580. Saviour, visit thy plantation

1 Saviour, visit thy plantation,
Grant us Lord, a gracious rain!
All will come to desolation,
Unless thou return again:
Lord, revive us,
All our help must come from thee!

2 Keep no longer at a distance,
Shine upon us from on high,
Lest, for want of thine assistance,
Every plant should droop and die:
Lord, revive us,
All our help must come from thee!

3 Surely, once the garden flourished,
Every part look'd gay and green:
Then thy word our spirits nourish'd
Happy seasons we have seen!
Lord, revive us,
All our help must come from thee!

4 But a drought has since succeeded,
And a sad decline we see;
Lord, thy help is greatly needed,
Help can only come from thee:
Lord, revive us,
All our help must come from thee!

5 Where are those we counted leaders,
Fill'd with zeal, and love, and truth?
Old professors, tall as cedars,
Bright examples to our youth!
Lord, revive us,
All our help must come from thee!

6 Some in whom we once delighted,
We shall meet no more below;
Some, alas! we fear are blighted,
Scarce a single leaf they show:
Lord, revive us,
All our help must come from thee!

7 Younger plants--the sight how pleasant!--
Cover'd thick with blossoms stood;
But they cause us grief at present,
Frost has nipp'd them in the bud:
Lord, revive us,
All our help must come from thee!

8 Dearest Saviour, hasten hither,
Thou canst make them bloom again!
Oh! permit them not to wither,
Let not all our hopes be vain.
Lord, revive us,
All our help must come from thee!

9 Let our mutual love be fervent;
Make us prevalent in prayers;
Let each one, esteem'd thy servant,
Shun the world's bewitching snares:
Lord, revive us,
All our help must come from thee!

10 Break the tempter's fatal power;
Turn the stony hearts of flesh;
And begin from this good hour
To revive thy work afresh:
Lord, revive us,
All our help must come from thee!

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First Line: Saviour, visit thy plantation
Meter: P. M.
Publication Date: 1828
Topic: Kingdom and Church of Christ: State of Decline; Prayer for a Revival
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