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William Cowper - Watching Unto God In The Night SeasonWilliam Cowper - Watching Unto God In The Night Season
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Sleep at last has fled these eyes, Nor do I regret his flight, More alert my spirits rise, And my heart is free and light. Nature silent all around, Not a single witness near; God as soon as sought is found; And the flame of love burns clear. Interruption, all day long, Checks the current of my joys; Creatures press me with a throng, And perplex me with their noise. Undisturbed I muse all night, On the first Eternal Fair; Nothing there obstructs delight, Love is renovated there. Life, with its perpetual stir, Proves a foe to love and me; Fresh entanglements occur-- Comes the night, and sets me free. Never more, sweet sleep, suspend My enjoyments, always new: Leave me to possess my friend; Other eyes and hearts subdue. Hush the world, that I may wake To the taste of pure delights; Oh the pleasures I partake-- God, the partner of my nights! David, for the selfsame cause, Night preferred to busy day; Hearts whom heavenly beauty draws, Wish the glaring sun away. Sleep, self–lovers, is for you-- Souls that love celestial know Fairer scenes by night can view Than the sun could ever show.
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