A47607:1801
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.
I Am afraid my God hath me forsook,
I Am affraid my God hath me forsook,
My sighs he minds not, scarce bestows a look.
His former pity, he hath quite forgot,
His former pitty, he hath quite forgot,
His Anger's kindled & his wrath is hot;
When that burns sore, how can I choose but mourn?