John Milton - PSAL LXXXV [tekst, tłumaczenie i interpretacja piosenki]

        1 THY Land to favour graciously
        Thou hast not Lord been slack,
        Thou hast from hard Captivity
        Returned Jacob back.

        2 Th' iniquity thou didst forgive
        That wrought thy people woe,
        And all their Sin, that did thee grieve
        Hast hid where none shall know.

        3 Thine anger all thou hadst remov'd,
        And calmly didst return
        From thy *fierce wrath which we had prov'd *Heb. The burning
        Far worse then fire to burn. heat of thy wrath.

        4 God of our saving health and peace,
        Turn us, and us restore,
        Thine indignation cause to cease
        Toward us, and chide no more.

        5 Wilt thou be angry without end,
        For ever angry thus
        Wilt thou thy frowning ire extend
        From age to age on us?

        6 Wilt thou not * turn, and hear our voice * Heb. Turn to
        And us again * revive, quicken us.
        That so thy people may rejoyce
        By thee preserv'd alive.

        7 Cause us to see thy goodness Lord,
        To us thy mercy shew
        Thy saving health to us afford
        And lift in us renew.

        8 And now what God the Lord will speak
        I will go strait and hear,
        For to his people he speaks peace
        And to his Saints full dear,
        To his dear Saints he will speak peace,
        But let them never more
        Return to folly, but surcease
        To trespass as before.

        9 Surely to such as do him fear
        Salvation is at hand
        And glory shall ere long appear
        To dwell within our Land.

        10 Mercy and Truth that long were miss'd
        Now joyfully are met
        Sweet Peace and Righteousness have kiss'd
        And hand in hand are set.

        11 Truth from the earth like to a flowr
        Shall bud and blossom then,
        And Justice from her heavenly bowr
        Look down on mortal men.

        12 The Lord will also then bestow
        Whatever thing is good
        Our Land shall forth in plenty throw
        Her fruits to be our food.

        13 Before him Righteousness shall go
        His Royal Harbinger,
        Then * will he come, and not be slow *Heb. He will set his
        His footsteps cannot err. steps to the way.