| Edmund Clarence Stedman, ed. (1833–1908). A Victorian Anthology, 1837–1895. 1895. |
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| O Lord, Thy Wing Outspread |
| | | William John Blew (1806–94) |
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| O LORD, thy wing outspread, | |
| And us thy flock infold; | |
| Thy broad wing spread, that covered | |
| Thy mercy-seat of old: | |
| And o’er our nightly roof, | 5 |
| And round our daily path, | |
| Keep watch and ward, and hold aloof | |
| The devil and his wrath. | |
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| For thou dost fence our head, | |
| And shield—yea, thou alone— | 10 |
| The peasant on his pallet-bed, | |
| The prince upon his throne. | |
| Make then our heart thine ark, | |
| Whereon thy Mystic Dove | |
| May brood, and lighten it, when dark, | 15 |
| With beams of peace and love; | |
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| That dearer far to thee | |
| Than gold or cedar-shrine | |
| The bodies of thy saints may be, | |
| The souls by thee made thine: | 20 |
| So nevermore be stirr’d | |
| That voice within our heart, | |
| The fearful word that once was heard,— | |
| “Up, let us hence depart!” | |
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