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0 Lord, at Joseph's humble bench / Thy hands did handle saw and plane; / Thy hammer nails did drive and clench, / Avoiding knot and humouring grain.
That thou didst seem, thou wast indeed, / In sport thy tools thou didst not use; / Nor, helping hind's or fisher's need, / The labourer's hire, too nice, refuse.