Robert Burns - How To Know Him by William Allan Neilson
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Kail and potatoes!
Lord hear my earnest cry an' pray'r, Against that presbyt'ry o' Ayr; Thy strong right hand, Lord, make it bare Upo' their heads; Lord, visit them, and dinna spare, [do not] For their misdeeds. O Lord my God, that glib-tongu'd Aiken, My very heart and soul are quakin', To think how we stood sweatin', shakin', An' pish'd wi' dread, While he, wi' hingin' lips and snakin', [sneering] Held up his head. Lord, in Thy day of vengeance try him; Lord, visit him wha did employ him, And pass not in Thy mercy by them, Nor hear their pray'r: But, for Thy people's sake, destroy them, And dinna spare. But, Lord, remember me and mine Wi' mercies temporal and divine, That I for grace and gear may shine [wealth] Excell'd by nane, And a' the glory shall be thine, Amen, Amen! |
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