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BOOK II. 9 Thy word can soon my hopes revive, Can overcome my foes, And make my languid graces thrive And blossom like the rose.

1 PLEASING spring again is here ; Trees and fields in bloom appear : Hark! the birds with artless lays, Warble their Creator s praise! Where, in winter, all was snow, Now the flow rs in clusters grow, And the corn, in green array, Promises a harvest-day.

2 What a change has taken place! Emblem of the spring of grace ; How the soul in winter mourns Till the Lord, the Sun, returns, Till the Spirit s gentle rain Bids the heart revive again ; Then the stone is turn d to flesh, And each grace springs forth afresh.

3 Lord, afford a spring to me ! Let me feel like what I see ; Ah! my winter has been long, Chill d my hopes and stopp d my somr 1 Winter threaten d to destroy Faith and love and every iov If thy life was in the root, &quot; Still I could not yield the fruit.

4 Speak, and by thy gracious voice Make my drooping soul rejoice ; O beloved Saviour haste, Tell me all the storms are past! On thy garden deign to smile, Kaise the plants, enrich the soil Soon thy presence will restore Life to what seem d dead before Rh