2.
HE gently Pardons our Mis-deeds,
And Cures the Wound which inward bleeds.
Has from the Chains of Death unbound;
With Clemency and Mercy crown'd.
With Food our Hunger he subdues,
And Eagle-like our Youth renews.
3.
From him the Springs of Mercy flow;
Swift to Forgive, to Anger flow.
For he will not for ever chide,
Nor constant to his Wrath abide:
But mildly from it will relent,
And shorten our due Punishment.
4.
His Justice he Extends to all:
Oppressors by his Vengeance fall,
But as the Heav'ns in amplitude
Exceed the Centre they include:
So ample is his Clemency
To all who on his Grace rely.
5.
As far as the bright Orient
Is distant from the Sun's Descent;
So far he sets from his Aspect
Their Guilt, who His just Laws affect.
Ev'n as a Father to his Child,
So soft, so quickly reconcil'd.
6.
For his sure Mercy shall Embrace
His Saints for ever, and their Race
His Righteousness their Souls Up-rear,
Who Faithful in his Covenant are:
Who fear his Threats, who wait his Will,
And his Commands with Joy fulfill.
