A47607:1076
Zion in distressSion in distress
Zion in distress, or, The groans of the Protestant Church [sic]Sion in distress, or, The groans of the Protestant Chruch [sic]
London: printed by George Larkin for Enoch Prosser, 1681
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
At Jesus feet! or have a sense of Sin,
At Jesus feet! or have a sence of Sin,
Confessing how rebellious they have bin!
It is a dismal and apparent Sign
That Night comes on, when Phoebus does decline,
When Heat and Fervour fail, our Hemisphere
Will quickly see its glory disappear.