A Mother's tender figh was heav'd in vain;- And turn'd to all their cries a deafen'd ear! The much lov'd Maid, with fweet compofure faw, By faith the view'd the dying LAMB OF GOD, Her confcience felt the Virtue of his Blood, And cried, My Jesus thus was pierc'd for me!" "The King of Heaven to this vile earth came down, "For me he fuffer'd, and for me he died, "And now he pleads my caufe before the Throne, And fhews his wounded Hands, and bleeding Side: "Nor does he offer fuch a Plea in vain, "I feel, I feel the gracious anfwer given,- While thus the dying Saint triumphant lay Ye dear furvivors of my valued Friend, Permit my heart your facred griefs to fhare, To each fond Relative paft joys return, The much lov'd duft,-to kindred duft confign'd. 1 O may the mighty Gop of Peace and Love, Pour in your wounded breasts an healing balm; May He direct your thoughts to worlds above, There There ftands your MARY,-near her SAVIOUR's feat,- And fings the wonders that his Grace hath wrought. "Worthy art thou, my deareft LORD,---the Lamb,--- "Twas thy creating Love fitft gave me breath, "Now rais'd by thee to realms of endless joy, "Loud Hallelujahs all my powers employ, "While thus I worship the great ONE IN THREE." Thus does the triumph in the heavenly plains, And fing the wonders of redeeming Grace; While we below in feeble dying ftrains, With fault'ring tongues our poor Hofannahs raife. Yet let us lift to heaven our longing eyes, And hope, and think,-the time will not be long, Ere we fhall join the Concert of the Skies, And fing the' harmonious, never-ending Song. Soon fhall death free our fouls from every chain, And waft us fafely to yon blifsful Shore; There fhall we meet our long loft Friends again, No more to forrow, and to part no more. Sandwich. 2 Thou haft oft my Shelter been, In thy redeeming Love. 3 Thou, O GOD, my vows haft heard, For all that know thy Reft: And thine, in Chrift, I am. 4 One of JESU's kings I reign, 5 Joyful in this bleffed hope,- And love Thee to the end. We intended to have inferted the Stations of the Preachers in this Number of the Magazine, but were not able to procure a correct Copy when the laft Sheet went to the Prefs, and are therefore obliged to defer the Extract from the Minutes to the November Magazine. Bonference-Office, North-Green, Finsbury-Square: |