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Abandon'd by a parent's care, They famish'd press the sod, And in the wildness of despair Demand their meat of God.

By him who feeds the ravenous bird And guards the sparrow's lot, Shall our petitions be unheard? Our sorrowing sighs forgot?

Consider how the lilies grow, The young birds safely rove, Nor fear in every time of wo    To trust your Maker's love.