP IN HER NEST WITH THE PLOUGH by ROBERT BURNS THE WHITE KNIGHT'S SONG by CHARLES LUTWIDGE DODGSON SEA GODS: 3 by HILDA DOOLITTLE GREEK SONG: 1. THE STORM OF DELPHI by FELICIA DOROTHEA HEMANS SONNET: AT STRATFORD-UPON-AVON by THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH THE DEAD DRUMMER; A LEGEND OF SALISBURY PLAIN by RICHARD HARRIS BARHAM |