11. Let the sighing of the prisoner come before thee. When thy people cannot sing, and dare not shout aloud, then let their
silent sigh ascend into thine ear, and secure for them deliverance. According to the greatness of thy power preserve thou those that are appointed to die.
Faith grows while it prays; the appeal to the Lord’s tender mercy is here
supplemented by another addressed to the divine power, and the petitioner rises
from a request for those who are brought low, to a prayer for those on the
verge of death, set apart as victims for the slaughter. Men and devils may consign
us to perdition, while sickness drags us to the grave, and sorrow sinks us in
the dust; but there is One who can keep our soul alive, and bring it up again
from the depths of despair.
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