Farewell to Intemperance.
OH! thou source of ills unnumber'd,
Long by thee I've been enslav'd;
Much too long has reason slumber'd,-
But adieu! at last I'm sav'd.
Now farewell; my duty calls me
To a scene of joy and peace;
Now no more thy bond enthralls me ;
Now my days of anguish cease.
Free from fev'rish heats and sorrow,
Now I hail the peaceful night;
Brightly dawns the coming morrow
To my renovated sight.
Star of Temperance! brightly shining,
Shed thy radiant beams around;
Every joyous heart combining,
Loudly let its praise resound.
On Divine Love.
Lo! my Shepherd is divine,
How can I want when He is mine?
By the stream that wanders slow
Through the mead where flow'rets grow,
He leadeth me, and there I rest,
In love and peace divinely blest.
In Adoration of the Lord.
SING to the Lord in joyful strains,
Let earth his praise resound;
Ye who amidst the ocean dwell,
And fill the isles around.
Thou city of the Lord begin
The universal song,
Let all combin'd with one accord,
The cheerful notes prolong.
How still and peaceful is the grave,
When life's vain tumults past,
The appointed house by Heav'n's decree
Receives us all at last.
There servants, masters, rich and poor,
Partake the same repose;
And there in peace the ashes mix
Of those who once were foes.
On Religious Resignation.
O SNATCH me swift from these tempestuous scenes,
To where life knows not what distraction means,
To where religion, peace, and comfort dwell,
And cheer, with heartfelt rays, my lonely cell!
Yet, if it please Thee best, thou Pow'r supreme,
My bark to drive through life's more rapid stream;
If low'ring storms my destin'd course attend,
And ocean rages 'till my days shall end,
Let ocean rage, let storms indignant roar,
I bow submission, and resign'd adore.
In Praise of the Lord.
YE that delight to serve the Lord,
The honours of his name record,
His sacred name for ever bless;
Where'er the circling sun displays
His rising beams or setting rays,
Let land and seas his power confess.
On the Almighty Power and Justice.
JEHOVAH reigns, in majesty excelling,
Above the clouds is fixed his awful dwelling;
With humble reverence let us bend before Him,
And deep within our inmost hearts adore Him.
With justice and with truth He ever reigneth
O'er heav'n and earth, and all that earth containeth;
All mortal power to His dominion bending,
His glory through eternity extending.
On the Consolations of Religion.
O THOU that read'st the secret heart,
And hear'st the sufferer's softest sigh;
When I remember that Thou art,
I feel each care, each sorrow fly.
Thou art, to whom the sinner's moan
Was never yet breath'd forth in vain; Thou art, to whom each want is known,
Each hopeless wish, each fruitless pain.
And O, while earthly loves
And earthly comforts break away, Thou art the sufferer's certain hold
The same throughout eternal day.
Thy smile of love beams always bright,
To cheer the contrite sinner's heart;
Nor can that soul be plung'd in night,
That knows, O Lord, and feels Thou art.
How blest is he whose tranquil mind,
When life declines, recalls again
The years that time has cast behind,
And reaps delight from toil and pain!
So, when the transient storm is past,
The sudden gloom and driving show'r,
The sweetest sunshine is the last;
The loveliest is the evening hour.
Proclaiming God's Love.
MIGHTY God! while angels bless thee,
May a mortal sing thy name?
Lord of all, may all address thee,
Earth and heaven thy love proclaim.
Hallelujah! Amen.
PRAISE the Lord! ye heavens, adore him!
Praise him, angels, in the height;
Sun and moon, rejoice before him ;
Praise him, all ye stars and light:
Praise the Lord, for he hath spoken;
Worlds his mighty voice obey'd;
Laws, that never shall be broken,
For their guidance he hath made.
Praise the Lord, for he is glorious,
Never shall his promise fail;
He hath made the righteous victorious;
Sin and death shall not prevail :
Praise the God of our salvation;
Hosts on high, his power proclaim;
Heaven and earth, and all creation,
Laud and magnify his name.
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