Afford a Spring to Me

Lord, afford a spring to me, 
Let me feel like what I see; 
Speak, and by your gracious voice, 
Make my drooping soul rejoice. 

On your garden deign to smile,
Raise the plants, enrich the soil;
Soon your presence will restore
Life to what seemed dead before.

(from a hymn by John Newton, slightly revised; image by @alpduran via unsplash.com)

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