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Lord, grant, oh grant me thy compassion, For I in thee my trust have placed; Display thy wings for my salvation, Until my griefs are overpast. To thee I sue, oh God most high, To thee that canst all want supply.

Lord, grant, oh grant me thy compassion, For I in thee my trust have placed; Display thy wings for my salvation, Until my griefs are overpast. To thee I sue, oh God most high, To thee that canst all want supply.

Approximate author period: c. 1627 AD · renaissance

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George Wither
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Approximate author period: c. 1627 AD · renaissance
author lifetime midpoint (1588–1667)
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A Cyclopædia of Sacred Poetical Quotations (catalogued1888) (1888 AD)

Page 651 · printed citation: George Wither · subject: WANT

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