In most of his hymns he keeps the same figure or phrase through all his verses. In the following he sings of the 'breezes of Mount Zion':
| Lord, let the gladdening breezes Revive this soul of mine, And raise it, weak and wearied, To Heaven's air benign: The breeze will break and scatter The clouds that hang so low; I long to feel its freshness-- From heaven let it blow! | | The breezes of Mount Zion Kindle the holy flame; The breezes of Mount Zion Renew the feeble frame: Oft in the breeze of Zion My soul with song would fill; And I shall yet be singing, Before I reach the hill. | | The breezes of Mount Zion Shall fill the sails again; And lift the stranded vessel To voyage o'er the main: The breezes of Mount Zion Leave all the sky aglow;-- In Canaan's sunny valleys No cold winds ever blow. | |