1859 edition, stanza 4

Now the New Year reviving old Desires,

The thoughtful Soul to Solitude retires,

⁠Where the White hand of Moses on the Bough

Puts out, and Jesus from the Ground suspires.

1868 edition, stanza 4

Now the New Year reviving old Desires,

The thoughtful Soul to Solitude retires,

Where the WHITE HAND OF MOSES on the Bough

Puts out, and Jesus from the Ground suspires.

1872 edition, stanza 4

Now the New Year reviving old Desires,

The thoughtful Soul to Solitude retires,

Where the WHITE HAND OF MOSES on the Bough

Puts out, and Jesus from the Ground suspires.

1879 edition, stanza 4

Now the New Year reviving old Desires,

The thoughtful Soul to Solitude retires,

Where the WHITE HAND OF MOSES on the Bough

Puts out, and Jesus from the Ground suspires.

1889 edition, stanza 3 1889 edition, stanza 5