923    C.M.     J. Kent
“With my soul have I desired thee in the night.” Isa. 26. 9

1 ’Twas in the night, when troubles came,
  I sought, my God, for thee,
  But found no refuge in that name
  That once supported me.

2 I sought thee, but I found thee not,
  For all was dark within;
  Thy tender mercy I forgot
  To me when dead in sin.

3 With cords of his eternal love,
  ’Twas thus my soul he drew,
  And taught my wretched heart to prove
  His oath and promise true.

4 At length my Sun’s refulgent beam
  Through the dark cloud appeared;
  My night of woe was like a dream;
  My soul was blessed and cheered.