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...SANTA FE SKETCHES by CARL SANDBURG FOR A' THAT AND A' THAT by CHARLES WILLIAM SHIRLEY BROOKS EPIGRAM: 59. ON SPIES by BEN JONSON DREAM-LOVE by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI THE LILY OF THE VALLEY by THOMAS LOVELL BEDDOES |