CLXXXIV SIGHS

Sighs -- whether swift to Heaven they rise

As morning gilds the skies --

Or GOD, by omnipresent ear,

When they are sigh'd, is near --

Since GOD vouchsafes what I desire,

'Twere fruitless to inquire.

In Heaven accounts of sighs are kept,

Of every tear that's wept;

Saints feel the blessing back they bring,

Swift as angelic wing:

The humble what they beg obtain, --

They never sigh in vain.