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1Hear, Isr'el's Shepherd! like a flock
thou that dost Joseph guide;
Shine
forth, O thou that dost between
the cherubims abide.
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2In Ephraim's, and Benjamin's
and in Manasseh's sight,
O
come for our salvation;
stir up thy strength and might.
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3Turn us again, O Lord our God,
and upon us vouchsafe
To
make thy countenance to shine,
and so we shall be safe.
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4O Lord of hosts, almighty God,
how long shall kindled be
Thy
wrath against the prayer made
by thine own folk to thee?
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5Thou tears of sorrow giv'st to them
instead of bread to eat;
Yea,
tears instead of drink thou giv'st
to them in measure great.
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6Thou makest us a strife unto
our neighbours round about;
Our
enemies among themselves
at us do laugh and flout.
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7Turn us again, O God of hosts,
and upon us vouchsafe
To
make thy countenance to shine,
and so we shall be safe.
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8A vine from Egypt brought thou hast,
by thine outstretched hand;
And
thou the heathen out didst cast,
to plant it in their land.
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9Before it thou a room didst make,
where it might grow and stand;
Thou
causedst it deep root to take,
and it did fill the land.
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10The mountains vail'd were with its shade,
as with a covering;
Like
goodly cedars were the boughs
which out from it did spring.
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11Upon the one hand to the sea
her boughs she did out send;
On
th' other side unto the flood
her branches did extend.
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12Why hast thou then thus broken down,
and ta'en her hedge away?
So
that all passengers do pluck,
and make of her a prey.
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13The boar who from the forest comes
doth waste it at his pleasure;
The
wild beast of the field also
devours it out of measure.
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14O God of hosts, we thee beseech,
return now unto thine;
Look
down from heav'n in love, behold,
and visit this thy vine:
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15This vineyard, which thine own right hand
hath planted us among;
And
that same branch, which for thyself
thou hast made to be strong.
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16Burnt up it is with flaming fire,
it also is cut down:
They
utterly are perished,
when as thy face doth frown.
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17O let thy hand be still upon
the Man of thy right hand,
The
Son of man, whom for thyself
thou madest strong to stand.
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18So henceforth we will not go back,
nor turn from thee at all:
O
do thou quicken us, and we
upon thy name will call.
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19Turn us again, Lord God of hosts,
and upon us vouchsafe
To
make thy countenance to shine,
and so we shall be safe.
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