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Women Poets of the Romantic Period

Songs in the night

Poems written in obscurity and seclusion

Harrison, Susannah

1752-1784

Harrison, Susannah, 1752-1784

Poets

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1783

1783

The 3rd ed., with some additions

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England--London

Sold by Vallance and Conder ..., R. Hawes ..., E. Rogers, Bury, and C. Punchard, Ipswich,

English

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[2], xii, 164 p. ; 17 cm. (12mo)

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Preface To The First Edition -- The Recommendation -- An Alphabetical Table Of The First Lines -- All Glory Belongs To Jesus Alone, -- Am I Indeed Born From Above? -- Arise, My Soul, To Jesus Fly, -- Attend, My Soul, And Trembling Hear, -- Awake, My Heart!My Soul, Arise! -- Away My Doubts, Be Gone My Fear, -- Be Gone, My Worldly Cares, Away! -- Behold, He Comes, The Saviour Comes, -- Be Merciful, O God, To Me, -- By Holiness And Watchful Care, -- Bring All The Brutish And Unwise, -- Chasten'd I Am From Day To Day, -- Christian, Wouldst Thou In Grace Excel, -- Come, Each Desponding, Drooping Soul, -- Come, O My Doubting Soul, Attend, -- Come View The Field Of Love Divine, -- Condemn Me Not, Most Gracious God, -- Deceivers Will Affect T'appear -- 'Gainst Thee, Thou Holy, Just, And Wise, -- God And His Law Are My Delight -- God Of My Days, God Of My Nights, -- Good News These Blessed Words Impart, -- Grace Will To Every Duty Bind, -- Haste That Delightfulawful Day -- Hear This, Ye Fav'rites Of The Lord, -- High In The Heavens Doth God Reside, -- How Are My Powers All Tuned To Mourn -- How Oft Doth Beauty Lead To Sin, -- How Should The Morning Of My Days, -- How Suitable This Word To Me, -- I Fear The God Of Heaven And Earth, -- I Languish For A Sight -- I Think My Table Richly Spread, -- In This Extreme Distress Of Soul, -- In This Thy Will, And Must I Be -- Is This Unpleasant Cup Now Given -- Is Jesus Evermore The Same? -- I, Jesus, Am Ascended High, -- Jesus Exalts His Fav'rites High, -- Jesus, I Now Address Thy Throne, -- Jesus, My Advocate And King, -- Jesus, My Hiding Place Thou Art, -- Jesus My Mourning Soul Doth Lead, -- Jesus, The Great, The Mighty God, -- Jesus, Thou God Of Nations, Bend -- Jesus, Thy Love Is Still My Theme, -- Jesus, When I Can See Thy Face, -- Let All My Anxious Cares Be Gone, -- Let All The Heavenly Hosts Rejoice, -- Let Me Adore His Boundless Grace, -- Let Me Lie Prostrate On The Ground, -- Let Not The Learned And The Wise, -- Let Others Wrapt In Self-Conceit, -- Let Praise Employ My Heart And Tongue: -- Like Enoch I Would Seek To Be, -- Look, O My Soul, Within The Veil, -- Look Unto Me, The Savior Cries, -- Lord, Can A Helpless Worm, Like Me, -- Lord, Captivate My Every Thought, -- Lord, I Confess My Guilt And Shame, -- Lord, Is Not This My One Desire, -- Lord, Is It Not My Soul's Desire -- Lord, Search And Try This Heart Of Mine, -- Lord, 'Tis Enough, At Length I Own, -- Lord, What Am I Without Thy Love? -- My God! For I Can Call Thee Mine -- My God, How Restless Is My Mind! -- My Life Declines, My Strength Is Gone, -- My Soul, What Dost Thou Here? -- No Man, Nor Angel Can Compare -- No More Of Works I Vainly Boast, -- Now Have I Spent In Sighs And Tears -- Now, Let Me From This World Retire, -- Now Let My Faith Grow Strong, And Plead -- Now Let My Faith Look Through Her Fears, -- Now Let My Soul Adore And Praise -- Now May The God Of Boundless Grace, -- Now Shall My Soul Adore The Grace, -- Now, Whilst I Try My Heart -- O Could I Find Some Peaceful Bower -- O Could I To Jerus'lem Go, -- Of Rest I Hear, Of Rest I Talk, -- Often, Great God, I've Heard Of Thee, -- Oft Has My Soul In Secret Bless'd -- O God, How Mournful Is My Case! -- O Happy Souls That Love The Lord, -- O Let Jehovah's Lib'ral Hand -- O Let Me Lay My Anger By -- O Soul-Reviving Word, -- O Thou, Who Shin'st In Bright Abode, -- O What A Vain And Empty World Is This! -- Rapid My Days And Months Run On -- Remember Me, Though Great I AM -- Riches Immense Are In Thy Hand -- Salvation's Work Is Done; -- Say, Is This Wild, Corrupted Nation -- Show Me The Soul To Doubts Expos'd, -- Tell Me No More Of Earthly Toys, -- Thee Will I Love, My Dearest Lord, -- The Lord Of Lords, And King Of Kings -- The Rain Descends, The Tempests Rise -- The Tri-Une God Above, -- Thine Anger, Lord, How Short The Stay, -- This Blessing, Lord, To Me Impart -- This Promise Is To Sinners Made, -- This Wretched Heart Will Still Backslide, -- Tho' I Of Sinners Am The Chief, -- Thou Art Acquainted With My Heart, -- Thou God Of Justice And Of Grace, -- 'Tis My Beloved's Awful Voice; -- Tremble, My Soul, Fall Down Before, -- To God I'd Seek In Each Distress -- To Him That Brought Salvation Nigh, -- To Him, To Him, Whose Love Hath Wrought -- To Thee, Again My Gracious God, -- To Thee, My God, I Make My Moan, -- To Us, To Us A Child Is Born, -- Turn, O My Soul, From Moses Turn, -- Unfertile, Intricate, And Strange, -- Well May I Groan Beneath Thy Stroke, -- What Ails This Vile, Deceitful Heart? -- When Will My Sweet Release Be Sign'd, -- Where Is The Understanding Heart, -- Where Shall I Go But To My Lord, -- Who Is This Heavenly Person, Who -- Why Does This Room So Often Prove -- Why Should The Dread Of Sinful Man -- Why Jonah, Does Thine Anger Rise? -- Why, O My Soul, These Gloomy Fears? -- Why Thus Cast Down, My Soul? -- Will God Be Merciful To Me, -- Without The Aid Of Sovereign Grace, -- Ye Highly-Favour'd, Who Profess -- Meditations -- But Why, My Soul, So Much Dispos'd To Grieve? -- Come, Jesus, Thou Desire Of Nations Come! -- How Active, O How Num'rous Are My Thoughts! -- How Did The Heavenly Multitude Rejoice, -- I Thank Thee, O My Father And My God, -- O Solemn Thought! Weak Man Is Born To Die -- O Blessed Words And Welcome To My Soul! -- The TIME IS SHORT:--How Awful Is The Sound! -- Thus The Apostles Pray'd: And, O My Soul, -- Up To The Eternal Hills I Lift Mine Eyes, -- Why Am I Not Consign'd To Endless Woe? -- Why Sin Hast Thou Deprav'd My Nature Thus? -- While I Am Call'd To Reason, Lord, With Thee, -- Who Would Not Fear Thee, O Thou King Of Saints! -- With Thee, Thou Great I AM, Thou Just And Wise, -- What Manly Courage, What Undaunted Zeal

By a young woman under heavy afflictions

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By Susannah Harrison. Cf. ESTC

Advertisement for author's "A Call to Britain" on viii.

Index of first lines: p. [ix]

Epigraph : "Who giveth songs in the night" Job XXXV.10

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