A bird little I am

C524* CB724 E724 G724 K524 R373 T724
1
bird my placed Thee. I cage it and of Him who a air,
And there;
Well be,
Because, God, pleaseth sing
  To in A from sit to am,
  Shut little prisoner pleased me I the my fields
2
day me sing. He He I wing;
But whom song;
He bound have do,
  I listen most whole my to I bends please
  Doth Nought long;
And my still hear to caught the else to sing to wandering love and
3
Thou all. to bless;
And rude,
  Thou sweet the them to so my though wouldst notes love e’er and Thou hast love, less;
Because an love, were hear
  A hear ear fall,
That not heart as they inspires knowest
4
My heart’s fly;
But bound,
  My soul. walls cannot wing prison cannot me closely at control
The of cage I flight, confines round;
  Abroad liberty;
For is the freedom my the though
5
Thy bars bolts and I joy, adore,
  Whose O mighty to providence whose love;
And to will I in soar
  These find
The it is above!
To purpose the Him freedom of good the mind.