THE 8TH, 9TH, AND 10TH VERSES OF THE 57TH PSALM. Mary Alcock (née Cumberland) Alexander Huber Editor Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
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Oxford This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. T86344 Alcock [née Cumberland], Mary, 1741?–1798. Poems, &c. &c. by the Late Mrs. Mary Alcock [poems only]. London Printed for C. Dilly, Poultry 1799 pp. 86-87. vii,[25],183,[1]p.

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THE 8TH , 9TH , AND 10TH VERSES OF THE 57TH PSALM . Awake , my glory , ere the rosy morn Shall with a vivid blush the skies adorn , Before the sun arise to break the day , Awake , and chace thy gloomy sleep away . Awake , soft lute , awake , my tuneful lyre , With sacred transports my warm breast inspire ; Awake , each faculty , awake and sing In holy rapture to my heav'nly King . In notes divine let my glad verse proclaim His mighty goodness and eternal name ; Let my loud praises thro' the world resound , Whilst wond'ring nations listen all around . But , O my God , thy wonders are too great For tongue to speak , or verse to celebrate , So vast thy mercies and thy truth so high , They pierce the clouds and reach beyond the sky .