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NEW BRUNSWICK, '

AND

OTHER POEMS

D A V T T) I' A L M E II .

Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual sonifs,
sinRinR and maki!)^ melody in your heart to the Lord.

Ephksians v. li>.

SAINT JOITX. N. B.

PRINTED BY J. A A. M.MTLLAN.

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136922

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TO TIIK CIIIl.DRKN

WHOM nOI) HATH GRACIOUSLY (JIVKN MK THK FRUIT

OF MY ROI>Y, AND THE DESIRE OF MY HEART —

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IS AFFECTIONATELY DEDICATED.

Ix dedicating to you these effusions of my pen, I give you a inure
faithful portrait of your Father's heart than the most injrenioua
artist could givt- of his countenance on the iiolislied plate or the
finest marble. Here, you see the results of his mot^t serious thoughts;
what he has ventured to write for Eternity; and what he hopes to
seal with his dying testimony ; and which he would rejoice to sec
published to the worlil. On the doctrines embodied in these pages
he can freely venture his eternal interest, and go forward to meet
the presence of Him who sits upon the great White Throne, from
whom all the family of Adam shall receive their final destiny; and
to which ho is not afraid to call the most serious attention of those
whom he most dearly loves. (Jod is love; and nothing but love can
find acceptance with Ilim.

May the blessing of the (Jod of Love rest on you and yours to the
latest generation, is the ardent breathing of

Your iiffcctionate Father,

DAVID PALMER.

C N 1' K X T S

I'ACJK

Nkw Brinswick— a Poem in

two Book? !•

Lines to Mrs. Mar. Palmer on

'Jl'th annivors'y of inarriaKC, 211

Panting for Homo 'A2

Divine Reproof, .'?.'i

A Glance within the Veil, ... .'14

Linen from Amo8 iv.(5 M

Lines sugKe.-^teil by wild jfee.se, liT

Ihe InficlelV doubt removed, .'iV» j
Britlal Festivity turned into a

P'linoral Solemnity 40 ,

The Greatot Wonder 42

Truth and Peaeo 4:5

Tribute of ro.*«|)Cct to the Rev.

Charles Mackay 45

On the ConflaRration in Fred-

erioton, Nov. 11, lH,-)() 46

Thoughts Supgested bj' a sim-
ple incident 4S

What ."hall I render unto the

Lord? 4(1

To Mrs. S. J. on the death of

her llu.sband .^1

Corresi>ondcnco !'r2

A Birth-day Thought 5()

In Memory of Sarah M'Farlan ">S

No One Isolated (K)

God's Method of An.swering

Prayer (Jl

Superstition and War &2

The Retrospect— A Poem (>")

To Henry A. Palmer 72

On the Death of W. Flower.... 74

The Unheeded Warfare 7t)

Misery of Departing from (iod 77

Psal'Ji xcvii. 8 78

PACK

Tru.xt in the Lord SO

Line.* for G. Lake Bible Soc'y 81

Epitaph for my Parents 81

Jesus 82

Encouragement to ihe De-
sponding 84

Valedictory Lines 8.'i

To I. A. and K. P. on the first

sight of their first-born son 8rt
Trinal Witnesses on Earth.... 88

To a Christian Mother 88

A Fable 90

To Rev. Isaiah Wallace 92

Thoughts suggested by u Walk /

in the Forest iU

To Miss Elizabeth Estabrooks 98

Isaiah Iviii. 12 99

P.«alm l.xvi. 3 lOO

On Gratitude 101

Tiie Silver Trumi.ets 1(«

What is Love? 10«»

Lines on Matthew vii. Iti 1(»7

,\ly Birth-dny~Aged IW 198

The Faith once delivered to

the Holy Ones 110

Friendship's Memorial IIK

Evening Shad<»ws remind the

Traveller of Home llS

Epitar'li 118

Memento of Mrs. McPheison 119

Looking 'into Jesus 120

My Requiem 122

To a relative on his Birth-day 125
Sighing for the Communion of

Saints 125

Poetical License 127

To Marion 12(»

CONTt^NTS.

Twcnty-tliinl IVnlin vor.-<ified I'Mt

Wciilfli a curse if iiiisiisccl l.'Jl

Antidote JijTiiinst niixious ciirc lIVJ

Linos ConKnituIiitory VM

Niiplitali ir)

Hymn l.W

On 8uoccsfifiiI laying Atliintlc

Cable l:!7

To Marion on the -Idth anni-
versary of our Marriage MH

My Sister's Fpitaiili l;')'.t

Monumental Jiines to the vcn-

orahlo Archibald McAlluni 110
To Mrs. K. II. Estabrooks, on

rcccivinK a Book-mark 14"_'

The Invocation 14.5

Death of my only l>auKhter... Ill
Death of Mr. .Jacob M'Donaid U.'>
To the Memory of Mr. John

Estabrooks 1 Kl

My Birth-day-AKcd TO 117

Visit of the Prince of Wales
to Now Brunswick HS

l*A(iK

Visit of the Prince of Wales

to the Holy Land 141)

Lines by Eli/.ab'h Estabrooks

Palmer 151

On Music 1").{

To Anna Steilin^ .Jack ir)4

To Marion MacnauKht dauffh*

t(!r of Kev.' Lewis .Jack I'X)

The Voice from Home If)?

On hearing Kev. Mr. Sterling
aildress (Suests at a Commu-
nion Table ]'>\)

The Name above every name ItiO
ThouRlits on .Job xxxvii. lil... lt)2

Comfort for the Weary 1(5.'{

My 15irth-day— Aj?ed 7.5 1(14

My Birthday— Ajfed 74 ItMi

Hymn 1()()

Hymn lt)7

To Thos. Chalmers and Sam'I
Uutiierford. sons of the Rev.

Lewis Jack MM

Crossing over Jordan 170

N K\V IMMXSWirK.

A im>i:m

inmK HTitsr.

.\«(;t MKNT.— I'nxMii : N(Hi-iiivi»ciitif'ii ; Outline ol" Climato ; Procluc-
tiuiiM; Aniiiiuls; Uivor:*; Saviigu Iiitt>; Colonization; liUinberinR.

liKT loftier b.inls .sul>limer tlu'int's |mrsiu' ;
1 siiiu my iiiitive land : unsmiii betor*'.
Nor lu'cd I cliinh I'aniassuH' liciuht.s, nor court
Tlu' Musi's' aid : l(»r Nature sjtniuds hor .stori;.«
III wide profusion, to inspire the sonj;.
Diversity reiuns here, unrivalled.
7'he land of vast extremes of lieat and cold.
AVhere (\'realia's iirouenv matui'es
In three short month.s. under the solar heat :
And hv tile jielid breath from the bleak hills
Ol' liahrador. an iev chain is for;;ed
To bind one half the year, and clothe the uronnd
With snow's l)rii:ht carpet, till the month of .May.
Wide o'er the surface of New Brunswick's soil
A waviiiix forest spreads its leafy shade.
(Not planted by the ])uny hand (jf man.
But sown by llim who fixed the sparkling gems
u

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S'HW HIHIi\S\Vi('K.

In lioavoii's blue ari'li,) wluuv tlu' lotty Piin's

Hear their iiiajestic heads, and through their Immij:Ii,«

The softer breeziis moan ; where the I'rauranl Fir

Yields the clear balsam. I'anu'd in pharmaey.

Here ^tows. profusely wild, the Silver Kir.

Which yields <tur staple in Kuropa's iiuirts. .

Wafted bv many sail o'er Ocean's waves.

Here, too, the ('edar finds congenial soil.

And flourishes, a beautctius evertiretin.

Nor must I fail — while ^^lancinn o'er a field

Of wide Ixitanic ranut' — to sinu' the tree

rom

d ui

lose nard urains tne saccnarine luice exudi^

N'ieinji with India's cane. JJut F forlu'ar
To wander farther throujih the boundless riinuc.
And tune my lyre lo sinj: the j)atriarch Oak.
That braved the tempest for a thousand years.
But prostrate fell at last, and strewed the i;round.

Nor will I leave uiisuni; tlu; Quadrupeds.
That roam at larjie tlirouj:h this wide wilderness.
.\nd seek, their food fromllim who made them flrst.
Where boi^izy soil forbid the trees to i;row.
There ronm the stately .Moose in (juest of food ;
Or herds of (^iribou crop the cojirse ji^rass.
The jiloomy Hear j)rowls o'er the fruitful vale.
Or on the sandy shore of the blue lake.
Where beach and oak their oily fruits dispense :
Thus for his hibernation he prepares ;
For e'er the solar orb in Capricorn
His fervid chariot stays, he scHiks his den.
And sleeps till Sol's bright beams from Taurus shine."^.

yEW n HUNS WICK.

Uiit iii!<tiii(-t to rc.'isuii iiiakcs :i near iipproach
III tlif inm'iiimis li^'avor ; who ibresccs
'Vhv winter storms, and iiiakt's iiiiiis«>lt' a lioine :
Without .III iiii])U>iiuMit. save what |>ertaiii»
To liis own hody. he the streamlet dams :
T!ie risijiir wave reeeih-s. and foriiis a lake.
Where lie his mnd-wrouuht, citadel pn^pares.
Here the amphiliioiis Otter finds a houii
And roves at lari:e ; showinir th(^ handy .vork
or liim whose kiii,ii'(h)m rideth ove ill.
See^injr his food, the slow-pa«*ed Porcupi '
( 'reepM f'ortli devoid of I'ear ; for when pursued,
His arched hack t]\v, liarhed spines present
.\nd th(f carniverous Jaws with haste reei.'de.
< )ne hrute tliere is, tliouuh not indiixeiious —

l^ut wandered from a climato less severe —

Wliose only armour is a fetid scent ;
Vet. with impunity, few war with him.

Xow. he New IJrunswick's llivers next my theme.
No land on earth can boast of finer streams :
Whether we trace them windinc; round the hills.
Half hidden by the bendini; leafy shade
Of toweriui^ ever<rreens. which crown their shores ;
Or. rushinir o'er the rocks with murmurinfi; sound;
Or, bearinir on their rippled bo.soni, down
Toward the sea-board, many a eumberous raft.
Hut. one amonir them claims a special note,
Xamed from that Saint, who. exiled for the truth.
On Patniost Tsle. saw the Apocalypse.
For many miles this noble river flows.

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,\EW liHUl^SW'K'K.

And uiiiiiy trihutaiy streams rccoivos.

()f» its fair Ixistmi many a stt-aiiKM" plios.

And numerous sails are seen. Its verdant hanks

With towns and hamlets crowncMl. attract the siuht ;

While its rieli islands and alluvial vali's

With vernal loliauc shine. Thus, on it flows.

Till through a narrow L:(^ru(^ with hoilinu' ra^*'.

it shoots into tin' sea. Over this u'i>ri:e.

By seientitie skill, a nohle hridue.

Sns|ien<hMl from its wiry cahlcs. hanus

Now. Muse, the onerous task on thee devolves
To sinu' of Snvaui' lile. — (le>('ril)e the way
llow the Hrst natives of Xew Ri'unswiek's soil
Procured their food, and made it fit for use.
As herds of (^iribou fresh pasturau(^ souuht.
Ami mai'ked the beaten path, as they miurate ;
Here the sauaeious hunt(U' plants his snare.
And smiles to see the fleet old Huek his prey :
Hut whence the eordaue that eom]n.se the snare 1^
Nor hemp ntu* flax he knows : what shall he use
As substitutes for those important plants'/
The fibrous riml of Tlmus well supplies.
Nor were the arms, which all ru(h' nations use.
rnkuown to him — the bow and barbed shal't. —
Which he with most aina/iifii patience wrouuht.
A broken flint, by accident made sharp.
Supplies the plaei; of the keen steel, with which
This rude zoiitomist flays and dissects his prey.
Ask you his clothinu ? that is (juickly told:
What superseded Adam's tiu-lcaf dress

NEW niiUNSWICK.

Forms the warm v»!.stment of my ln<lian ton.

Now, Must', (k'seribe the slioltcr lie prepares.

'I'i» sliieM him from the st(»rm : A tew small poliv

IMaeed eireliiit;' on the around, unite at ton.

Forminu a coik; ahrupt : These covered o'er

With sheets of hark, united firm and stronu.

With ti))rous roots plucked I'rom the silver fir.

Forms a fair coverini: t(» exclude the rain.

The area, strewed with bouuiis of fragrant fir.

Lays the soft carpet, wliere lie may recline ;

Wliilt^ the warm tire, about the centre, ulows.

A sheet of ))ark. extended by u rod,

With sinewy liinues hunu'. supplies a door :

An aperture at top admits, with ease.

The liuht. and lets the murky smoke escape.

ow. we

sten in. and view domestic bliss

Sanop. and S((uaw. and rosy-cheeke<l Papoose —
And say. if half the wants which luxury feiuns.
Arc; real I Here 's no Turkey-carpet spread ;
\o tiIo.*<sy silk ham's o'er the nilded sash;

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NO costly viaiuls. served in sninins,
•kl

lii' platt

thirst. —

jso sparklmu- wine, to tempt unnatural
But healthy appetite, and simple food.
Describe the meal : A musk-rat. merely flayed.
Witli urinniiiii' teeth, and scaly tail. impale(l
On wooden spit inserted in the j^roiind.
Inciininjj: toward the fire, broils slowly done.
AV'hen thus prep'rcvl. each chooses what he loves,
Till, like Mahomet's pii; (so Cowper sinus).

From head to tail, 't is eaten

'T was thus, for aues. the lied '^^avauc lived.

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U ^'EW BRUNSWICK.

And trod New Brunswick's soil, unknown to jdl

Who tra'^od the historic pairo. in other clinios.

l^ut time rolls on, and travellers from the West

Kxplore New JJrunswick's coast; and on return.

The news transpires, of rich alluvial soil.

And beauteous rivers crowned with lofty elms.

The Anulo-Saxon blood at once is stirred.

And burns for emigration. On they pour.

Till sad experience checks the flowinu tide.

The sons of luxury who, stretched afease

On sofas soft, or promenade the deck

Of the swift steamer pressing into port;

Or, sitting;" leisurely in the warm staue.

Drawn by swift steeds alonu- the icy road,

(!an scarce conceive the hardships those endured

Who broke the maiden soil on Sheffield's banks.

Then, when the scanty store was beinu; spent.

Mounted on snow-shoes, with laborious toil,

They on the hand-sled haul the heavy load

For more than three score miles. Thus they, for years.

With more than hunum couraue. persevered.

At lenuth a little shallop finds its way

From Boston, brinus supplies, and in return

Takes what they have to spare. And Oh. wliat joy

Was felt in these lone hearts, when that small craft

Was in tlie (tffinti' seen I More joy than now

Is felt ])y all tin; crowds that thron<>; the ([uays

When an Atlantic steamer heaves in siirht.

Now, war ensues between Great Britain and

ITer Colonies, which, when it terminates.

Declares the latter free. Tlien. those who still ■

A/;VV //YiTAMWrA'.

Adhere to Hritisli nilc, seek ref'ujj^e liere
Heiieatli her spreading banner. Tims, at length,
This Province rose, and colonized became.

Now, (,'oninierce. with her eagle eye. surveys
New ]irunswirk's forest, and holds out tin; halt
Of mutual profit in her Tind)er trade.
'I'hen. near the margin of the flowing stretim.
The axe resounds, and down the lofty pine
Is prostrate laid, and to the sea-port brought.
Thus. (Ml a minor scale, began the trade
Which makes some rich, while more are bankru[>ts :
And yet, it forms the staple in our marts.

HOOK s K c o N 1 ) .

Ahuument.— The Piitriarch Oak — Uie date of itn l)eiiip: plaiitcci — its
locality; The Halcyon ami the Bear; ThcOak j?IancinK:it what ha."<
transpired (liiriiif; a millenary; The diseovery of America ; Kd'or-
niation; liihle Society ; Prot'ress of the Arts ; Advice to Youth, etc.

I TUNK niv lyre to sinu' the Patriarch Oak

That braved the tempests of a thousand years.

But prostrate' fell at last, and strewed the ground :

Jn vain I search tradition's dimmest ray

To find an epocli here to date my song.

Then, Muse, expand thy wings for Europe's shtu'e,

And set thy lyre to her ciinuiology.

Long ere (Jenoa's son conceived the thought

'J'hat other lands rose from the briny deep,

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l^oyoiid wliero Sol's (Iecliniii|Li bi'ains stoop down
To kiss tl»o Atlantic wavo in the far West :
Tn thofsf dark au,es. when the (Jospel sun
Was set in Europe, and the ulooniy niuht
Of Popish darkness brooded o'er her realms :
When Saxon Kubert wore the liritish erown.
And Charleinaune the (laulie sceptre swayed ;
Then first the acorn that pro<luced the tree
1 siiiii. fell on the s;)ftened soil, and <irew
An oakling- fair, and spread its branches wide.

Say. now. ye jnyin;^ anti(|uaries. say.
What then New Jirunswick's state ? Who tro<l her soil.
And her spontaneous fruits enjoyed ^
Silent is history, and tradition dunilt :
('onjecture only lends her dubious aid
To my adventurous fliuht through the dark ])atli.
No crowded cities then, with uas-lit streets.
Her sloping hills adorn ; where industry
Her thousand arts pursue. No whitened sail
Swe])t thnuiuh her windinu' streams with winged spe^d.
Nor smoky steamer cut their yielding waves :
But lied Men there, in Nature's rudest state.
In search cd'food. through her wide forest roamed.

Within the County, named from Female rule,
A wide-expanded water rolls its waves :
This vast, capacious basin, scooped by Hiuj
Whose foresight never errs, is made to hold
The surplus waters caused by melting snows,
JiCst they submerue the vales, and thus destrov

iV/?W Ji RUNS WICK.

d her soil,

The i'air })i(Kluctioii.s of their riehest soils.
On the fair bosom of tliis limpid Jiuko.
The steamor.s ply to tow the ponderous raft
J)own U) the •ircat emporium to be shipped ;
And where, for pleasure, many a trip is made.
'T was on th(! sandy shore of this blue Lake
3Iy .Monareh of the Forest reared its head
And spread its shade, while a<:cs passed away.
The tufted halcyon, on its topmost bouuh.
Oft sits, watehinu" the finny trilxis ; and il'
"Within his urasp the shininu' ehub appears.
Down from his a'rial heiiiht. precipitant.
ile plunues in the wave ; then, risinu, bears
The ilutterin<i' prize away

r.itli.

Led spe;:d.

iamed.
•ule,

WIh'Ii Sol in Scorpio rides with «iimmer ray.
And Luna turiiS her darkened side to us.
And bleak ()ctol)er's blackest ni^lits succeed ;
Then from the jjoundless forest's deep recess.
"With timid lo<jk and stealthy tread.
The savaue bear comes forth, and climbs u])on my oak
To feast upon the wholesome fruit it yields.
Now. will 1 uive my ai^ed tree a tonuue,
To tell what he has seen since tirst he rearerl
His head above the shrubs whicli jirew arouiid.

liook down, mv thoughts, throuuh the loui: vista of
A thousand vears ; and at the farther «.'nd
Heboid the darkness, palpable as that
Which covered Kuvi't at .Jehovah's call.
When .Mosos raised his rod. Tli it glorious liuht

NEW BIWNSWJCK.

VvMiic'li. at tljc Saviour's advent shone so clear.

Was, by tlie ri^liteous juduincnt of the liord.

Kelipsed, ajid strong desulsion sent. Priesteral't

And superstition, like fell vatnpyres, sucked

The vital flood of human weal, and left

Nouj^ht but the acrid ichor of the soul.

The streams, i'rom whence true learning ouglit to flow,.

Were choked with '• old wives' fables" : Intellect.

That noble gift of heaven, was trampled on

By lordly J^relates — ignorant as the brutes —

Who sigiied their names by proxy; worshipped bones-

And rotten rags, relics of sain-ts (falsely

So called) whose names in deepest infamy

vShould rot. Thus did the '• Man of Sin" tread dow»

All civil power. Emperors, at his gate.

Bid penance. Kings led his steed, while he rode

Haughty on, in gorgeous robes attired.

And Oh. let Albion blush, while I relate :

Henry the Second was compelled to walk

Barefoot, o'er three long miles of flinty road ;

And on his naked back the knotted cord

li(;ceive, most furiously laid on. by Monks,

IJishops, and Abbots. Then, compelled to drink

The blood of Becket, to atone for that

Vile miscreant's death; than whom a greater

Hypocrite ne'er lived ; yet, styled a saint.

Oh I I have seen crimes, black as hell could urg^y

Cloaked with the garb of iiery zeal for (iod.

I 've seen the vilest wretches canonized.

And Virtue, in her loveliest form, despised.

1 've seen the cross, on which the Saviour died.

MCW BRUNSWICK.

1?)

Adored; vvliilo tlio.sc wlio lovod His naiiio wltc slain.
T 've !<een tlie pilirrinis, witli unwearied zt^al.
Toil on, for years, alonuj the tiresome road.
To see the spot where onee the Saviour laid.
Who liate tlu! holy doetrines which lie tnntilit.
1 've se(Mi a hermit, on a stupid ass,
l^eariuLi' the ponderous erueifix aloft,
Preach the importance of a lioly war.
And rouse all Europe with the blindest rairc,
To fiirht auainst the hi^h decree of heaven.
Thus, were two millions of the human race.
And an immense amount of w(i:dth. destroyed.
And nothinu' uained, but shame and foul defeat.
I 've seen and)ition cliudt l-'anie's hiuhest scale,
And by the breath of Knvy prostrate blown.

ve seen

Pride

prompt the confjueror to aim
At universal empire. — stretch the hand
To urasp the prize, and fall to rise no more.
I 've acen the Courtier basking; in the beams
'<)f Royal I'avour. insolently strive;
To wrest the sceptre from the lawl'ul grasp.
l?v over-ta.xed endurance headlont;' sent.

len.

ulit

was rmht

d tiltj

s and tournanuuits

i^repared the arnu''d knight to mei>t his tbi;
In single combat, fiife was then the gauKs
Thev plaved. Leaders of chiMS. witli arn.ed serf?
fn de.adlv strife eriLraiiC to rescue slaves.

^ ■ <

Autiiiient their weilth. >)]• iemale wr

onus a venire.

IJut time rolled on. aiul some faint gleams of light
Shot thrnuuh the i:l(»om. indicative nf d:iv.

■%^..

NRW BRUNSWICK.

Till Wickliffe, tlic brinlit movninir star, arose
O'er Britain's Isle, t'cm^ollini; early dawn.

]5iit, wlicre was Zi<jn liidden throuuli tl»e ^looiii
Of tljoso (lark atros ? Where the Kiiiirdoni now.
I'n^fiirured by the Stone cut I'roni the rock.
Destined to break all kinudonis hostile to
Messiah's rei^n ? One, hen; an<l there, were found
Who from their lips the Scarlet l^ady's cup
Of vile abominations wisely dashed,
Nor of her devil-W(jrship would partake.
The name of one I would with pleasur(^ trace.
Who, in the midniuht iiloom. shone like a star
Of the first mauiiitude i)'er Britain's ]«le —
immortal J^radwardine — of purest faith.
In France, and Klandm's. a few irems were seen.
" Like angels' visits, few and I'ar between ;" ^
But, in those vales by Alpine mountains hid.
Truth's witnesses w<;re chieflv to be found,
Through the long triumph of the •' Man of Sin."

But the pure stream of Gospel Truth ran on,
By Wicklift'e opened from the ]5ook Divine :
Nor could the flames of persecution stay
Its kindly ingress to the hearts prepared.
Till the briii'ht Sun of llefl)rmation rose.
Science, meanwhile, creeps from her cloistered cells —
The IMagnet points the sailor o'er the deep.
And Printing opes the stores of knowledge wide.
<

Now had Time circled round my oaken heart
More than seven hundred layers ; when, behold.

NEW n HUNS WICK.

'i\

T'pon the theatre a man is socii

Absorbed in thouulits of infinite resuUs. —

No less than tlie discovery of a world.

Tie stands upon tlie shore of tlie broad sea.

A'iewin<r the settinii' sun : And fondly asks —

" Are there no hills thv eveninj' rays can triKl

Beyond th' Azores, until tliy niorninu;

Heanis fall on the Himalayan peaks?

Surely there are; or how shall be pn^served

The e(juilibriuni, as the ponderous u'lobe

(Tpon its axis whirls diurnally y

Oh, had I but the means, the problem soon

r 'd solve." He seeks ibr aid. but meets defeat.

I'ntil Iberia's nio.st illustrious (^ueen

flis cause espouse, and bids the scjuadron sail.

What vast ev(!nts hanii' on the safety of

Those feeble barks I ]Jut shall they sink'/ Ah no

Though mutiny arise, and Ocean heave

Her bosom to the sky, yet they 're as safe

As those blest inmates of that Ark which rode

The crested waves that drowned a uuiltv W(trld.

Safely they sail upon tiie untrSvelled deep.

Till the New World to Europe is made known.

Ill-fated voyauer I Keenly made to feel

jMau's black inirratitude toward his kind.

Envy, and love of udUI — root of all ill —

Deprived Columbus of his hard-earned fame.

Cabot discovered this our northern coast :

And one, less worthy, names the Western world.

High-flushed with golden dreams, Iberia's sons

Hushed forth to plunder aTid <lestroy. But. 1

NEW BlilJNSWICK.

Forbear to harrow up the readi-r's soul
liy rt'inini.sctMH'Cs that shouhl riMiiaiii
For over covered by oblivion's veil.

Still (lid the •' Scarlet T.ady" ride the beast.
Sittiiiu' on many waters, till licr ]»ride
Awaked the awful ven .eanc(» of the Lord :
fiiuht. from the Sacred AV(U-d. beuan to show
Her hideous countenance, besmeared with blood.
Kurope arose, and from her torpid Tnubs
The curst'd incubus strove to throw off.
fionji" was the stru^L'le ; deadly was the strife :
But lie who on the white horse rode, went forth
To concjuest. Satan's empire was assailed,
And a new era thus was ushered in.

Ah, these were halcyon days I The Floly One
With his tW(M»dux?d sword, cut deep into
The hearts of sinners. In the true liuht, they
Saw themselves justly condemned, ruined, lost;
And ill a full salvaticm ureatly joyed.
!More precious than Golconda's dianjonds. then.
The written Word, in their own native tonj^ue.
Princes and Monarchs laid their sceptres down
At .Jesus' icet, to* learn the Law of Him.
Men of the true " successi(Ui " — called of (iod —
In demonstration of the Spirit's power.
The joyful sound of Gospel (iracc proclaimed :
Hut Satan raucd ; and many, through the fire
Of hottt^t persecution, passed to bliss.

But now the foe his hostile tactics changed
With fire and sword no loner*'!* he assails,

NEW H HUNS WICK.

r.i

Hut with cniolunuMits. and State sii]>|i()rt.

lie seeks, as witli a fiootl. the ('hurcli to drowH.

And novf. her saered domes nc* niore res(nind

AVith (Jospcl Truth, from iloly Scripture drawn ;

But moral leetures. stole from c'thic tomes.

Made Pharisees, and scattered wide tin; floek.

Meanwhile, the "Man of Sin." unwearied, strive?*

]Jy hellish machinations, to destroy

The truth, which (Jod in mercy had revivcnl.

AVhile liessie, Albion's i'air regalia wore.

Iberia's sons the u;reat ••Armada" planm'd.

Uut. at the voice of God. the heavenly flood

Sunk it b<Mniith tht; wave. Then down to hell

They diu. and lay the train, with murderous art.

liy suli)hurous grains, a deadly uame to play.

But that Omniscient Kye that never sleeps,

lirouiiht all their cursed ])roject.s to the linht.

Anain they turn ; and of oppression whine.

And for emancij>ation loudly sue.

Oh Eniiland I Oh, my father- land I T mourn

The day when thou didst thouyhtk^sly unbind

The giant foe our Fathers' had contined

With gentle bands, who now designs to bind

Thy haple.ss sons with slavery's iron chain.

Turn o'er the history of the past, and see

How deeply stained with blood — thy fathers' blood.

The cursed footsteps of the Scarlet Whore

Displays. Look at the nations now beneath

Her sway, and let the contrast strike tliinc eye.

How great must that infatuation be

Which demonstration, clear, will not remove.

N/':W li HUNS WICK.

A^'jiiii. tlm (in,s|H!l lii:lit in .scni to dijwii
On Britain's t'avoun'd Isle, tu uslit^r in
A (lay tliat tlionsands hailnl witli irratitudc. —
A day wliicli <:av«! '• li<Mi('(innniu,s" to fly .... *
Liko tliat liiiiilit Anucl \vlii(di was sihmi by John.
And Mow the (Josjicl trump, and |)av«( the way
For that hlcsf era which our vyvs Ixdiold.
WakcMl frcnn that fatal lethargy. induciMl
J{y that narcotic which in l^cydcn sjtrani:.
And fVonj the cursed cu|» of liaud iinhihcd,
A nohh> host is seen, on Hritish ground.
And on folunihia's shoro. both in the jtalc
or Kn, inland's church, and in disscMitin;^ ranks.
^\'ho hrcathc to send tlu! liiorious (lospcl wide
0'(;r iicathcn lands, that all may hear the sound
Alan now perceives more clearly than betljre
^Vhat. bv united efl'ort. can bo uained :
llenci" .sprant:' those numer(jus bands of social tic
To teach, and preach, and sow the precious seed.

Now. on the airy heiuhls of (lindjria see ^

A little Maid her lovinu" l*astor nu-et ;
l''rom her he learns, with ])ain. the paucity
Of that blest Jiook so kindly iiiven to man.
The pathos of her simple tale, awakes
The heart-felt sympathy of that good man.
" Oh yes," I hear him breathe, *' "What shall I do
I'o j^ive the ]5ook of God to uiy dear land y
I '11 seek, among the lovers of our race.
United effort for my country's trood."

* (Jcorge Wliitcficld.

NEW nRUNSWJCK.

.\iu\. wliih' lu! ]»l(':uls lltr NVah's. a voii*e responds —
• W'liy not tli«^ world ciiiln-ar*' ?'* Thus sj)ranj; tlie j^ciiu
Ot'tliat tiiir tn'«» oflilr. wliosi; hoalinj;' Icuvos
itriii^ licaltlt and peace to nations dead in sin,
And forms the Lrear palladiuni of our reahn.
Truth horo Ji i(»rtres?> tinds. and I'oper}- dies.

Now. he tile pn»^ress of the Arts, my tlieme.
littnji liad Humanity howed down its neek

eiu'

the tread of Superstitictn's foot —

Ahnost to hrute transtormed. Hut wlien the h;:lit
i)i' IJeforniation dawned, tlien mind be^an
'fo take a wider ranue, — to pierce tlie sky —

Ti»

»^ ear

th t

o measure, am

I ti

le ocean nlow

:1(

Itaha uMve the man wiio lifts his tube
Toward tlu! midniuht sky. and first discerned
The moons which circle Jupiter around.
Britannia boasts tlio man wlio. wrapt in thoui^ht,
Saw the ripe apple from the tree descend :
.\nd hence intjuired. • \\ hy to the nadir prone?
W.hy not I'all upward, and tht^ zenith seek 'f
Or. in a horizontal line, fiy ofi?

"ure

ei'e m

ust b

e some adamantine (

hain

That to a centre binds all matter fast."

That chain lie named ""Attraction :" thouuh invisible,

Yet Nature's strongest tie ; which .stittles down

The everlastinu hills on their firm base.

And binds the ra^inu Ocean to its bed.

While on its heavinu bosom rides the bark.

This noble thouaht immortalized his name.

15v slavery now no longer (.-ruslied. the mind

2H NEW BRUNSWICK.

*
l^]xpati;ite,s Ireoly in the boiiiidloss field
Of the Creator's works, and ehissiiies,
And names, what His riuht hand in wisdom niade-
With laudable ambition fired, man now
In the dark mud cot scorns to spend his days ;
But, in new style, the stately <lome he rears.
The block and stool, to sofas now «iive place;
And the rich carpet o'er the deal is spread.
The Arts proo-ress, and Commerce spreads the sail ;
Wealth heaps her stores, and man to man is known.

Long had the motive power of steam been used
To drain the mine, auu lift the pond'rous ore j
But now, its giant strength to ships applied.
Forms a new era in the world's affairs.
No longer now for the fair galr we sigh.
But stir the glowing furnace and create
The fiery vapor, till the iron ribs
Of the strong l)oiler can endure no more.
Hut frets, and roars, and vents its furious breath.
The fasts are kx)sed, and now the wheels revolve.
And the fine steamer cuts her watery way.

ThouLi'ht follows thouirht in o jick succession. n(»w.
For •' l"\)r\vard " is the watchword of the day.
The fiery steam is to the car attached ;
With ra|>id speed the locomotive runs
Alonu: the iron road ; but dashinu (tft,
With, horrid crash : then shrieks and dying groans
With hissing steam commix. Thus, nian invents
The means of his destruction, to increase
His locomotion. — often dearlv bouulit.

f'\

lid

A£W BRUNSWICK.

l^it. not cuiitcnt with flying, witliout wings,
HC horrows liulituiiii: from the elements;
And on tlie telograpliie wire eonveys.
From malt to mart, tlie wish'd iutelli^enee.

With a lew words (tf coiuisel to thi; Vouth.
I now niv panoramic exit mai<e.
(\)mit not on length of days ;^ for were yonr life
Drawn ont coeval with my a_ue, yet still
The hour would soon arrive that tcslls your fall.
Dote not on riches, for they fly away.
.\iid leavi' an achiiiLi void. Not all the wealth
•Of Cricsus life's sweet halm can ])urchase. No.
Without contentment, nothinu can deliu'at.
Let not anddtion's t(jwering heights allure,
liest from those lieiuhts you fall, and keen rennn'se
I'or ever harrow up your inmost soul.
Let not the harlot. ])loasur(.'. tempt your feet .
I'^rom virtue's path, hut shun her crooked ways,
i^ut, if with nature's dictates you comply.
And hymeneal pleasure seek, wed not
A name armorial. I'or honour's sake :
More vain than vanity is such :i thouiiht.
Let solid \v(»rth your situl's ambition claim.
And seek to he made useful in that sj>hero
Where (Jod, in wisdom, hath \(iur lot assiirned.
Then, whether life to aucs he drawn out.
Or. in the midst I'ut oif. \i,i, shall liE WELL.

I j

MISCKLI.ANKOl S POIvMS.

I, I \ K S

Addressed tn^MRs. Marion Palmer, on the .SOth July, 1H;w. heinir
the twentieth anniversary of our innrriuKe-

July the thirtietli calls to minfl

The mercies of the Lord.
Which we have shared since first our liands

Were joined in wc^llock's cord.

Time, on his rapid wheels has moved.
And twentv years whirled round;

And yet our worthless lives are spared.
Thoush cumberers of the ground.

How many of your dearest friends

Who <rraced our bridal day,
Have gone, in quick succession, down

To moulder in the clav.

Fair Betsy, foretnost. led the train :
Next, Helen followed soon ;

Then, a kind Mother hade farewell. —
Her sun went down at noon.

7 MARION.

ill

iiiii

The insatiate arolior aims a<:ain.

And Agues is his prey ;
Her gentle spirit, weaned i'roni eartli.

I n triumph soars away.

Death ri(h'S again on his pah' luirse,
And strikes our hearts witli dread ;

Williuui. wdio lately bloomed with hoalth.
Is luunbered with the dead.

in at the windows <h'ath again

His hated vision shows; ^

George is the victim of his dart.
And to the grave he goes.

But CA'c he closed his languid eyes

Upon the light of day,
William, his little inl'ant son.

Tn silence steals away.

Scarce had we dried our weeping eyes,

( )r laid our mourning l)y.
When .Margaret — the amiable and loved-

Sweet .Maruaret too must die.

Now, standing on the verge of tinu\
Struggling with grief and pains,

Hendinii bi neath a weiiiht ol' vears.
Vour Father still remnins.

lin't. th(uigh onr eyes o'er dying friendf*

Have sIumI the briny tear,
Viit mercies numerous as the sands

lTav<' loaded I'verv vear.

)

TO MAlilOi\.

AVhiit clouds 111' (larkm's.s voil our uiiiidsl

How little run we sec
Tlirouiih th(! iuipc'iK'tr;tl)lc! si-rccii

That hides lutiirity I

Thouu'h you wore horu ou Clyde's fair hanks,

In (il

isu'ow s ancient town.

And 1 on (Jrand Lake's distant shore
Life's painful entranco found:

Though the hroad ocean's sturniy wave

Our infant hearts divide.
Yet (liod, in wisdom, had orchiined

That you should he my hride.

AVhile my fond heart was wandering far

My destined s])0use to see,
The Lord was leading' me alonu'.

And 1

)rinuini;' you to me

AV'hen M'e first saw each other's \'nrr
In diildhood's early dawn,

AVe could not then discern the ]>ath
AVIiich (iod for us had di'awn.

Oft did we meet, as nei^hhors do,
t» AVithin the holy place ;
Nor <lid our vcuthful hearts indulm
The thought of love's embrace.

liut 1 recall the time and place.

And

cireunistances too.

When first the seeds of love w»^re sown
In my fond heart fir you.

TO MARION.

Now. in my tit'tieth year advnnood.

And you in forty-tivu,
This monument ol"})rais(3 we rear.

And God tlio ^lory p.ive —

"' Tho (rod wlio t'ormod us by His power.

And called u.s bv His iiraee,
Wliose hand hath led us both tlius far.

To Hl.M shall bo tiie praise."

.Vmen

I'AXTiNG von HOMi:.

LoN({ have I wandered in this wilderness.
Where thorns and thistles urow. — sad fruits of sin.
Now str(?t('h thy winus, my soul, for thy blest home
Beyond the azure concave. Fear not death :
His shaft was shivered when thy Jesus died :
Crownless and sceptreless he 's made to stan<J,
At the wide portid of eternity.
To let the ransomed ol' the l^ord pass through.

«*

DIVINE REPROOF.

sin.
)inc

DIVINE HEPllOOF.

Kkclinki) on the verge of a precipice, imisiiiL;,

O'erliaiiuinu' ji streiinilet iiiearurrinii' below ;
While wave impelled wave in their passaiic still onwiird,

1 thouuht on my life, filled with sorrow and woe.
My memory <:lanced back on the ai:,es gone by,

And fancy, through optics inverted, descried
The dark gloomy side of that dense cloudy pillar.

Which the deep plans of God and our vision divide.

When at the conimund of Jehovah 3Iost High,

The typical Israel from Egypt went out
Through a waste howling wilderness, barren and dry,

Devoid of all comforts, their Guide led their route.
And while they were wand'ring the desert around,

Their souls (juite discouraged and fainting through fear,
The daughters of Moab in pleasures abound,

Aiul Kflom dwells carelessly on his Mount Seir.
And so. while the daughters of sorrow shall weep.

And the sons of aflfliction be tortured with pain.
The waves of old ocean still roll o'er the deep.

And the rocks on the shores of Euphrates remain.
Even so, while I wander through life's gloomy vale.

And my cup with the waters of ]Marah o'erflows.
Through the power of temptation my courage oft fails.

And I seem quite abandon'd to th' rage of my foes.

Thus did 1 indulge in the gloomy and sad.

Till nature's dark shade cast a veil o'er my mind.
When, lo, from above, a sweet voice descended,

Jiorne soft to my ear, on the wings of the wind. —

Ii»

A GLANCE WITHIN THE VEIL.

" (Jive lined, viiin mortiil. to the instructions of wisdom.

You 'vc- wandered in error's dark mazes too long;
Hold up the bright mirror of truth to your vision.

And then you M'ill say 'God has done nothing wrong.'
Unfold the fair pages of sacred biography.

And through the dense cloud of truth's witnesses see
What billows of sorrow, and rivers of anguish,

The saints have all forded, e'er they came up to 3Ie.
Now crown'd on the hill of the Zion of glory,

AVitli all 3Iy deep mysteries unveiled to their view,
With pleasures ecstatic, and voices united,

They declare 3Iy works great, and My ways just and
true.
Then lay by your sackcloth, your sorrows resign,

Come, re-tune your lyre, and strike up My praise.
At the time I ordained, you shall rest from your labours,

And stand in your lot at the end of the days."

A GLANCE WITHIN TIIK WAh,

"What wilt thou do in the swelling of Jordan ?*' — Jkk. xii. ">.

My soul, thou 'st past thy three score years,

And to life's winter come;
Earth's joys and honors now recede,

And thou art uearing home.

Soon must thy feeble body I'all

Into its parent dust;
What hast thou then beyond the grave

That 's worthy of thy trust ?

A GLANCE WITHIN THE VEIL.

(^mst tliou Idok back on life well f>pent.

And pious deeds performed ?
And; \vraj)t in tliine own righteousness.

Dare venture tlirouj^li the storm 'f

Viin these embolden thee to stand

He}()re His awful face,
From whom the heavens and earth shall flee.

And nowhere find a plaee ?

My God ! how dreadful were my case,

Had I no better ground
"Whereon to stand before Thy face

Than in iMyself is found ?

What is it then shall stay my soul,

And ))anish slavish fear?
Nought but the righteousness of (jiod.

And by Himself brought near.

A guilty, helpless, bankrupt soul,

Devoid of every good ;
T east myself upon free Grace.

Flowiiig thr(»ugh Jesus' blood.

No other way do I desire

To approach the living God,
Than clothed in Jesus' righteousness,

And purchased with Tlis Idood.

LINES.

I have smitten you : yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the

Lord.— Amos iv. (5.

As DOWN in a moiidow I mowed tlio frreon grass,
To constitute food for tlic winter's repast,
I swung tlie keen scythe o'er tlie back of a frog
Tliat sat watcliijig liis prey by tlie side of a log:
He sprang for protection, but not as frogs do.
Into the thick grass, and the danger renew.
But only to nie, who the blow could dispense,
Thiswise little animal fled Inr defence.
Said I to myself, " Here 's a lesson for me :"
When (Jlod strikes my comforts, to Him may 1 flee.
Where shall I find safety but in His great name.
Whose power, love, and goodness, is ever the same 'f
Can I do an action wliich God (cannot see ?
Can I find a place from His presence to flee '/
No, for in Him I live, and />y Him am moved ;
His goodness from life's early dawn I have proved :
Then when He resumes all the blessings bestowed,
I '11 find my felicity only in God.
His power will protect me while wandering below,
And in His own time to His fullness T '11 iro.

LINES.

SugRcstcd by seeing a flock of wild Oecso uiicnitinff southward in the

Autumn of 1.S4S.

See tlie wintry storms approacliing,

Hoar tli'e boroan breezes blow ;
See tbe lowerinii' cloiuls eolleotinj',

Frauubt witb bail, and sleet, and snow.

Sec tbc instinctive birds of passa<;e,

True to tbc migratinjj; time,
lli;^b in air, and pointinjji: soutbward,

Pressing to a milder elimc.

Sinner, lift tliinc eyes above tbec,

Sec bow nature teaebetb tbcc ;
View tbe storm of wratb eoUectiuj',

To tbe only refuge floe.

Is tby lieart so stupefied, —

So to sensual pleasures bound,
Tbat, unbeeded aud unwarned.

Winter tokens tbec surround ?

Yes, tbe voice of Inspiration

Makes tbis solemn trutb appear,
Tbou art more devoid of wisdom,

Tban tbe beasts tbat perisb bere.*

Not tbc voice from Sinai's mountain,
Not tbe cartbquake, nor tbc fire ;

Not tbe sound of legal tbunders.
Nor tbc tbreat of vengeful ire :

* Jeremiah viii. 7,

LINES.

Hut tho voIpo of snvorcijrn mercy
Snundinj; tlimuuli ii ^avii»ur's blood,

ISIiikcs tlie soul alive to danger.
Points it to the refuge — (iod.

Then lie hears His voice in all thinj^s,
Now he sccH llini everywhere;

All creation's wide exti^nsion
Docs his luindywork declare.

But, my soul, these wiuLred (ravcllers
Have x\ voice that speaks to thee;

See the storms of age approaching,
To thy refuge — Jesus, flee.

Thou hast had thy summer season ;

Vw'xY and flowery was thy j)ath ;
But the hours are fast approaching

That for thee no pleasure hath.'*

Through the glass of Kevelation
Faith discerns a tempest near,

But should its aspect seem m<>sl gloomy,
Yet the saints have uouirht lo fear.

Jesus is their endless portion :
To the chambers of His "race

They shall migrate in due season,
Dwell secure in His embrace.

"" Koelcsiiistc."' xii. 1.

iitt

DOUUT REMOVED.

THK i.\ni)i:i;s doiijt iik.movkd.

I STO(tl) In'sido tl .' opoM uravi!

]>esii:n('(l i'or llelloii's toinl);
I saw tlic iilooiiiy lioarso arrive, >

And saljl(3 lunuriicrs coine.

I saw tlie dear remains laid down

Upon tlieir elay-eold IhmI,
I heard tlu; clods suecessive fall

Tpon the coffin lid.

Till! solenm obseqnies pert()rnied,

]>ack the ])roccssion went :
Musing', I liniiered on the spot,

And o'er the liilloek bent.

Is this, thoni;ht T, the final end

Of'linnian hope and fear f
J)ucs man's proud aspirations meet

Annihilation here?

I asked of all the heathen scribes —

Could they the (juery solve 'f
Their answer but increased my dou))t,

And left me more involved.

;-;

Philosophy's broad firmament,
With all its njcteor ii'low,

No guide to immortality

My anxious soul could show.

BRIDAL FESriVlTY TURNED

I turned away in Jeep disgust,

And cursed my natul day ;
Wlicn lo, the righteous Sun arose
'o chase the clouds away.

Eternal thanks to Sovereign Grace,
That cleared my doubtful way,

And opened wide the portals bright
That leads to endless day.

Now, death, I court thy deadly shaft,

To ease me of my pain ;
(xrave, I shall triumph o'er thy power,

For I shall rise again.

Thy gloomy cavern now no more

Shall waken slavish fear.
For I shall leave thy dark abode

When I th' Archangel hear.

THE BRIDAL EESTrVITY TURNED INTO
THE FUNERAL SOLEMNITY.

As DOAVN the vale of life I strayed,

. 'Midst flowers of various dyes,
One beauteous rose of virgin white
First caught my waud'ring eyes.

I saw it rear its comely head,

And ope its leaves to view ;
I saw it bask in Sol's bright beams,

And sip the limpid dew.

•"^

IM'O FU:<EHAL SOLEMNITY.

1 saw it stjind. tlic pri'le of flowers,

With perfect beauty erowned ;
Soft zephyrs cauj^dit its haliny sweets.

And breathed tlie fraurance round.

Wliile I upon this lovely flower

My paneuyric made,
Fidelis. pensive and alone,

Along the border strayed.

As he approached this charming rose

With soft and easy tread.
Toward his hi>ud, with courtly grace,

It bent its beauteous head.

1 saw upon his manly face

The smile of pleasure dawn.
For not a sweeter flower than his

Adorned the dewy lawn.

Possession only now remained.

His fondest hopes to crown,
When Time advanced, with his keen scythe,

And mowed the beauty down.

While prostrate at his feet it fell.
1 heard him sigh, and say,
^' Henceforth I seek celestial flowers
That cannot fade away.

Since my fair rose but bloomed to die.

And my fond hope.i betray.
I '11 seek the Rose of Sharon now :

He blooms to endless day."

■■■i

.; «i

45f

THE GREATEST WONDER.

:,it-.

THE OIIKATKST WONDKK.

I 'VE seen tlie lofty inount;iins rear
Their '-broad bare backs" uu liigli.

And by their cooling breath, condense
The vapours passing by.

I 've seen the niiglity ocean stretch

Its arms along the shore.
And heard its curling billows break

In long continued roar.

I 've seen the glorious Jianip (li'Day

In ('ancer rear his head.
And through t]\<ii dappled clouds above

His golden splendour shed.

J 've traced the verdant meads of Sj>ring

Adornc^d with lilies fair.
Whil(! bahny sweets on zephyr's wing

Perfumed the ambient air.

1 've lieard the wintry tempest howl.

The rapid whirlwind rise ;
I 've heard the deep-toned thunders rolL

While lii>'htninu' rent the skies.

But, Oh. by faith. 1 've had a view^

'I'hat beggars nil sii/j/udc ;
1 've seen — a (lod — upon a cross.

And Oh. that ( !od was MJNK ',

TRUTH AND PEACE.

Now T can tread on jilltterinfi' crown.'
And all earth's golden store;

That Tiod who bled and died for me,
Now lives for evermore.

He 's o'one to show His hlood above.
As my sure ransom price.

And fix a place for me to dwell
With Him above the skies.

Soon will He send His messenger

To set my spirit free ;
Then will T drop sin's galling load,

And to His bosom flee.

TRUTH AND PEACE.

Therefore love tlic Truth ami Peace.— Zkcuariaii viii. VX

Truth, like some beauteous temple, firndy stands,
With fair proportions shown in high relief;

Kuilt by th' Fitcrnal's all-creating hands,

And, of His mighty W(n'ks, pronounced the chief

Jehovah. .Jesus, Saviour, ]jord and Uod.

Ts the fair temple where the (lodhead dwells;
His just proportions shining in His Word.

iMcet our exigencies — and nothing else.

It pleased the Father that in Him should dwell
AJl fullness which we needy sinners want.

Atid (Jod the Spirit makes His people tell
His (^verlastiuu willin<>-n('ss to <irant.

TRUTH AND PEACE.

The Jiook of God reveals tliis glorious (3ne;

It sets His fair proportions in full view :
But who His lovely face eau look upon.

Till, by the Spirit, he is made anew I

The carnal heart no beauty sees in Him.

For sin's black veil His fair proportions hide;
The rapturous visions of His lovely face

x\re all reserved to captivate His bride.

Now, as a King upon His throne, He reigns,
And bows His people to His sovereign will.

Holding His enemies in straitened chains,
Forcinu" their ra<>e His counsels to fulfil.

From Him, the fountain then of Truth and Grace,

Peace, Gospel peace, must ever emanate ;
The revelation of His smiling face

Must true and everlasting peace create-
When, Holy Father, shall the Heavenly Dove.

On Zion's hill the olive-branch display,
That, as they journey to their home above.

The brethren cease to wrangle by the way ?

O blessed Spirit, cause thine oil to flow.

Poured without measure on our glorious Head.
That it diffuse on all thy saints below,

And through the (Uuirch its heavenly odor spread.

mum

A TRIBUTE OF RESPECT.

4fi

A TRIBUTE OF RESPECT

To the Rev. Charles Mackay. of St. John, for risking his own life
to save that of a drowning Child.

Tf tlie proud monarch of the (Ireciaii State
Earned of posterity the title '' (Jreat,"
Because he made liumanity to feel
His barbed arrows and his pointed steel;
And while destruction followed in his rear,
Nor stopped to soothe a siuli, or dry a tear, —
What trarland wreath shall gratitude entwine.
Or in what splendid niche the man enshrine
AVho, fearless alike of danuers or of pain.
Plunged, willing, into the briny main,
And brought the drowning infant safe to land,
While brawny youths in wild amazement stand ?

Let the curs'd miser clench his golden store.
And with insatiate ardor thirst for more.
Mine be the pleasures that Mackay enjoyed,
When he the little drowning babe restored,
And set the mother's anxious cares at rest,
And soothed the sorrows of her throbbing' breast.

Now let us learn how we should estimate

Those actions which may justly be called ''great."

And let it be distinctly understood

That we call nothing (/n'(ff but wliat is (/ooff.

But let me turn my thouglits from man to (Jod :
Lend me an angel's hrp to sound abroad

.S YMrA THE TIC LINES.

The undyliiu- honors of I[is ulorious name,

Who from His Fatlier's blissful bosom eamo —

iMunii"o<l fearlessly into the railing sea

Of wrath Divine, to save a wretch like me.

What shall [ do to spread ITis fame abroad'/

llov shall I speak the honors of my ( Jod ?

The theme, too vast, o''erstrains my labonring mind,

And leaves the notes of anuels far behind :

But when ( 'ni raised to His bright throne altovc.

Then all my p< ./er 111 be absorbed in Love.

SY>n»ATIIF/riC LFNKS ON TIIF. COXFLACKA-
TION IN FllKDFRTCTON. Nov. 11.1850.

List I I hear on time's swift pinions.

Availing from a sister city ;
Who that hears the mournful tidings

Can withhold the tear oi'pityy

Fire I that all-devouring agent,

At the high behest of (lod.
Strews the ground with smouldering; embers

Where the richest stores once stood.

See the curling flames ascending
Cp the lofty spire, with ease;

Uarns and houses, filled with plenty,
.Minulini:' in one common blir/c

.S YMl'A THE TIC LINKS.

See the liousisless Itnnales, clast'riui;

Kound their little rescued stores;
Each into her ueiii,h]»onr's bosom

Her sad lamentation pours.

8ee winter's riuid blasts approaching !

Soon to meet the naked poor;
Let charity expand thy bosom.

And unlock the hoarded store.

Nor should the public purse bo empty
AVIien such calamities are sent ;

Funds should always be in waiting
To give our charities a vent.

All should feel themselves obnoxious
To the chastening hand of (lod,

Though by mighty grace defended
From the recent lifted rod.

Restless men. forever striving,
O'er their fellow worms to rise.

From such iudiiinents should take warning.
JiCst fhf?/ meet them with surprise.

Hear the Voice of (n)d's chastisements.

Ye who trample on His grace ;
He can find an arm to reach you,

Though you dare Him to His face.

Oh let all, the voice be hearing,

Of the rod, while lifted up,
And the hand that doth appoint it,

Fre we taste the bitter cu}).

1:1

H-

48 A SIMPLE INCIDENT.

THOrdllTS SUGGESTED 1?Y A SIMPLE

IN(JTDKNT.

A LKAKY tub, with water tilled.

IJesido a well was placed,
To which a freakish Filly came,

The cooling draiitrht to taste.

The tul) contained a full supply,

Tier deepest thirst to allay.
And time sufficient, if improved.

Before it leaked away.

But, thou<ijhtless of the rapid flow

By which the water sped,
She gazed at objects new and strange

O'^J

Till

every drop was

fled.

Not all the efforts she could make
Would bring a fresh supply ;

Her opportunity was passed.
She now with thirst must die I

Then let uie, from this silly colt.

A useful lesson learn,
To improve the swiftly passing hour,

In what 's my great concern.

What though the cup of life be full,
And holds a large supply ;

Yet will the moments steal away.
Though I stand trifling by.

WHAl SHAI.L I litmUi'Ji?

!•>

lii'w.irt' tliL'ii. lest siiiiic uuncl proposed,
Wliicli vou would thill have done.

He nut postponed, until voe.r hour
is up. jind you ;ire ;^(>ne.

Theu. how iinjiortant how we act.

Ki(! our fleet (hiys ai« flown !
Kternity will stereotype

What we in time have done.

WHAT SHAJ.I. I KKNDKK INTO TUK KOKl)?

Latk in life's day I tuned my lyre,
\Vlien auo had dani])ed the niusti's Kre.

And slaekeiKMJ everv <*hord ;
Th(! few reinaininti' notes 1 raise
Shall hi! eiii}>loyed in .Jesus' praise, —

My ever graeious Lord.

I 'II sinu His vietories over hell.
,\nd all His savinu wonders tell —

Tlu' wonders of His death;
How all niv sins were drowned in blood.
For ever sunk beneath that flood

When He resigned His breath.

\^\\t when tlu! ajijiointcd n.orninii rtise.
How vain the eflbrts of His hies.
My eoiMjuering (Jod to hold :

WHAT SHALL 1 UlCNDFJi?

lie losi' — He l•(^^^' — til'.' (.'nicilijMl —
And tliat His saiiith were just iticd
Tlu! juyt'ul tidiiius tdd.

Hnw iKHiplussi'd. tlu'ii. Satanic powiT -
How disappointed in that hour

Were all Ininianuel's i'oes I
In plenitude of power Divine —
All human weakness left hchind,

The Ahin;^hty (jon((ueror rose.

Now, on a tiirone divinely bri;zht,
Jietiirt with uncreated li^ht,

3Iy glorious (Jod I si'e;
iShovyinji' the value of His blood.
.Jehovah owns the purchase j2;o()d,

And sets the sinner free.

Oh. then, if all the moral worth

By man possessed, since nature's birth.

Concentered all in nie ;
T 'd count it all but dung and dross.
And iiiory only in the Cross.

And to my Saviour flee.

Then stoop not, O my muse, to sing —
However great — an earthly thing.

i^ut let me guard my strain,
Since every note my harp shall sound.
Shall in eternity rebound,

And meet me there auain.

<0N THE DKATil OF A HUSBAND.

TO Mils. S. .J

ON TFJE DKATM <»K UK.! inSTtAM).

At l''rit!n(l.«<liii>'s mil I tunc iiiv Ivrc —
Tliouiili ])l;iintiv(» bo my smiu ;

My iintcs ;ir(^ iiinre dosi^iicd to cheer.
Tli.iu sMiTow to proloni;-.

^Po widowed lieiirts. 'tis my (U'liulit,

(Viiisoliiiii words to say ;
To draw their thuiiulits from uloomv tlieme

And ehanii their urief away.

*<rive mo your hand. then, mourning one.

^\'hile I direct your eyes
'I'o that kind l<"rieiul antl Ilushand d«?ar.

Wlioso kindn(>ss never dies.

Jesus, (he i'ountain of. all uond.

The source of ]iur("<t love ;
His u

race can sweet(>n sorrow's cuj)

And draw vour heart !d)ove

All earthly unions nuist dissolve.

J''or mortal is oui- race ;
So. uonerati'^ns pass away

To o'ive eacli other place.

AVhat tliouuh thy earthly stay is uonc,
On whieli vou fondly leaned.

Yet many blessings .still remain ;
'J'liv <*up is not yet dr.ained.

<'()iii<i:si'(>Mn:}i(E.

() tlicii. in iiicL'k .siilmiission bnw.

AikI kiss the cliiistt'iiiiiu roll,
K<n" lovu (losiiiiicil that (Jcoruc slioiiM <li«?,

'I'liiit you iiii;;lit trust in (ind.

('nnu». lu'iiiu your lo;i<l of can's to Www.

And lean upon His breast;
II is Word of I'roniisc sweetly says —
•• I "11 iiive tli(( weary rest "

And while this effort (»!' the muse

\'ou often shall review.
In friendshi|» you 11 renieni)>er me.

Anil I will think of you.

(M)l{ W KS IM)N I) KXCK.

To TiTK Editor ok tmk ■• (^iiuistian Visitor. "

L)<'nr Ih'nflti'r, —

I llAVK witnessed the ehanues that have taken plaoo
in this newly-settled Colony fu- UKU'e than half a century,
and liave observed, with dt^ep regret, the want of that
tilial affection for parental authority in the youth ol' the
present a^e. wiiich so cinispicuously marked the character
of our Puritan forefathers. Y^our ^iviiiL; publicity to the
subjoined, which actually took place not many days auo.
under the eye of the writer — forniinu'. as it does, such a
striking contrast to tlie spirit oi' the day — may. Ity (lod's
blessing', be useful.

rnh'i{/:si>f>M)r:i\ri:

At 11 recent wcfldinLr, ;if't<'r tlic eclt'lir.ition of the iiui>-
tiiils. tlic l)ri(I('uitiniii put into ilic h.iiiils of his t'atln'r, the

olldwini:' (litcmiu'iit

'I'o MV MUST WOIITIIV AM) ukvkkkh I'auknts. —

YoiJIl iiiiinil'cstatiuiis oC pleasure in my elwii<'e i>\' a

partner, and tlir cordial assent y<»n nave uiven tn tnir
ni(Mi. call I'or niv nntst >inctM'e thanks ; and I therernre

trust that you will receive these unleiiined exprtissions of
i:ratitude and allcction IVoni y<»iir unwortliy son. with

<h'::i

)f'i)l

I th

nili

some (leiiice oi plea>urt'. and tnus conrer an nmor. wnicn
alone is your preroi:ative t(» hestow.

When I consider the infinite ol)]iuati(»n> i am umlei-
to a mercil'ul and all-wise (iod for his distinuuishin^ mer-
cies to me. not only in uivini:' me hirtli in a Christian
land, but (»f Christian parents, it is then I have son. e
sense of my own ingratitude. IJut it is not liccanse I do
not know how to ajtpreciate the blessinu' of such ])arents

you

imve ht'cn to me. that I have come so far slnu't of

disdiaruinL.'' my duty to you. l)y a retuiii (d" that same
kindness which it has ever heen nunc to roceivt;; for I
can truly say. that every unkind l'e»'lin«i' tliat evei' niav

d I

ive been exercised hy me toward you. was succee(

(h'd 1

true and unfeigned sorrow, with a fixed resolution to he
more i:uard(Hl I'or the future. Hut I have learned that
man. of himself, can d(» luit little toward the Liovernment
of a de])rave(l mind and will; and thus 1 am taught the
deep depravity of my nature. It is true, that to the
( J reat Creator 1 am indebted for all the mercies I have
received, as '-every ji'ood and perfect uift" comes from
im ; vet. to UiV tiarents I can never }>(> sulHcienth

thaidvful.

CORH Esr ON PENCE.

And now, on leaving' tlu; ptu'ental rool' whoro 1 liavc
been bnrn, nursed, educated, and instructed in tlie ))rin-
(uples of virtue, for a cliaiidc of society, and to occupy a
more inijxn-tant st:ition in life, I must Mcknowledue your
kindness and parental affection tn nie. And altliouuli
this is no rtununeration, yet I know you will be pleased
to lie.-ir tb.jir your indefatiua})le labours to briiiii' up v<Jnr
child in the way h(> should u'o. h;ivo not been altoirether
unavailinu ; and that I powerfully loci tin; influence of
the instructions, adiiionitinns. and ch;istisenuMi;S <tf my
parents, and trust I ever shall. 1 am ])articularly thankful
f(U" my early acquaint.inee with the TToly Scri]itures. And
well do I remember with what anxiety my parents have
warned me auainst associatinu' with evil companions, and
beiuii' enticed by sinners; and with what wisdom and
kindness tlu^y restrained mc from runninii into promis-
cuous Company, which exercises a ])ernicious influence
u{)()n the youth idhoiili hs And. indeed, those restraints
of my youMucr years were so much tem])ered with
liberty, and tlu; bonds of discijdine so ^iradually loosened,
that I have been conscious of but little reluctiiiu'e. even
in my childhood, auainst the. government of my ])ious
parents. And althouuh now of iiue. and acting fir myself,
vet 1 have lonubccMi vi'solved never to marry without the
full consent of my p:irents. which resolution I still enter-
tain, not merely as ;i matter of duty, but liecause it is
with joy and deliiiht that I would please, honor and obey
those who have proved themselyes worthy of my hiuhest
respect. I'lven if it were not expressly said. "Honour
thy father and mother." methinks every grateful heart,
or sensitive mind, wiuld anticip.'.te so reasonable a pre-

( ORREISPONDENCE.

ccpt : but wlicii wc tiiul tlmf coiniiiand !?tamliii,<> fir^t on
the second table of tlie law. and beiiiu of first iniportaiRv
with rt'uai'd to our duty to one another, and the proniisi'
('onse(juent upon obedience, who but the most hardened
and most im])enitent rebel could but. considi'r it.

And now. althouiili 1- shall not be favoured with so
much of your kind instructions, nor hear your prayers
offered so fre(|uenlly in my Itehalf. yet tho.se instructions
will uovern me, having now become established principles^
which. I trust, can never be erased.

Such. then, my dear parents, are my unfeiuned avow-
als of gratituile and respect ; and T trust y(ui will receive
them, in return fiir your kindness on the present occasion,
frcjm your unworthy son 'I.

A few days after, the l''ather >ent him the followinii

LI N v\r^.

To OUl{ l)E.'\R CllUiDRKN .) . AM) M . M.

As when the seedsman strews the precious izrain.
And God. all-wi>e. the uenial showers restrain ;
With deep solicitude we see him stand,
A'iewinu' with doubt the la))ours of his hand;
But when the fertilizing:' showers pour d »wii.
And his hard t(»ils are with a])undance crowned,
Then, with delight, the unlden sheaves he binds,
And all his work remuneration finds.
So, when the parent, taught by grace J)ivine,
Oouveys instruction to the youthful mind
Of his dear child, eonunitted to his car(\
Succeeds his (siibrts with Ins earnest prayer,
That by the effusions i^f the Holy Ghost,

.J(i

A Hlli'l'H-DAY THOUGHT.

IS pKMis liibuiirs nc iint who

lly lost.

Wiitclu'S with dtM'i* aiixiL'ty to know
If'dod closiuiis the blcssinu' to bestow.
How ureat liis joy. wlien all that faith believe;
He at the hand of Sovereit»'ii love receives.

That

joy was ours when, on yonr nu

ptial

eve.

We did tliat test of uratitude ri'eeivi! :

With streaininu eves, and tirateful hearts we raise

Our liands to heaven, and uive our (Jod the praise

Not all the iiold in California's mines

(■ould purchase joys so <:;reat. so well refined.

Now, uracious b'ather. hear our humble prayer —
Let our dear childrtMi be Thy spt'cial care.

rom a

11 tl

le snar(\s

laidi

or unwar

y y

outn

Defend them. I^ord. and lead them in the truth :

May all their lives from error be kept i'ree,

And. in Thy time, be brouulit to dwell with Thee.

So pra\s your affectionate Parents.

Davji) and Marion,

A HiilTll-DAV THOUdllT

"And e\ L'u to your old age 1 inn llo: luid even to hoar haii'!* will 1
(•any yon: I have made, and 1 will hoar; even I will carry, and
will deliver you,"— Isaiah xlvi. 4.

FliUSllKi* with hiiih hopes, and void of care, in youth

We d;

nice aloni:, time s stream with merry songs

IJlind to futurity, nor dream of woe :
Hut as life's landscape widens tn onr vie

A liiUTii-DAY 'iHovawr.

'J'lic tlu'i'iis mikI sn;ir(>s iinpedi' our weary t'ci't.

And make us siuli for houi". As when tlie youtli

'I'd Jesse latest born, on Hetliielieni's lieiulits t

(jtave his sweet lian> those niehinu' strains, wliieh so;»fhei|

'JMie uiiihy liori'ors oCa ^rmiareh's niwid.

And taiiuht tlie hills ol'.Iuddi to rejteat

The exalted honors ol' .Jehovah's name

In those sweet J*salnis the Church will ev(>r sin-.

Did then tlu' liunddi' she|dierd ever di'eam

I'hat he the causeless envy should inspire

Of Israel's miuhty Monarch, who would hunt

His ])i'ecious life, as sportsmen hunt their ])r(!y ^

Or. when the weiLihty. ])urden (d'a crown

Had bent his hoary head, his sou should rise,

AVitli deadly hate, to take his life away'::'

])iit did not havid find our motto true':'

i)id not his covenant (Jod sup]>ort him still.

.\nd un that c(tvenant lay his dyin^' head.

Though sins of crimson hue his life had staiiu'il ?

And niav not everv pardoned sinner lav

His dyinu' head on that sanu' moveless lock — -

'Jdie oath and promise of a chanueless (lod '!

Surely, my soul, thou need not fear, for thou

Hast loi»ii since seen thy utter nothinuness,

And on .Jehovah's |.»oundless lovo reposed.

Faith (juits its hold of creature holiness.

To ^iirasp) the perfect rij;hte(Kisuess of Christ.

Thus, all the saints of (jiod. in every aue.

<.)'ercanie the world, atul triumphed over death.

And on the bosom of Kternal love

^lept sweet in Jesus.

I i

IN MEMORY OF

L I N E S

To the. memory of Miss Sarah McFari.an, who left this world of sin
and sorrow April 2(5, A.D. 1815.

Hark I tlio voice from time's fleet pinions,

Soundinii' Siiriili's funeral knell ;
She has left life's stormy ocean.

In eternal peace to dwell.

See, in mother earth's cold bosom,

Her remains are safe interred,
Mingling' with their native ashes,

Till the Archanj^el's trump is heard.

Then they '11 rise in da/zlinu splendor,

In her Saviour's imaue made ;
Like that bright and glorious body

He on Tabor's mount displayed.

Henry 's lost a loving sister.

But his loss is Sarah's gain,
For, in leaving her vile body

She 's forever free from pain.

(.^itheriiie sees the empty corner

Filled by Sarah many years,
Vet, her happy state believing.

Dries at ©nee her flowing tears.

Yes. her friends, while they rememlnir

How she suffered here below,
Though they miss her kindly presence,

Chegk their sorrows as they flow.

iTr.

MISS McFARLAN.

l?iit the siiint, mature in knowlcdjie,
(} lowing with the Saviour's love,

Tunes his lyre with saered pleasures,
To announce her fli^lit above.

Though at first her mind was darkened
Tlirough the force of legal fear.

Vet at length her prospects brightened.
And her views became more clear.

Though her joys were not extatic.
Nor could constant peace afford,

Jesus to her soul was precious.

She. by faith, could call llini Lord.

Yes, her faith did apprehend Ilini,
As the Lord her Jiighteousness ;

And, renouncing self-dependence,
Thus believing, she had peace.

Now her faith is turned to vision,
And that vision is most clear,

Far removed from fears of danger,
Which annoy our spirits here.

Hail, then, sister ! happy spirit I
I must bid thee now farewell ;

T have sung thy blissful requiem ;
There, forever, ever, dwell.

(iO

ir^FLVi:ycE.

XO ()XI<: TSOLATKI).

f NrrMKNCK I (reuK'nddUS tliouLilit ! wlmt iiiiiid
(';iii scar, tlic ;iwfnl ini]»()rr ot'tliaf sitmlc Wdi'd.
Or Ixmiid its vast extent ^ And is it true
That all \vc do. and say. and wi'ile. ends nut
When dust returns tu dust, hut like th(! stream
()m niuunlain toj). rolls with inereasinu' streni^th
'Idirouiih all the vale oftiuu' into the flood
Ol'vast. eternity to met't us there.''
Oreat (lod. tlu^ veiT thought o'erwhelins our s(Mds
Ami l(!av(>s us seU'-eondonuied 1 \'es. it is true.
That every thuuidit shall into judunient come.
.\ml iVoni the irroat \Vhite Idirone receive the sniih
Or anury frown of II im who sits thei-eon.

Miser. awak(> I heTore thy ,L:old(,Mi stoi'e
Siid<s thee to hell. Avhile otheis reaj) thy toils ;
And hut the cankerous rust remains for thee,
Forever to corrode, and hum thy sold.

Yc votaries of sinful ])leasure. wake I

Va'v your I'ond dreams laiul you in endless woe.

And thousands mourn ihey ever heard your names,

Ye ^vatchlnen on the walls of Zioii. wake I

And sound the dread alaru!. lest sinners die

rnwarned. and on your skii'ts their ])lood hi' found.

Take up the stund)linu'-hlocks across the ]»ath

Of Zion's i'eelde travellers; direct

Their weary souls to .lesus. as their ho])e. t

:\nd lead strayed she(^)) liack to the fold ol'tlod.

GOirs MF.THOD.

riirictians ofevory name, shake! off yum" slotli.

Nor (Ic'Ciil your work ])ortoriii('(l while breath riMiiains.

Let lint a seltisli tliuiiiilit perva(U' your souls.

But view yourselves a part of the ur<'at whole.

Hold sweet eoiimumioii on (he road to hliss.

And see that hv tlu' wav ve tall not out.

COD'S METHOD OF A\SWi:illX(; IMIAVKIJ

Most ulorious. ureat. oiiiniseient (lod,

How hiiih 'I'liv thouirhtsaliove our thoughts ; Thv wavs

)ove our wavs

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ow ureal our lunoranee

Of what we ikhmI \ 11

ow Wise ai

t Tl

lou to li'ive

\\(\ a,>k to he iiiad(! pure, yet dread the tire.
Like Israel, past the sea that drowned their 1

oes.

ley or the iiulk and lioney swei^tly saiiu,
l>ut loathed the iiiaiina which sustained their live
For C'anaan's vine-clad hills they sighed,
But in the desert niuniiuri'd and re))elled.
Yet that was tlie riuht way for tlunii to ^o :
So we. great (lod. ol't know not what we ask :
We seek to sit with Thee on Thy riuht hand ;
Vet when we taste the cup our Saviour drank.
.Viid feel the huiuhliiiLi' process of Thine hand,
A\'e (h)ubt Thy loviifukindnoss to (Uir souls.
And dread the very answers ol'our lU'ayi'rs.
O how we iniscoiistrue Thy chastening' rod. —

e rea(

I Tl

i\' wra

th wh

lere only love 's inscri

hed.

Attliction's Lilooniy cloud we view with dr<\id.
Though ])reunaut still with purity and p(\i(rc.

SUPERSTITION A^D WAR.

Ease and prosperity our flosli desires,
Tlioujili these will only make us tat and kiek.
Then let our heavenly Father ply the rod,
Since we tlie huniblinuj process so much need ;
And we His wisdom and llis j^oodriess hold
With faith's firm j:;ripe.

SIIPEUSTITION AN!) WAR.

A Klancc at the dreadful nature of SupersMtion. with an Incident of
the present War with Russia, IS")').

When the Eternal Word became incarnate.

And on the accurse(l tree put sin away ;

And while within death's icy arms Tie lay,

lie chose to fill a borrowed tomb — •

(As living He 'd not where to lay Ills head,)

]>ut when the Angelic envoy from the sky

Rolled back the stone, and dried the Church's tears

With the glad tidings that He was alive,

He moved the solemn (juery which should sound

Through superstition's empire, with the voice

Of sevenfold thunder, or with the stunning blast

That ushers in the (Irand Assize, " Why seek

The living in the empire of the dead ?"

liut O my soul, how has the ittolatry

Of fallen nature poured its costly gifts

On this lone spdt where once the Saviour lay I

How did the infatuate sons of Europe,
In their burning zeal, press on for ages

SUPERSTITION AND WAR.

TdWiird the sucnMl spot, iiiul with tlioir bones
PiiVG all the road to Zion, waste their strength
In vain contention 'gainst the Ahnii:hty's arm.
To rescue Joseph's tomb from Islam hands.
Who, liad they lived, and heard the Saviour preach.
Jlad joined the hue and cry, "Away with llim."

Oh 't is enou_i;'h to mak(! an AnLiel weep.
And damp celestial bliss, oidy to think
How many millions hate the sacred truths
Poured from a living Saviour's mouth, yet give
Their dearest all only to kiss the ground
Where His dead body lay.

And what has waked War's horrid clarion now.
And dyed the swords of mightiest nations red, —
Has caused the death-wail from the Kuxine wave,
And dying groans i'rom Alma's heights to ascend y
The cause the same, and thousands now must bleed
At superstition's shrine, peace flee away,
That free access be had to Joseph's tomb.

With most intense anxiety each eye
Toward the Kast is turned, and every car
Kagcr to catch the liuhtninu's dash, as fron»
The seat of war the thrilling news transpires.
Lately wc read upon the wings of fame.
Of an herculean feat, which, not to sing.
Would be ungrateful, since our brethren's blood
Flows so profusely.

Now. from the hill descending, see the ranks

sVl'EUSTliW^ AM) WAR.

( )!' I*ussi;in cavalrv t'Xtciid their liiM^

III iiiciiaciii.ii' army, oiitflaiikiii- I'ar

Tlie liLzliI liriuadc <•!' Kiiiiiskilliiicrs

Ami Sc*()ttl>li (Jrcys. ..lio on tlir bloody lidd

or Waterloo iiiiiiiortal ;^lory canicd.

IJiit will tlu'V dare to i'acc SclavoniM's sons

111 Ioiil: and dense array y ("an eouraL:*' rise

So liit:li ill liuiiiaii hnsonis '/ Time sliall tell.

'I'lie well-trained '<teed ))i cs hard his iri:ii eiirL.

;\iid ])aws with biuniiit: ardor to advance.

The truiiijK't sound> ; and now tlie Celtic blond

Springs to life's rountaiii. and all I'car is ^oiie.

As liunirry llih^ons })oiinee ii[»i)ii their |irey.

So, on the foe they rush, with war's loud shout.

Swift as the shaft i'roni heaven's artillery sent

Tlu^y press the itus^ian eeiitre. while they.

(Jountini:' on numbers, deem the victorv sure.

Oh. 'twas ail awful moment I —

Saered to i^'in's and old Scotia's fame.
A\'^ith flashinu' steel lii<;li eireliiiL;, o'er their heads.
Tlu! 've eut their way through the first rank of the
Astonished I'oe ; and now they 've disapi»(.!ared.
And nouLiht is seen but swords bright <;leamiim',
Like forked liiilitninu's flash, from the rent sky.
And now the ilussiaii rear advance to aid
Their tlyiiiu' front, and like a cloud pres.s round
Our band of heroes. Where are they now':'
Will they be seen a,i;ain till e(dd in death ?

Ilark I hear the vietor's shout

Kendinu' the vault of heaven : They (irr seen aLi,aiii
^Vhile the S(davonian hordes in terror flee.

THE RKTUOSVF.CT.

(I«

*J'lioy Odinc, iiiimis in iiuin])t'rs. l)ut liiLili HusIkmI
Witli <'(tiis('ii»us prowess, to receive tlie ;ip|tl;uise
'J'lieir siijier-lunnau (Mjiirnp' justly eliiiins.

Thus lar the muse, reluctant, sani;' of war,
Jn eoiulesceusion to a IVieiid. She mow
ImiMs u[) her wiii<is, to wait a sol'ler theme.

T I! !•: W i: Til OS PKCT.

A POEM.

Piililislu-a lor thf "(lo-spel Tract .Society."

And tlidn shalt leincmber all tiio way wliicli tli« I-okI lliy<ii)il led
thee tiu^so forty years in the wildcrnes:?, to humble thee, and to
prove thee, to know what was in thy heart."— Dku r. viii. 'J.

Wakk. tuuei'ul lyre I in grateful strain record

The loviuu' kindness of thy covenant Lord :

Cast back thine eye ui)on the path thou 'st trod.

And own the leadings of a uraciovis (iod.

(Jome. llolv Stiirit, who alone can brinu

To my remembrance every needful tiling;

Direct mine eyes to those eternal hills

Of ancient love Thv holv Word reveals —

(lod's love to sinners scorns time's narrow ))ounils,

l)Ut circles with eternal aijes round ;

On Scripture paj^e my faith can clearly see.

(Jod willed my bliss //-oz/t all eternity;

And by the* same sure record T descry •

.My heaven secure ti) all eternity.

THE RlilTlWSl'ECT.

" Notliiiiu ill inc." my jdyful soul sliall siiiu.
'■ (.'ould ni()V(! tilt' iniiitl ol' liciivcii's Aliniiiiitv K
To inaniCt'st .such wondrous love; to iiic ;
'T was His own sovorciiiii will. His lixctl decree
liKjuirc ho i'artlicr. tlicii. my .siuil, but nii.s(!,
Ill highest strains thy i:rat(dul note of jiraiso."

nii

Now. Ii(jiii the ilateless acts ol'litve Hiviiie,
Descend, my soul, to sinji' the eflects in time;
Hi nature'8 wid(! department, blessini:> stand
Thick as the stars, and numerous as the sand ;
And sovereignty stands foremost in the view.
To jirove Jehovali's testimony true.
How many souls whose birtli hears date with thine
l-flved in their sins, nor lieard the voiee Divine;
IJut, summoned by the uhastly monster's call.
Met God in all the ruin ol' the fall I
AV hilst thou from earliest infancy didst prove.
Tile secret drawin<2,s of the Father's love ;
By pious parents tau<iiit His name to know —
Told of a heaven of bliss, a world of woe —
The Holy Scriptures placed within thy view.
And virtue ])ainted in her lovely hui!.

IJut not by common mercy's silken cord.
Could my vile heart be drawn to love the Loril
Soon as my opening mind her power displayed,
'T was but to show the ruin sin had made.
My understandinfi', dark as Ej:ypt's night,
31y will ojipo.^ed to everything that 's right ;
Aft'eetiuns sensual as the herds that graze;

77//'; RETROSPECT.

No \\v'.\\\ I'or irratittidt'. in* tnnu'uo fur )tr:iis«'*,
Hut every power niid liiciilty (if'iiiiii(l
Averse to ,u;oocl, to every ill iiielined ;
And li^id (i'>d Icf'f ine to my own free will.
I had remained in S;itan's bondajr*! still.

But my kind l"'atlier. who adojtted me

As His own child, f'nun all eternity,

And pive me to His Son, in covenant love

Sent down His Holy S))irit from above,

To nianit'est what Christ had done for me,

And from mv grievous boudaue set me free:

But when His <iraeious motions first were felt.

Causinj; my heart in penitence to melt.

How soon my lepil bias was displayed.

And thus my pride and ignorance betrayed :

Though life's fair tree with ilamini; sword was fenced,

Yet I strove hard to <iatlier fruit from thence;

And wdien I'rom this resource my hope was driven,

Then T built IJabel to ascend to heaven ',

With prayers, and tears, and promises, T strove

To ((uiet conscience and my fears remove:

Thus T for years a fruitless war maintained

Aji'ainst my sins, and still no victory f;ained ;

Vainly 1 strove to stop the poisonous stream,

Not knowiim the curs'd fountain whence it came.

And here 1 '11 pause to bless the God of Grace,
And lise my Kbonezer to His praise;
Had lie restrained His <:racious influence here.
And left my soul a prey to slavish fear,

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THE RETROSrECT.

I must liave ownoil tlic justico (iK His ways ;
Tlieroinro I stand a luonuiiiont (tfijraoe.
Kacli soul by (jlotl tlu; Fatli(!r saiietiilcMl,
Aiul kept in .Jesus Clivist as His own bride.
Must lu'av tlie Holy Spirit's powerful eall.
And sinii,' deliverance from the Adam-fall.
Amonu' the multitude thus saved by (ilraee,
My leeble harp shall tune its grateful lays.

Now was the law with greater power ap])lied

To show my weakness and destroy my })ride.

When tlu! eommandment came, then \ could see

Sin's cursed nature and deformity ;

My want oi' strength the precept to fulfil

And the rebellion of my stubborn will.

Thus, like a criminal condemned I stood.

h'earing the wrath of an incensed (Jod.

Witiiin my heart death's sentence Avas procirnned.

That all my pride of glorying might lu' stained;

J)own at the feet of Sovereignty [ i'ell.

Feeling that, justly. 1 deserved hell.

Thus was 1 shown what- I deserved to be.

That 1 might ])rize salvation, wholly free.

While in this le:;t and helpless state I lay.

'I'he Holy Spirit s'nowed me Christ, tlu> Way.

(Jave me to see His righteousness cinnplete.

Brought my proud heart a su])])liant at His feet:

By His anointing 1 was madi; to see

That all that Jesus did He did for me ;

For me He lived and died, for me He rose.

To save mv soul, and to destrov mv foes;

THE R ETH OSPECr.

() tlion my liciirt witli ^ratitiulo i»'orfl(»wo(l I
^V^tll love to Jesus every passion ulowed ;
I loved His name. II is people, and His ways,
And in His service wished to spend my days.
In faith's brit^lit vision T eould (d'arly see.
His love to me was tVom eternity.
'•''^0 whole cre;!ti(m seemed to shout His praise,
Ai perfect wisdom shown in all His ways,
liikc .srael on the lied Sea's further side.
With all the J^L^yptians float inir on the tide.
Jiove tuned my voice to sini:' delivering' <rraco,
And to adore Jehovah's sovereign ways.

Now did my soul with joy her way pursue,

AVith the fair liand of Promise full in view;

V)\\t ah I how little of my heart T knew.

Thouuh the strong power that held my soul was lu'oke

And I. throuu'h grace, delivered from its yoke;

Vet, hy Divine appointment, for my gain.

Curs'd inbred foes were suffered to remain.

^rhrough their vile influence, how soon my heai-r

Was led from (Jod. my })ortion. to de])art ;

Then I forsook my Jlock. my living liend.

To worship that which my own fingers made.

Soon as i tasteil Marali's bitter flood.

My heart ojtjxtsed the govcrnnK'iit of (iod :

\\\c. unbelief His kind designs withstuod.

And gave the lie to all the truths of (Jod.

Then, with proud heart, the wilderness T s])urne(l.

And in d(!sires to Kgypt back returneil ;

Ih'essed in the spoils I bormwcfl fi-oni the fue.

THE RETROSPECT.

I dref.ined of ploanui-o in this vale of woe.

But oh ! the kindness of salvation's Kiii^u- 1

3Iy tongue His praise through endless years shall sinj;';

Thou.u'h my vile heart did most ungrateful prove.

Yet He pursued His purposes of love ;

Could curs'd ingratitude, hell's blackest brood.

K'er prostrate the fixed purpose of a Tiod,

Then might my soul despair of heavenly rest,

Nor hope to Hud a seat among the blest;

]Jut sinee Jehovah loves, became He will.

My faith can trust His preeious promise still.

Uy suifo.'ing my vile i»x!S to stir within.
He made my very soul to loath its sin,
Levelled my Pharisaic pride's high tower.
Tn this His Holy Spirit's day of power.
Then, of my ornaments He stripped me clean ;
At Horeb's mount my nakedness w^as seen :
T bless His name for those mysterious ways
IFe took to manifest His wondrous grace:
lie strip])ed me naked at His sovereign I'eet.
Then fiith received His righteousness complete;
The secret of His love He then made known.
And shi.wed my union to the HoiA' Om:.
He opeiuMl to my view His covenant broad.
The eternal acts of Zion's Triune (Jod ;
Here I the Father's choosing love beheld,
Here was the Son's redeeming grace revealed,
And here the Holy Spirit's acts descried.
Hi ([uickening. leading, comforting the bride;
Hence, by effectual calling. \ I'ould trac(!

IHE Hil'lliOi^VFjri'.

My intorcst in tlio plan of'Sovereiiin (.J race.
Here will 1 rest: on this liruj roek 1 stand —
The corner-stone — laid by Jehovah's luind.
Here urn I safe, and slavish fears remove,
Vet daily I do l^aul's experience prove :
liikc him, I uroan, throuLih fleshly burden painted;
Like him, I joy, through Jesus' victory gained :
1 find 1 cann(jt pray, believe, nor love,
Until 1 'm moved by influence i'rom a1)ove.

Ye timid saints, who wet yowv couch with tears.

And waste your jirecious hours in iiloomy fears.

Who doubt your Brideuroom's love because you \'vv\

Two powerful armies striving to prevail.

Take courage, for the more you feel this strife

'IMic stronger evidence you give of lil'e :

'T is through the principle of grace within

That you are made to feel the power of sin ;

The more you 're made your filthiness to see,

More precitms will your Jesus to you be.

Lean not on self, but on 'n\v Saviour's breast.

His olh(.*e 't is to give the vveary rest.

To giv(! you knowledge He 's your Prophet wise ;

For sin to atone He is your Sacrifice.

No less a King, to (juell your enemies.

Ve fiithful Heralds of the i(»vful sound.
Fear not to spread the sacn^d truth around ;
(lod has raised up a standard 'gainst the for.
Let all who love the truth aroun<l it flow :
Where liviiiu voices cannot reach the ear.

TO HEJSRY A. FALMER.

liCt (JospKL Thacts before tlie eyes appeiir ;
Those little iiiessGii'icir.s ot'dod's free uniee
Il;iV(^ often proved to snints a rieli repast,
(lod's eliosen an; like sliee[) on mountains spread.
Thouuh all seeured in (Mirist. their livlnii,' head;
They must be hunted, and be fished for too.
And all be found, if God's own Word be true ;
Therefore, with eonlidence the means wc ply,
Knowing that Truth h]ternal cannot lie.

Thus, reader, in the plainest terms thou 'It see.
Th(! outlines of .Jehovah's love to me;
li' auj^lit to thee eneoura<;ing should prove,
(Jive all the L;lory to the God oi Love.

TO ]I i:\UV A. rAI.MKU. SIvPT. isr,."i.

IIeM'.V. I ure((t thee in the triple tie
Oi' nature. i;raee. and eonsanLiuinity ;
The same depraved features elearly tell
We 're of the raec; of him who basely fell —
Fell from the hiuh primordial blissful state
In wliieh his ^laker did at first create;
involved himself and all his unborn race,
In the black doom of misery and disgrace.
J>ut in the Second Adam's bt)undless love.
A more divin(i relationship we prove.
The ties of nature, time will soon dissolve;
The ties of grace, will endless years revolve.
In Jesus this affinity bi'gan.

TO HENRY A. I'ALMEU.

l'.\

Accordiuti' to salvation's wondrous plan ;

And while duration's ooasck'ss lapsi* shall flow.

( )ur I'crvid love shall n(t ahatonient know.

To (i(nl our love, as to its fountain, tends —

That u'lorions Hcinu, where perteetion (>nds.

Wait on. n.y friend, the tinn* will surely e()nie.

A\'hen with the hliMxl-bouuht we shall he brought home

Wluni with immortals we shall join to tell

Mow Sovereiiiu (Iraee hath manajied all thiniis well.

I warn vou of the rock on whieh I snlit.

And )>rouiiht upiui my eonseienee jtain and <;uilt ;

For whieh a holy (Jod the rod ajipliiMl.

Till all

iirst lor wor

Idly

nonor

died.

This w<U'ld is ))ut an inn. at which we slay,
'j'ill a tew fleetinvi moments pass away ;
Then let us seek divoreemeut froiu its charms.
That death's i^i-im mes>am' foster no alarms.

.My love to John and his dear partner, uive ;
May they foi' (Jod. and /r»lli.s olorv live.
And tell Amanda, that i'or her I |)ray.
'JMiat sh(i faint not hy roughness of the way;
That rising tiir above poor nature's strife.
She may j:ripe fast tlu' hope >f endle^s life.

So. wishing you what is the ^reatoi uain.
J still your lovinu relative remain.

« '

hwiii Pai.mkk.

P. S. — Tlu' crop." aif prood around the tiraiid l,iiki' r^liuit',
Of average (-(nint, and .«()tne iuiafjiiie, nmre.
.•Send a respouj'c to my unelasi^ic' lore,
And tVoiii Parna>."^ti.s let the torrent pour.

ON THE DEATH OF W. FLOWER.

L 1 N h] .S

Occasioned by the death of Wikliam Flowkk. who was drownod hv
attempting to cross a stream on the buck of an ox.

Hark I i'roiu the voice of pussiut^ time,

A note salutes my ear ;
Plain is tlic lanuua^c it conveys.

And loud, that all may hear,

Awakx), my drowsy soul, awake,

The warning voice regard.
Before the solemn midnight cry

Proclaim thy coming Lord.

For He has told us in His Word.

(That sloth may have no room. >
That at an hour we least expect,

The Son of 31an wilj come.

But if my treacherous heart presumo

To tempt with eartfhly bliss,
William, thy fate shall testify

Its real emptiness.

Lately, I saw your count'nance glow.

At love's alluring charms,
When you embraced, with chaste delight.

Your fair one in your arms.

]^ut ah ! how vain are all our hopes

Of joys below the sun,
For e'er one circling year rolls round.

Thy mortal life is doue.

»■•

ON THE DEATH OF W. FLOWER.

Now pity draws my thoughts aside.

And points ine to tlie house
Whore, drowned in sorrow's v^treaniiiifr tide.

Sits William's weeping spoust*.

Fain would I duty's eall obey,
To mourn with those that mourn.

And comfort's healing balm apply,
To'souh with anii'uish torn.

Sure 't was designed in love to Jane.

That William must remove.
That earthly good might lose its taste.

And Jesus win her love.

Cease then to mourn his early death.

Sin(M' eharity believes
'I'hat mortals never yet h;ive known

The bli.<s he n(»\v receives.

^lethinks 1 hear him. whispering, say —
" Weep not for me. my Jane;
^ Kut mourn for sin. and shun it too.
'I'hat Wf miiv meet aiiain :

*• Tlu'n we shall spend eternity.
In more exalted love.
And join to praise the great Three-One.
With all the saints above."

THE UNHEEDED WAHFAIiE.

TIIK ('XIIKKDKI) WAHKAlMv Nov 1 1. 1X55.

I'^IKHCK from the Xortli prowled fortli the Hussiiiii Hciir.

To sock ill Turkisli cliiiics a softer air :

Tlic l']aul(5 as he !*oar(Ml al)ov«' tlie plain.

Witli L^oatinn ev(» beheld tlie ('resent wane:

The Hritisli Lion, eoncliant in liis lair,

\'iowed all his niuveiiients with a Jealous ulare ;

Then, with tlu^ Kaule. s})ranii' with utmost speed

Aenjss his path, his prosiress to iinitcdc :

And while these powers w^th blood their hands imbrued.

All nations uazed with deep solieihidc;.

So. when in sinule combat men en;:aue.

With all tlieir savage passions in lull rauc

How soon tlie erowd \s attracted to the scene.

With lew to bear the olive-branch between.

But tinu''s iireat theatre a strife dis[)lays

'i'o which tluvse warfares are but ehi'.dish jilays :

Krror and Truth a deadly combat waue.

Without an armistiee. from aue to \\\iv. ^

But O how few who travel throuiih life's vale.

Will turn aside to ask which shall prevail I

This warfare 's seen on all earth's surface broad.

And /?'// in every heart that's bovii of <lod.

Ft makes the most couraueous ureatly tear.

And wrings from stoutest hearts the uushintj; tear :

Satanic power, the world, and inbred sin.

War with the principle of urace within ;

But, at the last, urace shall victorious be.

And throuLih iluration shout the victory.

DEPARTING FROM GOD.

Tllb: MISKHV OF I)KI».\KTI\(; FHOM (lOD.

" Woe unto tlioiii I for tlit-y luivc lied Iroiii Mo. " — IIoska vii. 1;<.

WlIKN Adam sinned lie HimI fVnin (loil.

His nakodnoss to liido ;
And tlius will cvorv sinner still

Display liis innato pride

The more the (lospid calls on luni.

Tlio more he '11 uo astray ;
The more he '11 uird his fiix leaves (»n.

And follow his own way.

His nativ(! strength is all devonreil

Hv Satan's eursed wile.
And every a.-t he can perf()rm.

Will make him still mor(^ vile

(lod. ev'n the sacriHei; abhors.

That his vile hands can brini:' ;
All outward acts are but false ulare.

I'nless from love tlusy spring.

( len. iii. lO.
Hos. vii. 10.

H(.s. xi. 2.

< H'U. iii. 7.
Isa. liii. 0.

H(»s. vii. \).

Isa. i, 5.

I'rov. XV. S.

Isa. xlix. .H.

Mat. XX iii. 5.

1 Cor. xiii. l-^i.

Ps. Iviii. :].

Thus, from the wond) he u'oes astray.

And with his earliest breath
Kixhales tlie seeds of sin and uuilt. Aet!):l. l*s.27:12.

That bear despair and d<'ath.

Rom vi. '2'.\.

But wlu'n by sovereign grace renewed. Rom. ix. l'>.

In Jesus' image made. Col. iii. Kl.

He to the Holy One draws niuh. Hel). x. 22.

Xor need he be afraid : 1 John iv. IS.

PSALM XCVIL

For he is clothed in Christ's own mho.

That hi(h's from <!V(!i'y sin ;
'I'ho hivv no iVirthcr cliiim can nrue,

Xcn* wrath take hold on liini.

Thus man, who thnmuh Satanic pricK'.

As])ir('d a ( lod to he.
Is. })y .jehovali's uracions will.

Saved in humility.

And \w who (|ucstioncd trntli Divine.

JJy Jisteninji' to the toe.
-Must place his trust in (lod alone.

If he, M he saved fr(un woe,

Thus shall the W(jnian's Seed destrov

Tlu! works by Satan done.
While Zion sinus, with endless jov.

The victorv He hath won.

Hev. iii. 5.

Kph. V. 27.

Iiom. .X. 4.

Honi. viii. 1 .

(ion. iii. 5.
.)anies iv. (i.

Gon. iii. (i.

Tsa. xxvi. 4.

l*rov. xxi.v. 25.

PSALM XCVn. 8.

Zion heard, and was prlad, and the daufrliters of .Tudah io.)oiocd,
because of Tliy .iiidp-inent-, Lord."

Let war's loud clarion sound from polo to pole,
And oarmcMits rolled in blood bestrew tlu^ ground.
Let mountains from their .stable base be hurled.
And choke the vales. Let Avhirlwinds sweep the land.
And rend the stubborn oaks. Let ocean rise.
And gink Avliole navii>s in the unfathonied deep.
Let heaven's briuht lam]»s be darkeiK-d in mid skv.

rsALM XCVIl.

And strikt' tin- ^avaj^c liordt's witli tlei'|) <lisinay.

liC't tlie foul pcstilciico. witli coiinttMiaiioi! urim.

kStalk tliioiiiili the t-arth. and lay wli(tli> natii)ns low.

JiOt (!Jod cinploy tlu; tliuiidcr (tf Ills })((Wor.

And walk with awful luaji'sty abroad

Upon the tv-nipt'st's win^- : while sinnor's hearts

'I'r(Miibl(> with uuilty dread II is near ap|»roaeh.

/ion may still rejoice; tl)r her tirni base

liios deep in th(! Ktornal Mind : His tliruno

is not more sure than is her intonist sate.

It' wisdom Iniinite desi^'n. what then

Shall 1 rust rate y It' Omnipotence will work.

AVho then can hinder 'f *

Those judunients that sweep o'er a guilty world

May purge the moral atmosphere from sin ;

Vet they are but the hidings of that power.

AVliich will forever circle /ion round.

But wlio is /ion '^ IMie elect of (lod ;

With everlastinjj: love's strong arn»s end)raced

Before the aces ; and all renistered

With the Eternal pen on tlie broad pajj;e

Of heaven's archives, never to be erased.

Jehovah, in his Triune <ilory throned,

Is Zion's mighty Parent, to protect.

Immanuel, as her nearest kinsman, stands

Her high Kedeemer ; adecjuate to save.

The flaming liosts of the empyreal

Shall be her escort to \\vv Father's house.

She feeds on heavenly manna by tlie way.

And from the Hock of Ages slakes lier thirst.

Till ibldcd in the arms of mighty love.

TliU.ST.

TKCST IN Till-: LOU!).

Trust ill the Lonl. and do trood; s(» .sliiilt tliuii dwell in the hind,
and verily tlioii tijiait be teil."— Ps. xxxvii. .].

(lOl) is tile fountain ot'suiiri'ini' duliiiht.

The source ol' every jiood ;
Lonu ore His fiat said •• Be lijiht."

His tlirone unehanuiuu stood.

His sovereii:n will l»ids empires ri>(\

To uive tlie nations law;
His hand exalts theui to the ski(!.s.

Aud strikes the world witl

1 awe.

His eve eternitv surv(!V>,

He fills the iniinense of space ;

Xor cau archangels search His ways
Who (jow before His face.

Then, wifh the most fiducial trust.

On Him my cares I Ml roll ;
He will watch o'er my sleeping dust,

And lill the iuiiuortal soul.

I '11 rest ('(intent within the bounds

His j)rovidence has set;
Grateful receive whate'er He gives,

Nor what lie takes, regret.

His promise says '• T shall be fed."
(And all His words are true,)

If T with willing heart perform.
What He uives strength to do.

i-riTAi'/i.

I. I .N KS

("iiiii|i(i,<imI til lie ■'1111 tr lit n iin'ctinir of thu Orniul liiiko liniiirli IJildf
{^orit'ty. In-ill!,' tlic .hiliilcc Aiiiiis (•r.-'iiry ot' the I'lutnt Institution.

WllKN U;w coiivill.-cd l']llfn|i;i's cliliujs.
Ami Iniiiiiiii wm's iiicfc.iscd.

All MiiLivJ >|tr(';i(l ills winus. to bi-ar
Tlic nliv('-i)r;iiicli (if ])<';ic(! ;

AimI (iiiw.inl >ji('il his r.ipid tliulil.

Till AiiiKi lirty-diri'c ;
riu'ii In his liiis till' <-l;iri(»ii pressi'd

'1
To liliiw ;i .1 uldlt't'

Let cvt'iv heart with juv i'('s|)(md.

And cvi'iT toiiLiiH' aui't'c
The ^ratei'iil accents to piojoiiu.

And sound the .fuldlee.

KIMTAini VOW y\\ FATIIKIl AM) .MOTIIKU

Dkath. the uriin tyrant, triumphs o'er the just;
And. for a while, detains their sleepini: dust :
JJut when the risiiiu' morn illumes the skies.
And the raised Mead sliall liid His nieni])ers rise.
Then (hiath. the last of all tlie Christian's foe.s,
Shall ilie. and time's vreat drama close.

82 JESU^S.

JESUS.

Sweet Jesus, when 1 cast my eyoj*

On revelation's page,
1 view with rapture and surprise.

Tliy love t'roiM a^e t(» ajze.

What's Abralunn's I'aitli and Josepli's love

And Moses' meekness too,
But types, by which the Holy Gliost

Holds Jesus to our view ?

But Jesus' love is not confined

To time's contracteil span ;
It ulowed with holy ardor, long'

l^etbre this world beiian.

Mortals can never trace its rise.

Nor angels fix its date ;
The highest Seraph veils his eyes.

The glory is so great.

Hut those whom (Jod the Spirit make^

Their tilthiness to see.
Will, with one heart and soul, confess.

His love to tlu'm was free.

Though carnal nature can behold

No comeliness in Thee;
\vt souls renewed by sovereign grace

(jaii matchless beauties see. * -

JESUS.

Let Arians wrest tlie sacred Word,
Tlioir blasplioinies to prove;

Our Jesus is Jehovah still.
A (lod of lioundless love.

Tlow kind the lauiiuafre of His lieart.

Which He to Moses spoke —
r 've seen 3Iy people's grievous toil

Beneath the Kiiyptian yoke:

For their deliv'ranee I 've appeared :

For Israel is my bride

K.uypt 1 '11 for her ransom give, [Isa. xliii.
With all her pomp and pride."

8o when the chosen tribes had passed

Old Jordan's limpid flood;
And in the midst of all their Ibes

On (,

anaan s

bord

er s

tood

Lest tlhn' indulge their slavish fears.

And doubt Ilis holv Word,
As Captain of Jehovali's host

Tie wields His flaming sword.

Thus, /ion's sure defence He .stands,

From aue to ago the same;
All iiower is in His miLihtv hands;

All glory t(» His name.

Soon, with the clouds of heaven. He'll come.

Tpon tlie great AVhite Throne;
*l'lien. what Etern.il Wisdom planned.

Sl);dl plainly be made known.

TO Till': DESrOMJTNa.

KNCOrilACKMKXT TO TlIK J>KSPO\l)IX(i.

" IMcf^sccl bo tli(i lioril (to'l, tlicGod of rsriiel. who only ilootli woirlrous
tliiiitrs: jiiid 1)1('ss(m1 hi' His irlorious luniii' forever : and let tliewliole
(Mitli lie tilled witli His tfloiy. Amen, and Amen."— I's.U-M Ixxii.

iS. I'.i.

^' K iiioiniiiiiLi cliildfi'ii of tlic Almiulity <In(l.

Who fry ;iii(l siuli at wli.it vou li'cl witliiii

And see witliout. To wlioin this world

Seems but tlic •• Ix^dlaiii (d'thc imivfr-c."

And your last liopc is rciidy to (>\]iirc.

() let a rt'llo\vtrav('ll''r in the mad

hircct vour lect to some urccn spot amidst

The thorny w.-istc, wdu'rc thou ni:iv"st sit ami miise

()ii what hcti'll the ]iilL;rinis iiunc hdorc).

romc. with ]n'orouiid iittcntinii. heir the notes —

The Itromlinii iiolcs ol' IsraoTs sweetest hard.

When the dark >hadows dl'lile's eveniuLi (dosed

Around his hoary head ; and on review

Of all the, trihulatioii he had seen.

lie. like a ])artrid'^e. oti .Indea's hills.

IJy Saul was hunteil : in Adidlam's cave

Ills sleepless viuils kept. I»ut deeper still

Artiietion's Idtter eu]) he drains, when ai:v

Had furrow(>d deep his hrow. and silvcu'ed o'(>r

'I'h(> i'ew remainini: locks that Liraeed his head :

\'et even he e; uld hless dehovah's name.

And in the covenant (lod of Israel trust —

(Confess the wondrous thini:s His hands had done.

Vea. hhv'^s Ills iilori<uis name for evtu'more.

And ]n'ay that e.arth he with His ijhirv lilh>(l.

vALnnifroiiY lines.

S(i, wlicii tlic spirits, cmwiifd on Zion's lieiulits.
Witli iiitiiitinii scan .Icliovali's ways ;
AVnicii llic thick veil is raised, and in tlio liulit
Of vast t'tornity they view His works.
Sweetly constraineil liy overpowering' love.
They own His works are marvtdlously uTeat.
And just are all His ways. And cannot we.
By faith's stroni; power, on David's <iod rely.
And tu)n' the harp of dudah in His praise ?
So(!n, soon our tiresoni<> pilLi'riniauc shall end ;
()ur sworil shall for a .sce])tr(^ he exchaniicd ;
()ur weary h(>ads on desus' breast reclined.
And })reathe (nir love lorevor ti» His name.

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Adiiresscd to ii relative frutii CaniKlii ^Vc.«t, who made us a vi.'^it in the
slst year of hi.-^ asc. after an absence of nearl.v fnrt.v years.

I'm ENDS meet and part, on this side Jordan's Hood.

I5ut there 's no partinii; when we mm et in (i((l :

From that ))ure reiiifui where the air is love

The Idest inhahitants shall ne'er remove.

1'here we may meet, with all the ransomed race.

To sinu' the highest note to >overei'_;n Liiace.

Brother, thou 'sr braved the fretful steamer's roar.

That tlion miiiht'st see thy nital friends (Mice more ;

And o'er the space, which tliil so loni: divide.

I'poii the iron rail securely ride.

I>ut as thv native land its scene- distdaved.

so ON FIRST SEEING AN INFANT.

'T wns but tf» show the fhan^os time hiid made;
Where onee, beibre vour axe. the forest fell.
Now, stately domes are reared, wliore straiiL'^ers dwell.
And mostly those whose })irth with thine bear date.
TTave lonu' since passed int<j another state :
A few reiiiain. to welcome thee once more.
An ajxed piltirim. on New Brunswick's shore.
With pleasure we have heard thee sit and tell.
TTow <Jod with you hath ordered all thinirs well.
Wo too can witness to His kindness shown,
^\'hile we our vile iniiratitude must own.
We stretch the hand to bid the last adieu.

Whil

e our warm ])rayer

to 1

u^iven ascend tor von

i\i\

That by tin; powerful breath of steaju pro))elled.
You may. by (lod, in safety be upheld.

•y 3'

ou nc s

tired

your

!i_ued spouse to <:reet,

While the loniz; absence makes communion sweet,
W(! thank thee kindly for the interview;
And now. with tiratet'id hearts, we bid adieu.

PIIKSHXTKD TO T. A. AND K. P.

ON TlIK riKST SHillT Ml' Til KIR 1 IltST-BORX SON.

What jireets my vision thi deliuhti'ul morn ?

Another scion from the witherinu' root

Of nature's dyinu' tree. The new-born babe.

Whose feeble vision meets the solar rav.

l^'irst cauuht a ulancc at the deep-furrowed brow.

And (•ar(^ worn countenance of his tJrandsire.

OxV FLHST SEF.ING AN INFANT.

J)('ar. tiny, precious iiiiniaturr of man.

What stranne roim'inbraiu'cs dost thou evoki' I

T onc'o. like thoc, iVoui non-existence spranu' ;

First breatlied the vital air ; first saw the lijiht ;

Had every thing to learn ; knew not the thorns.

The jtrickiuii thorns, that wound the weary feet

Of the lone pilgrim, throuuh the vaK^ ol' lil'e.

To all those ills thou 'rt heir a|)parent.

IJy virtue of thy union to the m;m

Who broke heaven's hi<;h behest, afid ■• dyinu, died."

But ] regret not. since Oinniseicnce wilh'd

Thy beinii. and hntli marked the path thy teet

Shall tread. His <ii"tce is all-sufficient, and

Flis love to jjrenerations yet unV>oru

Extends. O niay'st thou early know His name.

And in that love rejoice I'or evermore.

Parents, rejoice: with trend)lin«;, for the gift I
Mind what the kind l\Liyptian I'rincess said
Of Amram's outcast son : •■ Take him away
And nurse him up for me; and 1 will give
Ample remuneration for thy toil."
Make not an idol of the precious loan,
J^est the offended Donor reassume :
And should fhaf be His will, meekly submit.

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88 ro A (;y/A7.S'7//!A' Moriiiiu.

TIIK TIII.NAL WITNKSSKS ON KAKTIl.

" There are 'J'luee tluit Iteur witiie-s on cinth. the Spirit, iind the
Wilier, anil ilie hloud : ami the-c three iiirree in one." — 1 Joiix, v. *<.

TlJK I'ilciiial S|>ifi( cl.iiiiis the s(i\('i'i'iL:ii riuht
To show tlic Saviour to oiii- iiiciilal siulit;
Tli(! Lilof'n's of His |tt'i'soii to (lisjilay.
And )>oiiit liiiii as salvation s only way.
'I'o His s')l(' t(!acliiiii: we oiijoy the uracc
To St",' oiir Fatlit'f smile in Jons' i'aee.
Water — the enihleni ot'tlie Holy ^\'ol■(l.
Tliat In'inus ulad tidings oi'tlie love of (Jo I.
Ne.\t bears it trutlilnl rec()i-d. to j)roc]aini
Kternal lil'e is i'ound in Jesus' name :
And wlicn this te>timony liiith beliexes.
The hai)])V stdtjeet joy and ]»eace receives.
Tlie blood — which issued from the ('riicilied.
Shows law and justice fidly sati>tied ;
And ti!StiHes that peace with (lod is made
l''or all wln'se sins were on thi' Surety laid :
Tims testifying oftJod's ulorious Son.

Tli(>se 'I'rinal Witi

lesses •■ aLi'ee \\\ one

1. 1 N i<: s

To a Christian niotiier, to brinvr to her reiiu'nil)ranee the free and rieh
mercy of her Heavenly Father, manifested to her in an hour of
severe trial — the death of a ilauffliter, aped twelve years.

r TUNE my liiirp, (d'soverojon oraee to siiiu,
.\nd to its jiraifio uiy humble tribute brin^'.
Not on the rieh and proud does (Jod l)estow

TO A CHHlsriAN MOTHER.

His sa villi:' ui'jk'c. or iiis now covouaiit sliow ;

Hut all the secret ul' His Iunc 's (lisjilaved

'I'n (tiilv those liir wlidiii tlie I'aiisoiii s ]);ii(l.

l)Ut those hlest objects ol' Ills special lo\f.

..Must draw their coiiit'orts (hiily tVoiii above.

kSoinetiiin's the smallest tritie will annoy.

And all their e((uaniniity destroy;

But il'tlu' arms ot'sovereiun urace uphold.

They. throULih the hottest I'urnaee. pass like i;(dd.

The weakest I'eniale. })y .lehovah's power.

O'er death can triumph, in the irlooniicst hour.

The tender nM»ther si'cs her darlinii die;

^Vith hleedinu heart she hears the j)artinu sit,di :

Hut if". lehovah's niii:hty urace sustains.

.I''irni at the post of" duty sin; remains:

Xot only bows sul)niissive to tlu! rod.

Hut in the I'urnaee claim?* her covenant <iod.

Thus nature's powers are to the utmost tried.

While sovereign i:race does m(»st triunqdianl ride.

'T is in our weakness (lod his |)ower displays.

To show the all-sutti(.'ieney ot'(Jraee.

WluMi with a Hi>od a i:uilty world was drowncMl,

(hie chosen iainily (Jod's favour found :

iSal'ely they rode the foamy-crested wave.

.Heeausi! .Jehovah iiave eoniniand to save :

JSo shall the blood-lxiuuht safe in r't'sus ride

O'er lh(> roiiii'h waves of tribula ion's tioe :

Ves. they shall prove Iliin an Uii'd.angiuj^- Friend.

Till to the mount of ul(»ry they ascend.

Now. to the friend who moved the Muse to >inu',
.Let me a word of consohition brinu :

A FABLE.

iiii
iiil

Fear not, my sister, God's U!jclian^iii2, love.

]*ure t'roin Hiinselt", sliall draw your soul above;

And not one drop of sorrow shall you see

l?ut what was nnn^^led in eternity.

lie told you of the tribulation here,

And with His own sweet lips forbade your fear.

cast the weight of all your cares on (xod.
And seek direction in His holy Word.

A few more trials may your })ath attend.
Then sin and sorrow shall forever end.

1 of Ilis loving-kindness much could tell :

'J'o Him 1 now commend you. Fare thee well.

A FABLi:.

Musing, among the insect tribes I strayed.
Where busy ants themselves a home had made :
Anxious to learn the habits of the race.
A microscope above their hole I place.
As they their excavating labour plied,
Their house, enclosed by crystal, they espied.
Dumb with a.stonishment, half dead throuiih iear.
With haste they in the council hall appear :
" Ye hoary senators, your counsel give,
To say if we may ply our work and live t
For something strange hath taken place above ;
We 're circunjscribed in narrow space to move :
And what seems odd, though obvious to the sight.
This shinina" wall does not exclude the light '.

A FABLE.

Wo wait to licar what oldor heads shall tell ;
Or, by your wisdom, break the iiiaffic spjll."
•' Pshaw." said an older, with sarcastic sneer,
•• 'T is all the fruit of superstitious fear ;
(Jo. ply your labour, nor such bu<rbears heed;
Winter's ajiproachinu:. and re(juires your speed."
'' Nay, but your honor," straiirht the menial said,
'• Vox once, above the surface show your head;
Survey with candor, and reflection cf>o',
And then, if you're not friiihtened. call me fool."
In fullest confidence that all was riuht.
He with atiility mounts to the liiiht ;
But when his vision meets the crystal spell.
Frightened, he lost his hold, and headlonii fell.
Now, in the midst of this untowar'd atlrav,
A sa,2e old emnuU slyly creeps away :
Soon as he f>ains the surface of the ground.
He looked with deep sairacity around,
He felt tlu' crystal wall and })razen roof,
And '<;ainst his utmost efforts found it proof.
Then quick descended to the council hall,
To consultation nave the wonted call.
He said. •• The ureat phenomenon F 've een,
And proved it is no superstitious spleen :
From whence it cime T have no means to know.
How lonji' its stay, or when away 't will go ;
But this I 'm sun;, while it protracts its stay
We need not wish to have it moved away;
'T will cover from the storm, and uuard our door,
Admit the liirht, and what would we have more ?
Then r advise, let each his time otnploy.

'VZ

VA LEDlCrOli Y L INES.

And most contcntcdlv liis lot ciijov."

Tlicii said Ml) MFit. witli Coin's discjisc iinlmcd.

I'lirdfui inc. sir. il" I tor (Hicc iiili'ndc

Shall we wlin 're horn in rrccddni's air (n dwell.

Ininiiirc oni'sclvcs wifliin an nystcr shell '

No. hy the powers ot'einniets all coinhiinMl.

Uy niauic walls I Ml never he conHned."

A\'hile thus, with r(ueri('S. ea(di the other jiosed.

I moved tlu! ulass. and so the drama closed.

MOll.M..

Thns. while I i:ave my i'ancy ample play.
I from tli(^ scene, instrncted, went away:
I I'onnd that even in the iMnmets" scdionl.
The discontontcMl sceptic is fJif t'aol.
What human ellorts never can I'einove.
'I'o bear with ))atieiice will our wisdom ])rove.
H'a contracted >phei'e our weal secui'c.
That slight annoyance we may well enduri'.

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Addrpsscil to the lU-v. Isai.vh Wam,a<k on Iiis (It'piirtuic tni

Aiisti'Mlifi.

Many have loft their native lands i'ov u(>ld. —
I>ravcd all the dantiers of the stormy deep.
And the postilerous ])roatli of ibreiun climes.
For that brinht dust whi(di soon may tly away.
Others have chased that airy phantom — fame.
Throu<2;li seas of blood. ( )f hers for pleasures souuht

VALEDICTOR Y LI MIS.

!):J

Where tliey eail ne'er lie f'unii<l. IJilt there "< ;i e;ill
To riches, hdiinis. ;iii<l I'eliiieil delitihf :
lilelies. tn wliich fliis witrhl is Icif ;i tov ;
Ifolinrs. llinlyill^ MS the lite nf ( Iml ;
And ]ile;isiii-es. lastiiiu' as eternity.
\y<(//itii \ I friist thill mil U tliliir ; Inspired
W'iHi a dc'ji'ee (if that same Idve \vhi(di bmiiirlit
'Die Savinii)' down to this our ruined world
To s(H'k and save tho lost : an enianatinn
j-'i-oni that tii'e whi(di did His hlest humanity
Consume ; as (Jod's lireat sacriliee lor sin —
Tlui liamh j»rovided in eternity.

(lo then, my Iriend. an<l the ureat truni])et hlow.
Which gathers in the outcasts of the Lord,
(io seek tho .shoop of Christ, where tliey have strayed
In the dark iilooTny <lav of Adam's fall.
Wid(^ as the rainhow of the covenant, let
Thy warm desires extend; yet. if hut one
( )!' .Vdam's ruined rac(; shall i:em thy ei'own
in that ijroat day when .Jesus counts his |)(\-irls,
(). thiid< thy lahor well repaid, thonuh on
\'an Dieman's lulls, or liurmah's sultry vales
Thou iind'st an early ui'ave.

(). Holy Dove,
Ha])ti/(i him with thy ]»o\ver. and aid his tongue
To tell of .losus' love to dyinii ini'U
In meltinu: strains. Hrothtr. farewell I Todod
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94 THOUGHTS IN THE FOREST,

THOUGHTS

SIJOGESTED BY A WALK IN THE FOREST.

T ROAM through the forest, where wild flowers grow.
Where silvery streamlets meandering flow,

With cascade's murmuring sound ; .

On nature's soft carpet I thoughtfully tread.
. Of mossy mosaic so beauteously spread

On all ti'.e wide surface around.

Here plants in the wildest profusion I see.

From the tiny moss-flower to tho wide spreading tree ;

Some even to Linneus unknown :
Some fair in appearance, while rotten at heart.
Some perfectly healthy, while others in part

Have (heir grentest defects ovt^rgrown.

With lofty ambition some rear their proud head.
As scorning the ground in which their roots spread.

Regardless on whom they intrude ;
But others, more humble, with fruit bending low.
More prone to be useful than making a show ;

While others with healing imbued.

Some, piercing the soil with their first tender germ.
While others, within deep clay rooted firm.

All sizes and ages present :
Sojue, clothed in rich foliage, sumptuously gay,
While others their leafless, scathed bodies display.

Which the frost or the lightning litis rent.

THOUGHTS IN THE FOREST.

Souie, sapless and naked, lay rotting around :
Of others, the outline could only be found,

Which had flourished some centuries ago :
Some, loosened at root, on 'ts neighbor reclines.
And though sorely he galls him, his aid he still finds

Whenever the tempest shall blow.

Some, constantly falling before the soft breeze,
]5eing previously smitten by age or disease.

And others resuming their place :
Thus, the dead and the dying were soon out of view.
Being always replaced by the plants that were new,

Displaying their beauty and grace.

Sometimes a tornado sweeps over the land ;
Then, nothing before its fell fury can stand ;

The kings of the forest must bow :
If rooted too deep in the soil they must break,
For the furious wild tempest no pity can take,

All, all must be brought to lay low.

As I sat ()n a log, for a moment's repose,
In deep cogitation, a (juery arose.

What makes all this forest to grow ?
Is the power to regenerate jHaced in the germ ?
Or in the deep fibres embedded so firm,

When the ground is relieved of the snow '/

No : blot out the sun from the ethereal blue ;
liestrain the soft influence of the rain and the dew,
And cause that the wind shall not play ;

il!

96 THOUGHTS IN THE FOREST.

lldw SKon would the forest look ^«oinbre and strc.
The tine spica«lin«i cvcr^'n'tMis. naked and drear.
In a mass of confusion would lay,

When thus niv botanical tour I had made.
I camt! to an alcove of evergreen shade,

And sat down to muse on the scene:
I thouiiht of the numerous a^es ;;one by.
Since first the bright sun made his tour through the sky.

AN'here the stronu,est analogy 's seen.

As the forest an endless variety shows,
So, all that 's in man no mortal yet knows.

So ])rofound is the human mind :
To the wisdom of (Jabriel some ahmtst aspire ;
Others wallow like swine in sensuality's mire,

The very disgrace of their kind.

Some make gri'at professions of friendship a»id love.
While their hearts, false as Judas, on trial will prove,

And give their prol'essions the lie ;
l>ut some in affiiction's hot furnace prove true,
Jjike the flourishing evergreen, beauteous and new,

On whose aid we may ever rely.

With towering ambition some rear their vain head.
While on the same ground with the meanest they tread;

Kegardless of whom tliey oppress :
Hut, others with love for their species imbued,
Ksteem nothing worthy except it be good :

In acts of beneficence blest.

THovams IS THE FOKt:sr.

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Some, tirst lookiiijr out on the lij;lit of the .sun.
While others life's weiiriHoine journey lias run.

A\vaitin<i the suuinions to iro :
Some, blooming' in health, like u gay ever;:reen.
While others. throu«;h sickness, are hairirard and loan.

The personification of woe.

Some, wrapped in their urave-elothes. with mourners

. around ;
Some. moulderin<; Hir ages, beneath the cold ground —

Forgotten, as though they were not.
Some, unable to stand, are supported by friends.
And though galling them sore, can make no amends.

Sure their's is an uuenvied lot.

Some, constantly dying by age and disease,

liike autumn leaves falling before the soft breeze.

While others spring up in their roo?n.
Thus, the tlead and the dying are soon out of mind.
For ages tm ages produce the same kind ;

All soon finding rest in the tomb.

Hut when the fell pestilen<-e sweeps through the land.
Omnipotence only its power can withstan<l ;
The vounii' and the aued niust uo :

b/ » I 1

The man of firm health, deep r(»oted in earth.
Falls with the Weak infant just fresh from the birth.
The king, as che beggar, lies low.

The saints are compared to palm-trees. I know.
And the cedars that on Mount licbanoii grow ;
And thus may I flourish beb.w;

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96 ON THE DEATH OF A UK OTHER.

And when by the scythe of old Time I must falK
May no one coniphiin that tliey 're injured at all.
When I to my lont; home nm.st u;o.

LINKS

A<l()re.«sc(i to M\»a Ei.i^^aukth Estakrooks, on the laineutt-d duatli

of her brother JESSE. ,

**I am the resurrection, and the life: he that belioveth in ijie, thouirb
iio were dead, yet shall he livi-"— John xi. 'J5.

Why does my I'riend thus mourning jio ^

Why weeps her downcast eye, —
Those unavailiuji; sorrows flow.

And bosom heave the sigh ?

I lath nature's ties the power to hold

The soul a shive to woe ?
Can nothing that the wise have told

Make sorrow ec^ase to flow ? ,

'JMien. listen to the voice of Clod

On revelation's page;
Those precious lines the ])alnf attord.

Vour sorrows to assuage.

Faith looks beyond this inch of time.

And scales the heaveiilv hill.
And shows thee, in that blissful clime.

Thy Jesse living still.

Oould but the bliss he now enjoys

Kind words to reach thine ears.
Thy griei's wotdd S(*eni but childish toy»-

And thou wouldst dry thy tears.

rSATAH LV111

itii

iirh

What th<)Ut;h our liopes wero liijj;hly raised.

And much we wished his stay.
Yet he the (Jod of mercy praised

Who took his soul away.

How niauy tliousaud snares and woes

Ilath thy dear brother fled '/
\\v 's iipi beyond the reach of foes. '

And victory crowns his head.

<iod wants not means to do His will.

liut He '11 fulfil his word;
Then, with submission, •• be thou still."

And kn<»w that He is (lod.

<) let not jirief corrode your heart.

Or make your hands hanir down ;
l^ut gird your loins to act your part.

Till you receive your crown.

"Thy brother shall rise aKain.'*— JttnN xi. lii.

ISATAH LVTII. 12.

Hail. Zion's sons, baptized into the Name —
The niystic Name — of Triune Deity,
liy God the Spirit's holy unction poured ;
llise, build the wastes, the wide extended wasters
Which antichrist's polluted hands have made ;
Rear up the ruins of lont:- ages past.
For by tlie Spirit ye shall be surnamed
Repairers of the breaches in our walls.
Hestorers of the paths wherein to dwell;
Then on our gates shall /ion's glorious King;
Write his Nt w Name.

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100 f'SALM LXVI.

PSALM LXVI. :i

" Say unto (jod. How terrihli^ jirf tliou in thy works ! throiiKh the
irrcatncfls of Thy i»owor shnll thine enpinics cubmit thcni»elvt'!«
unto Thee."

What I (jod hav(! oiuMiiies ? can tliere be I'otinJ

In the wide cirniit of the universe.

A beinj:^ so depraved, so lost, so dead

To everv holy sentiment, sublime.

As to assume an hostile attitude

'(Jainst iroodness and love unboumled y alas.

Not only one. but millions exist I

Whatever other ulobes contain, this world

The stranp' anomaly presents. «>t' those

Who, under Lucifer's vile banner ran<'ed.

'llainst lictodness infinite, lift up the heel.

Why are they enemies 'i The Lord is urood ;
Vea. <.:<»odness itself. •• His tender mercies
Are o'er all his works." He made them ; irave them.
Richly, every }>lessinii to enjoy ; and
Still, still they are foes. What makes them so?
,\h. (Jod is liolv — man is all defiled :
(Jod is the Truth — ])ut man is all a lie.
Why did the first-born of old Adam's seed
His brother hate, and lift the^ murderous cluby
His own works e\ il wen\ his brother's ifood.
Evil and <:ood can never coalesce.
.Jehovah hath declared His foes shall bow.
Sinner I are you prepared to meet his wrath 't
Know you His power t Have you considered well
The dread encounter t Where is your defence
When God shall sound the chari»e ? When He wh.»
spake.

ON GHATITUDE.

101

And ])oinU'rous ulolu's. lauiichod from His mighty hjiiul.

Roll nuind tho sobir lire, swift hs the shjift

From <;iant luinds. shall at tliy <:uilty heart

His riirht-aimed thiiiKlerbolts (lis('har<:e ''.

Jiook at a delii«re(l world, and Sodom's plain.

And jrronn<l your arms, and to His sceptre bow.

Believer ! thou has been inimieal
To (Jod, by wicked works. When unrenewed,
Apiinst the fJod who bouj^ht thee with His l)lond.
Thou didst an unav'iilin<; war maintain.
And since by miirhty ^race thy neck was bowed.
How oft hast thou rebelled against the liord !
The blessings He hath given, to strengthen thee
'J'o do His will, thou 'st lavished on thyself.
And when thy waywardness His rod rebuked.
How soon didst thou repine. let thy heart
He reconciled to (lod. Thy will be His.
Then heavenly peace shall fill thy inmost soul.

OX U RATTTfDK.

In Eden's blissful bower, ere sin was born.
Or snaky wiles deceived ojir motlu'r Eve.
A lovely flower once grew — the gift of heaven :
Its balmy petals breathed out incense sweet.
Ascending, gratt^ful. to the throne of (lorl.
Angels baptized it with celestial dc^ws.
Which from their downy ])lunR's richly distilleil.
.\nd named it ifratltiKfi-. \\\\\ when the soil

lOS

ON GUATITVDF..

! I,

For sin was curstMl. and hell's [u'stifcnms Ureal h
Spread thn)u<:h the J'aradise ot'(io<l, it died;
And in its stead a siekly plant sprantr up,
Whieh aped the nri^Mnal : but v;hen viewed
By optics reetitie«I by •^raee. 'tis seen
Of spurious texture, and in self absorbed.

No gratitude, save false, ean now )tc found.
It has no name in all the book of (Jod,
Ik'cause on earth it has no ])laee. except
When (Jod the Holy Spirit breathes His life
fn souls renewed by «iTace ; and even then,
Hy contact with our flesh, it is defiled.

Then will I cease to sear(di for what is not,
But wait until the curse shall be removed.
And when the fair original shall stand
lieside the tree of life, on heavenly unnind.
In real amaranthine beautv <'lad.

1 1

When (lod-incarnate walked Judea's plains.
He travelleil far. ihronuh weariness and want.
In acts of pure benevolence. He spent
His ministerial life in doin<;' i:;ood.
And on the cross atoned for sinful man.
His life was spotless, and His death the price
Of heavenly bliss. And what was the return
l''rom creatures f^o objiux'd '! Xot all the tonuucis
That spranii from Shinar's plain could ever tHl.
None vile»Miouiih. of all the human trib(».
Wiierewith to classify the Son of (rod.
So. njust the servant imitate his lior<l.

.S7L Vt:K TH UMl'E TS.

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TIIK SII.A'KK TUVMIMITS.

They shall bl(»w an uliinn for their journeys.*'— Numb. x. rt.

WllKN Israt'I jdiiriioyed towanltheir hoiiu*.

()'(M' j'amirs Imrniuu' .sand.
111 all their inotioiis, or their rent,

They kej)t the Lurd'.s cuinuiaiid.

Whene'er the cloud was taken up.

Whether by nij^ht nr day,
They strictly kept fJehuvjih's ehariic

And s]>ed their weary way.

'T was not in them to nuide their path.

For they were strangers there ;
'T was hy Jehovah's streni^th they moved.

And }:uardcd by His care.

Whatever time the cloud abode.

Whether u year or day,
They made no progress on their road.

Aloni,^ their tiresome way.

What thou<;h the hills on either side

In frightful crag.s appear.
The sea obstructs them in their front.

And enemies iu rear.

Israel shall en their journey go.

Though earth and hell oj>pose ; *

The sea shall make a way for them. t

And dntwn their euvituis foes.

IU4

THE aiLVEK TKVMVETS.

Proiluce no wh(»le«oiiu; briunl,
J«raol I'rniii heaven shall he Hup|»lie<l ;
God's peopli; .shall be fed.

What tl\ouL'h retreshin^^ waters fail.

And stn^anis are turned to dust.
The roeks shall piuir them rivers ouf,

To allay their burninji thirst.

What thouy;h with vile inuratitude.

They

murmured an

rep

inei

Vet (j}od his mercies ne'er restrained.
Though He ehariti.sed their sin.

That all the numerous hn.st mi;;ht hear,
When they were called to <io,

Two silver trumpets must be made.
With which the priests should blow.

Of one whole piece they shall be made;
No patch-work must })e found ;

No yi

ea and nav. in their sweet tones
Hut one sure, certain sound.

I ;

When for their journeyinj^ to prepare.

»m

r was an alarm they blew
So loud and detinite the tone.

The whol

e assem

blyk

new.

(jlreat Clod, how wise are all 'i'hy wavj
Thy counsels how profound I

(Viet Thy people ever learn.
To know the joyful .*<ound.

THE SI I, V EH THUMl'ETS.

105

Wlicii in tli«' holy mount ofTtcMl

'I'lu! urrat jilann is iiiiidr.
Woll may tlie false in Zion start. *

And ^rt.'atly be afraid :

•

For all who with (iod's Israel move, .

And have not faith in llini.
Shall in this desert wastx; their strength.

And jjerivsh in their sin.

'T is livlnu faith tliat draws tlie line

'Twixt Ijypocritc and saint ;
The blest possessor of one ^;rain,

Sliiiil never, never i'aint.

The blowinu of the loud alarm

That tells the Chureh to p.. ■*•

To sinners is a sad presage
Of everlastinji' woe.

^^o, when the alarm, in solemn t(»ues.

Falls on th(i Christian's ear.
Jt warns him, in the plainest terms.

That now his i'oes are near.

Satan, with all his subtle wihts.

Would Zion's prouress stay,
\Voul(i move the world to mock and seorn.

And every hind'rance lay.

Hut though the powers of earth and hell.

With deadly hate cppose,
Israel shall gain the holy mount.

In spite of all his foes.

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LOVE.

WHAT IS LOYK'f

So.ME identic Spirit from tlio land ol'liulit.

AVlio l()ii<^ boneatli the rainbow of the throne

'V]w pure etliereal atniospliero of bliss

Hast breathed — .sv/y, W'httf is Lorr? For we wiio dwell

I'pon this lower orb can scarcely know.

Once did the crystal rill flow dee[» and pure

To this terrestrial sphere. (!re sin was l>orn.

Now. fbllowinii' in the sooty trail of

Th" old serpent, 't is contaminated.

Hut in the I'ulness of the time decret^d,

The uushinii' fountain poured a crystal flood.

That swept sin's filthy footsteps clean. Then love

Tn rich abu»dance flowed on earth auain.

Yes. in the person of Inimanucl,

This i>lorious attribute of Deity

Is seen — and only there. Then let us look

To Jesus. And the more His inia^e is

Impressed upon the soul, the more it

!\ now

s of 1

ove

Angels, who tend the nurslin<is of the Church.
May brinu' some drops upon their down}- win^ii,s ;
Jiut in our Jesus all the fulness dwells.
List ! I hear the sound of liaphael's harp —
• liove is the essence of eternal life:
The pure elixir of celestial bliss :
And every being tliat is free from sin.
In God, the fountain dwells, and tiod in him.'i;

MATTHEW VII.

107

LTXES ON INI AT. VTI. 16.

Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles ?'

When God wont forth.

in vast croative power

))irtli

To buiM this nnivors(i, He caused each plant

To propagate its kind — each tree its fVnit.

And since the antiols

Still nnrepcalod that law remains, throughout

The vegetable kin^chnn : so that we

Jiook not for urapes upon tlie l>arho(l tliorn.

Nor figs upon the worthless thistle stalk.

'T is not the fruit they yield that makes them unod

Or ill ; but oidy shows us what they are.

So in tlu3 moral W(n-ld ; the uenus Man.
Is manifested bv the fruit he })ears :
If only carnal iruit appears, it proves
ilim bad ; but if the Spirit's fruits are seen.
It sltfxrs him uood. but does not m(i/,-r hint so.

If when throudi an orchard

For fruit we sliould iro,
Wi' don't look for apj)les

On pear trees to grow.

Then let us not seek

I"'rom an heart unrenewed
Tlie fruits of the Spirit

Until it 's intidc uood.

For actual transgression

Does not ntd/rr us evil.
lint proii's us to )te of

Our fatlior. the J)(nil.

'h<\

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108

MY BIRTH-DAY.

TIT()TT(;iITS OX MY BIRTH-DAY. A(JEP fi«.

Ye thoughts that, swifter tliiui the electric flame.

O'er space unbounded, unobstructed flies,

Take me in retroirression to the spot

Wliero first my hintrs inhaled the vital air.

Look back upon the musty rolls of time.

For sixty-eight long years of toil and pain,

And see what in that period has been ,

Registered. The vials of God's wrath was

l\)ured on Europe, drenching her soil with blortd.

And made the pillars of the Papal throne

To tremble ; made the '' mystic harlot " fear

The thunder of the God of Hosts ; caused her

To cower beneath His potent rod, and

Lower her threatening tone. Since then her " bulls"

No longer breathe anathemas and death,

I^ut '• peep and niutter," like the wizard's cry.

Yet she is no less active than before.

Seeking by snaky wiles to gain the power

Omnipotence had wrested from her grasp.

That memorable year that gave me birth

First heard the distant sound — the thundering roar

Of those tremendous scenes which Allison

Has chronicled. Hence then the history

Of Europe, since that period, is the

History of my times. Simultaneously,

Scotia's ill-fated son* prepares to search

Old Afric's unknown wilds, which cost his life.

And while my mother hailed her new-born son,

Britain's rejoicings tells her Kingf restored.

M lingo Park.

t George III. restored to .«anUy 17Sf>.

MY BIRTH' DAY.

loq

Burlnii' this period too tin; lieavenly wind

On Zion blmv. and caused her to awakf.

A noble liost of her true sons were raised

To build her walls, and lengthen out her eords.

From Greenland s snows to India's burnini;' plains.

Far in the Islands of th(> Southern Sea

Was the <rreat trumpet of the (Jospel blown.

To uather in the outcasts of the Lord.

Where they had wandered since the Adam-fall.

Within this period too the sons of Ham

Held their irreat jubilee throuiihout the len<ith.

Of England's mighty empire, with great joy.

I honor those wise men who found a balm

For Afric's bleeding sons, to heal their wounds.

My times will also show when first the })reath

Of fiery steam propelled the ponderous ship

'Gainst wind and tide, and drew the heavy train

With rapid speed along the iron road.

But what is still more strange, the lightning's flash

O'er arid plains, or 'neath the briny deep.

Swift as the winued messeniiers of heaven.

From clime to clime our anxious thoughts convev.

But to the Christian, who wiiu strengthened sight.

Through faith's perspective views eternal things.

One scene^attracts his eve, as time rolls on.

That puts the highest triumphs of the arts

Forever in the shade. Nor do I blush

To speak its name — The Biule for tiik wohld !

And now, my God. what wait 1 for? my hope
Is fixed on Thee; on Thee who held me up

110

THE FAI'lH Kf'JVEALED BY GOD.

Uri

Tliroujili helpless infancy niul wayward youth;.

Who ouarclud mo throuuh life, and hold nio hack.

]}y powor Divine, when prone to jj^o astray.

Now, in the land of IJculali rests Thy cloud,

With the celestial city in lull view.

I only wait Thy order now* to t'onl

'J'he dark, cold river that divides my soul

Frctni Thine endjrace : And wlu'n that order comes.

() may 1 see my .Jesus in the midst.

And pass, unhurt, the iron j^ate ot'deatli.

T II 1^: 1^^ A T T II

ONCK DKLTVERKI) To TIIK IIOhY ONKS. RKV?:ALKI) KY
..CH) tub: holy .SIMIHT, and WRITTKN in TlfE HOLY
«(»(»lv IJY HOLY MKN.

Thkre is one (Jod. eternal, infinite;

And only one ; all those that bore the name

l^esido, in antMont and in modern times.

Are worthless idols. — man's polluted works. —

And shall forever perish from the earth.

Not (labriel's miuhty intellect can scan

The mode in which our great Jehovah lives :

But in the Revelation He has given

To us. in Trinal unity lie 's seen ;

And by those glorious <'ovenant epithets

Of Father. Word, and Holy Spirit, known.

It pleased the (Ireat Eternal to go "forth.
In power and wisdom, to create the worlds.

THE FAITH REVEALED liY GOD.

Ill

And peoplo tlioin with aiiuols and with men.

A portion of'tlio tornior soon robelled.

And left their first estate: by them sedueed.

Tlie latter were to helpless ruin brouLdit.

15ut eould the acts ol' finite beinus make

Frustrate the purposes Omniscienee planned.

And disappoint a (Jod ? I'repusterous thought I

No. from eternity Jehovah willed

That sin, in all its horrid forms, should be

To manifest J I is spotless purity

in its destruction, and to show His power

In putting all llis enemies to shanie.

And setting up Tmmanuel over all :

And (Jod incarnate, on the cursed tree.

This truth displays in shining characters.

Angels that sinned, without redemption, fell.
Forever to remain inimical
To good : So God had sovereignly ordained :
The rest, elect, established firm in bliss.
Satan hath power the nations to deceive.
And lead the wicked captive at his will.
But holy angels, at Jehovah's word.
Can bind him fasi, and to the deep consign.
He, as a roarintr lion, roams about,
Deceiving the unjust with hope of gain.
The sensualist with pleasure's harlot lure.
And the ambitious with the breath of fame.
And weaving strong delusions o'er the mind.

Man, by the fall, is so depraved, so lost
To all that 's good, so wholly prone to ill.

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THE FAITH kL:VEALED BY GOD.

'T: 'IB

That iiotliini:' but Almighty power can .savi'.
All claim to mercy n()w is forfeited.
And if not held in straitened rein by (Jod.
He would forestall damnation's awful doom.
His understandinii', dark as midnifrht i^loom ;
His will, perverse, to evil only bent;
And even his conscience is defiled by sin.
It «;ropes for truth, but only finds a lie.

'T was from this ruined mass of Adam's race,
For God, the Word, Jeliovah, chose a IJride :
Thoujih of a number which no man can count.
Vet they one sin<i,le mystic body make :
Eternal love 's the bond that njakes them one.
Though Kve, in pain, must multitudes conceive.
Vet of her mother she 's the only one —
The choice one of her toil, who brouuht her forth
The loving bride of fair Immanuol she,
The daughter of Jehovah, by the laws,
The immutable, eternal laws of heaven.
And though in exile here she moves her plaint.
Yet from her Bridegroom she receives her life.
A secret, liidden life, by faith imbibed.
Nothing in her could move Jehovah's mind,
Th(; sovereign and distinctive choice to make.
And leave her fellow-sinners in their sins;
For all were justly under wrath Divine.

But how shall Z ion's sins be put away ?
The Lamb provided for a sacrifice
Was one no less illustrious than her Lord.
He, in the fulness of eternal love,

THE FAITH REVEALED BY GOD.

It3

And witli tlie perteet knowledjie (tflier wants,

Stood up to

all tlie vast douiauds

auswe

Whicii law aud juistice could of her requir«\
That this niiiiht be accomplished. He assumed
Her nature and her ^uilt. On Him was laid ,
Her vile ini(juity, that she minht be.
Pure and unsullied in Jehovah's vii^w.
He <rave His lite a ransom for her life,
And, by His law-fulfillin<r. purchased lieaven.
All tliis was in Jehovah's purj)osi' fixed
Kre sin was born, or earth's foundations laid.
All her redeemini; Fvinsman undertook.
He pled<:ed his oath and promise to perform.
This bond, once sealed and filed in heaven's archives
Settled her claim to all the wealth of heaven.
in proof oi' this, four thousand years rolled on
Kre justice urj^ed his hiu,h demands, or raiscil
His flaming sword to smite (Jod's darling Son ;
While many saints, rejoicing, passed to bliss.

Thus was provision made for love to flow
Jn streams of mercy from the Eternal Throiu\
To Zion. in her lost and ruined state.
Kut who shall raise her from the death of sin.
And ujake her feel her wants, and cry for grace.
And to her bleeding wounds the balm apply':*
That glori(»us lY'rson. who was typified
By the rich unction poured on Aaron's head,
He stipulated to accomjilish this.
Thus the salvation of the elect of (tod
Was all secured in the Eternal Mind
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THE FAITH REVEALED BY GOD.

Kro sin itself was Ixtrii, or tinio beuan ;
Mor can man's doinjis. oitlier uood or ill.
.Makt! t\\v (lettTininod nunilxT more (»r less
This niakos salvation to bu all of jirace.

(, ;:!:

i| ;'

.Soon as our iiitlu.'r Adam had trunsuresscd.

Then (Jod j>ro(,'laimod the Gospel first to man ;

And throuiih u series of expressive sij;ns.

His people saw how sin was put uway.

They saw their loving IJrideiintom through the shadi%

And l<jni;ed to see Him as we see, but dictl

In expectation of a briiihter day.

That day first dawned when John proclaimed

The advent of the great Jledeeuker near ;

For in the fulness of the times lie came ;

And in His spotless life, the holy law

Was seen in living characters pourtrayed :

.Jehovah ne'er was so revealed before.

\(nv did vindictive justice show the bond..

Sealed with eternal iruth. The Saviour bows

Beneath the uplil'ted sword. Messiah is

Cut off. not for Himself, but \\)V His bride.

l/eatii's glooniy shadow, o'er the Son of God.

iiike a dark pall, was drawn — till the third day ;

The (Jod of nature clothetl the heavens in black.

Anuels their harps suspended in mid song;

And hell proclaimed a hateful jubilee.

lint hark I f hear heaven's spacious concave rinij:

With shouts of endless joy I the Saviour lives !

Ilt'll's jubilation ends in gnashing rage.

See llim ascend, with Godlike majesty. . •

As /ion's ureat \\'v'\\ Priest, with all the names

THE FAITH fi EVE A LEI) liY GOD.

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Of Ills rodcciiKMl upon His bosom borne.

Witliiii tho Holy IM.icc He (Miters now.

AVliil(^ liyniniuii' jiiilicIs and a(]oriiiLi saints

AVitli liallcliijalis sliall His triuin.)>li crown.

At tlie riulit hand of Majesty Divine*

He sits. All power in earth and heaven to Hin»

Is <riven. that He may uive eternal life

To all whose names unon His heart 's enirravtMl —

Kven all for whom His preeions blornl was shed.

This to aecomplish, (Jod the Holy (Jhost.

In phmitude of power and love, eame down

To verify the ancient oracles,

Assume the truidancc of the Church below.

And usher in the last, the irospel day :

Not to convert tho world, as some suppose,

But from the world to call His people out.

For this He sends His servants forth to prea<-h

Faith and repentance in His mighty name —

Natural repentance an;! a natural faith,

AVhich all are called to show: Init to His own.

l{e])(!ntanc(> unto lil'e is only tiivcn ;

And livinu' faith the iril't to His elect.

Thus must the holy liospel be dispensed.

Not as an offer, but a u'il't divine

To all who are predestined unto life.

Thus shall they make discijiles. and baj)ti/e

Into the name of Triune Deity.

Not with material water, but that Word

Of which material water was a siun.

And when the la,st elect shall be baptized

I:ito the Saviour's death, then comes the end.

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TO .^RS. A. A.

KRTENDSHIP'S MEMORIAL.

AtMressed to Mrs. A. A. on the death of her only Daughter.

Ok blasted .liopea, in mournful strains.

I bid my numbers flow;
Of'sliort lived joys my heart eomplains.

And depths of human woe.

As bubbles dancinjr on the stream

Deceitfully appear,
And wliile we grasp the illusive shades.

They vanish into air :

So do our dearest comforts here —

So mutable and fair —
Rut court our fond confidinjr hearts.

To leave them in despair.

Fair, in the morn of life, I saw

Charlotte Maria stand,
A candidate for earthly bliss,

While William jiained her hand.

Their love was mutual and sincere ;

And to enhance their joy,
The hand that every blessing gives,

Gave them a smiling boy.

rir

But youth and beauty, health and strength.

And all we love below
Forms but a fair, deceitful screen

To hide death's fatal blow.

TO MRS. A. A.

I lor pallid countenance soon disclosed

The loc within her breast;
(.'onsiunption's slow, but certain work.

Her house of clay distressed.

She linjicred on time's shore i:whiK^,

1 n hope of health restored ,
At len<;th in death's cold arniw she sank,

By mandate from the J^ord.

Hut ere her faded body found

Its final rcstin«; place,
The fell destroyer laid his hand

Upon her infant's face.

It followed closely at her steps.

And found an early grave.
And to the arms of Jesus soared.

Who came such ones to save.

O then how vain are all our hopes

Of joys beneath the sky;
Ere we can press them to our hearts.

They wither, fade, and die.

Come then, ye sprightly fair ones. come.

And view Maria's grave,
And hasten to Ilis kind embrace

Who came the lost to save.

Now, to her friends who mourn their loss,

[ drop a friendly word :
Bow meekly to the chastening rod

Held by a gracious God.

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118

AN EPITAPH.

TIIK KVKNINC SIFADOWS IIKMIND TIIK
TILWKIJ.KK or IIOMK.

TllK stricken due will seek lior inossv lair;
Tli«' wmnidcd falcon to his iiost repair;
Tlic l(!aky siiip spreads all her canvas wide
'I'o n;;jin the port, ere sinking in the tide :
So I. who lee! doatli's arrow near my heart.
Weancnl from the world, and lontiini: to depart.
Would spread my wirijis and joyful fly away
To ^'ain the port of everlastiiii; day.
. Of death's urim eountcnaiu'e 1 11 not bo afraid ;
Millions the <^rcat e.xpcriniiMit have ma<le..
And millions more must the };rini monster face,
Kre time shall to eternity uive place;
Kaith has the power to triuniph o'er the ^rave.
Throuiih liini alone who came the lo^.t to save.
On His kind hosoni I '11 recline my liead,
And lay me down in peace amoni: the dead.

AN EPJTA14I.

From blood ancestral T pollution drew;

Hy blood-sacrilice [ was made anew.

Grace made me throu<;h my piliirimage to sini;.

And thouu'li a beujiar, claim to l)e a kin^':

My claim is just, for here the proof is ^iven.

By an abundant entrance into heaven.

And thouiih my body rot beneath the ground,

Yet shall it hear the archaniiel's thrillinu' sound.

THE HA /•/' Y (H HIST I A N.

Mil

A MEMKNTO

Of MiM. Cathkrink M(!Phkrs«)n. the happy rhriMtiiin.

Nkah old Hritaiiniu's wtjstorri coast,

Sho iirst inliiiled tlie vital air;
And thniu^h hor Iciiutlicnt'd iiiliiiiinam?

Kxporiuuced (jud's peculiar care.

•• r know," said she. •' He chose my soul
Befi) lie earth's tbundatiou laid.
And ail Jie irrace for me desijiued

Was theu laid up in Christ my Head " '

Ol't when my droopintr spirits fla<;i:ed,

And to despondency inclined,
A few sweet words from this dear saint

Would cheer again my sinking mind.

Often, by faith, had she bciheld
The land of rest beyond the Hood,

While she in IJeulah's vale reclined,
Or on the mount «)f Pisgah stoiMl.

Hut yonder see the angelic band,
(Commissioned from the court above;.

Kindly saluting by the hand
This object of Jehovah's love.

Softly they whisper in her ear

Comt

The 1
Wh

rith

''y

onti-

sister, come witli us awj

expected hour is here,

you must quit this house of clay

VZi) LOOKING UNTO JESVS.

Witli joy she lietirs tlu; heavenly cull.

And (ntjtliiuj^ now to tempt her ^5tay)
She lets the earthly mantle fall,
^ Claps her glad wings, and sours away.

See, see. with what seraphic speed
Her spirit climbs the azure road.

Till to her raptured sight appears
The palace of the eternal (iod.

Now. happy soul. I leave thee there.

Escaped troii) sin and every pain.
Knjoying all that God can give,

And spiked me to the earth again.

Hut as I mused upon the state

Of happy souls, released from cL y.

.^lethought 1 heard, from Sacred Writ.
A gentle voice that seemed to say,

" (rird up thy loins, and trim thy lump,
I soon shall call for thee;
Then thou, i'rom sin and sorrow freed.
Shall spend eternity with .Me."

LOOKING UNTO JESUS.

WiiKHK shall I look for peace of mind?
Where shall hope a basis find ?

If I ca.st my eyes within.

All I see is mixed with sin ;

LOOKING UNTO JESUS. Itt

Tlie law cdndeimis, and conscience, nnist approve.

rt' r strive to cease from ill.

\ appear the viler still ;

The law its purity displays.

And shows how vile are all niv wavs —
8hows my heart enmity against Eternal Love.

It' the moral world I view,
All that God has said is true :
All the race has gone astray,
Eacli in his own crooked way ;
There 's none that seeks the path of truth to find.
Thouj:h pleasure's footsteps still is doiiged with pain.
Yet all the airy phantom seek to gain.
Though empty, in enjoyment, as the wind.
Could 1 survey the world around.
Sin's cursed footsteps would be found,
Darkening the fairest day :
Not Eden's bowers.
With all its flowers,
C'ould turn the curse away.

The mountains tremble with convulsive throes.

And pour their fiery streams ;
O'er towering spires the lava flows.

Darting its lurid gleams.
The mighty ocean on its bosoui bears
The lofty banjue with costly wares : - •
But if the tempest rise,
She heaves them to the skies.
And sinks them in the deep.

i:f'

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V'"'

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liiit!

I2» MY REQUIEM.

Thus thousands, by her stormy wave.
Are made to find a liouid grave.
And ill her bosom sleep.

Anou, the furious whirlwinds rise.
And. with tiie dust, obscure tiie skies.
The lofty forest groans beneath the blast.

The works of art in ruin cast.
And desolation spread on all around.
Kv'n earth itself may ope its jaws.
And, subject to no humnn laws,
Bury whole nations in one common grave.
Where then can peace or safety be '!
Or where the guilty Hee.
When earth itself pursues t
O then I plainly see
There is no peace for me.
But in Thy wounds, dear Jesus, and I flee
To hide me there.
Directed by Thy book.
To Thee, to Thee I look.
All ]K)wer in heaven and earth is Thine;

And Thou art mine ;
And I '11 forever banish fear.

MY JIEQUIEM.

Tome. soul, and tune thy retjuiem lay,
And nestle on thy Saviour's breast;
Now. on the eve of life's long day.
And sink to rest.

HfY REQUIEM,

Tiong have the things of tiuie alhired.

And led tliy wandering thoughts astray.
Now. by life's index well assured,
*T is close of day :

(3onie, shut thine eyes on seenes long viewed.

Monotonous, and palling too,
And with thy visual rav renewed
8ee objects new.

Farewell to earth, that crowded Inn.

Where travellers meet and bustle round.
And through the effects of Adam's sin
A curse is found.

Hark I from the heights of heaven's fair hills.

Celestial voices call me home,
To drink full draughts at life's pure rills :
Jiehold. I come.

Waft me. waft me. seraphs fair,

Up to my Father's bright abode ;
1 'm breathing now celestial air —
The breath of God.

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Xow lay my spirit gently down.

Upon my dear Redeemer's breast,
Till 1 receive my shining crown.
Amonu' the blest.

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13«: TO A RELATIVE ON HIS MIRTH- DAY.

LTNES

Addressed to a Rclativo on his biilh-day, Aged 70 years.

Brother, this day thou'st roaolied the a<ie
, Allotted man below :
Say, art thou wholly disengaged.
And ready now to go ?

Hast thou a good, well-fl)unded hope

Of bliss beyond the skies 'f
And oan'st thou give earth's ph^asures up.

And, joyful, close thine eyes y

Mueh of the goodness of the Lord

lias been displayed to thee ;
And the fulfilment of His word
Thou hast been made to see.

'T was little thou at first possessed

When thou the world began,
But God with {?onjforts riehlv blest

The labours of thine hand.

His earthly ))lessing3 He hath poured.

With a most liberal hand ;
Whilst loving children round thy board

Like olive branches stand.

may they all be reckoned in. >

When God makes up his count.
And, saved from sorrow and from sin.

Maet on the Holy Mount.

COMMUNION OF SAINTS.

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Be watchful now, tlie warrant 's siuncd.

The messeniior is near ;
When he arrives, be you resigned.

And die witliout a fear.

The counsel I for yon record,

r to myself apply.
For T, your junior on the road,

May first he called to die.

^IGHTxXd FOR THE COMMT^NIOX OF SATNTS.

T LONG to meet at Christ's own board
With those whom iirace makes free,

Where love, and not cold water, forms
The bond of unity.

8ay, Holy Spirit, when, O when

Wilt Thou in love return ;
And by that pure and holy flanu*

The hay and stubble burn ?

Let walls and fences made by man.

To keep thy saints apart.
He levelled by that miiihty power

Which makes them one in heart.

•

Let those who are by Thee ))apti;u!d.

One body ever be ; '

Nor let tradition ever break

The bond of unity. ^ -

rsa COMMUNION OF SAINTS.

•

But. absoneo in the flesh cannot
The saints of God divide.

For they in spirit shall eoniniune
Though eartli and hell deride.

in spirit 1 behold the friends
With whom 1 met before.

Pressing along the dusty road
To enter /ion's door.

] see the servant of the Lord
Ascend the steps with awe.

And what he tells the listening crowd
From sacred Scripture draw.

I hear the glowing •• action*' theme ;

[ hear him "fence" the board;
Hear him describe the welcome guest.

And those who know not God.

Then see them taste the sacred signs
Of Jesus' flesh and blood.

And feel myself among them there.
One — in the love of God.

1 witness to the truths there preached,

1 say amen to prayer ;
And thus, in all the pains and joys

Of Jesus' people, share.

Blest be the Lord for the rich grace
Which makes communion sweet ;

liut when we see Him face to face.
Our bli.ss will be complete.

POETICAL LICENSE.

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POETTCAi. I/ITENSK.

1 GIVK the muse the rein.

And let her soar
Through nature's wide douiain,

And all her setuies explore :
r let her ehoose her theme,
Whether to sin»r
OF Saturn's ring.
Or ocean's depths explore.
Conscious of freedom, how she speeds away
To the bright confines of eternal day I
From heaven's high portals, angels point her way ;
But. dazzled by the ethereal light.
She seeks the throne of ancient night.

And plunges in the gloom.
Floundering, she beats the clammy sea.
Fearful of nature's doom.
Wearied with sailing intermundane space.
With cheerful wing she seeks her native place.
And lights on earth again.
Taking this mole-hill for her chart.
She next surveys the works of art.
To sing what man has done :
The most expensive labours of his hands
Are buried by time's drifting sands :
All trace of them is gone.
Alike is Artemisia's grief, and Ciesar's triumph done.
Though built of agate, or engraved i?i stone,
^o spire is found wheroan to alight,
(Although she hovers o'er the site)

Where once proud Uabel st(jod. .

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POETICAL LICENSE.

I ?'

I.. !!!j

J I ! II

Those walk.s whieli once I'orbado all ti\*ir,
And iiardcns liaiiiiiii^ in tli(! air.
All covered by time's flood.
Then turning from Kuphrates' vale,
For Tiber's ])aiiks she spreads her sail.
There she attempts to alight :

Hut foul idolatry.
And superstition's blight.
Friglits her away.
She sets her wings to scale the Alpine snows.
Glancing at Gallia as she goes.

On Dover's heights she lands.
Though wearied now, yet still she '11 try
The far-famed crystal palace to espy,
And 'neath its donu; she stands.
Satiate with all the wonders there in view,
She still is bent to seek for something new.
But see, a heavenly light
Attracts her wondering sight,
To ]3ethlchem's manger far away.
Where once a little Inl'aut lay.
O there 's the sight that beggars all sublime,
Nothing that ever yet took place in time,
Can with this sight compare :
Say, Gabriel (who the tidings bear),

iMay 1 not wonder here ?
Ves. saith the angel, fold thy wings,
And sin<>' no more of little thinas, /

Since God in human form you see,
Bleeding, and dying on a tree,
In sharpest pain and agony,
For thee. man, for thee.

TO MARION.

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TO M A R I O N.

^Marion, thy wedded love.

Not like a suininer shower
'Thiit pours in torrents down.

Yet lasts but one short hour.

Not like the linhtninsj-'s flash

Of momentary gleam,
That strikes the dazzled eye.

And dies as soon as seen.

Not like the meteor's blaze.

Which shines with lurid light
Along its transient path

Across the gloom of night.

Not like the lunar rays
When her full orb is seen.

Which constantly declines
Till darkness supervene.

But like the mountain spring
Whose waters never fail.

But silentlv moves on

Through all the flowery vale.

Or, like the solar orb

That shines with steady ray.
Turning the darkest night

Into unclouded day.

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I'SALM XXII I.

Or. like tliat lirilliaiit star
That marks tlu- arctic jiolc.

Wliidi k(!(^|)S its station still.
AVliilc otliers round it roll.

So constant and s(» l)ri;:ht
lias bi;en thy l(tvc to nic.

Which I witli j^ratitudc receive.
And pledue my love to tlu'c.

TWKNTV-TIIIHD PSALM VKKSlFIi:!>.

Jkhovah '.s my Shepherd, 1 never shall want:
Fntm His flowinj>' fountain J shall ))e supplied :

His love and compassion will prom])t llini U) grant.
And His truth is engaj^ed that lie will provide.

rpon the green pastures He makes ine recline.

Where ])lenty aboundeth that just suits my taste;
And by the still waters of pleasures Divine

My footsteps He leadeth, from nature's wide waste.

.\ud when throuuh temptation I wander again.

And I'ar from the told in tlu; wilderness stray.
He froui my base wanderings restores me with pain.

And for His dear name's sake I 'm kept the right way,

Vea. should He e'en call me to walk through the vale
Of di^ath's gloomy shadow, I still shall ntjt fear;

When all earthly comforts through weakness shall fail.
Then His blesse«l presence my .spirit shall cheer.

WEALTH TO Br-: USED FOR GOOD.

ini

And wluni witli tlio riches of tjraco T ain fed.
And my flip with Divine cnnsolation o'orflows,

Tn tlic pivscnco of Satan my ta}>l(! is spread.
And tlnis Ifis distinunisliinii- mercy ITe shows.

Yes. 't is even tlien. wlien my foc^s tiiink me (U^ad.

And. proud of tlieir eoncjupst. their triumjilis display.
'T is tlien the ricli unction He pours on my head.

That makes me run ninddy alonii' the riLdit way.

'rii(>ti suridv the iioodncss and mercv of (Jod
Sliall follow me wliile I am wandering helow ;

Tn His liappy dwellint:: sliall he my ahodo,

Both now. and when called to His presence to uo.

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WEALTH A CUllSK. IF NOT TSKH AHRirfT.

In vain shall (;alilbrnia's rocks display

Their iiolden stores; the yellow harvest bend.

And load our granaries witli its precious fruits ;

Or ships, dov\) laden with the costly uoods

Of foreiun climes, pour out their freights ; in vain

Shall wealth accumulate from any source,

FnlcaS the heart with charity expand.

And urace Divine tlie miser's hand unclinch :

Tt will but sink the sordid owner down

Into ji deeper liell. and curse his lieirs.

Tn von low cottaue. where that a^ed dame.
(Whoso heart expanded by the Saviour's love)
Employs her withered hands in Jesus' cause.

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ANTIDOTE AGAINST CARE.

To scud tli(^ <>osp('l to tho (lead in sin.
W«' viow the niinlity contrast and admire.

Wlicn Adam's nnmcrous ofl'sprin^, (juick and dead,
Retcrc tlm urrcat wliito throno sliall lu' convcnod ;
And i\w ureat J ndi;o Kternai shall prononnco
I lis liitih enlo^iiini on the wi<low's mitos.
And own lior IcL^ldc ettorts done to Ilim ;
( ) thon what tctrmcnt sliall that heart assail
That lived hut for itself, that ixrasped lor wealth,
And was not rich toward (iod. My soul, awake,
And dn^ani no lonjicr : let my heart and head.
And hands, and feet, and toniiuo, and pen unite
To spend and to be spent for llim who died
For thee, that thou should'st live for Tfim.

AN ANTIDOTl^ AGATXST ANXIOUS (^ARIC.

Hearken, O ye tried believers.

Who are pressed with anxious care;

Listen to thy Saviour's reasoning-,
And dismiss thy every fear.

Ask the careless fowls of heaven,

Sporting on their easy win^,
(Though they neither plan nor labour)

If they want for any thing?

No, without a barn or storehouse,

Which they never could provide,
By their Maker's care and bounty.

All their wants are well supplied.

ANTIDOTE AGAINST CAHK.

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Shiill not lie who fmls the ravons,
Vvowx His own cxhuustlcss store,

Shall not He His own dear cliildnurH •
Kvery want supply, much more?

And why do thy thouuhts distress thee
How thy body shall he clad ;

Where the <jrarnin7jts that an; needtul
To exclude the cold, })e had y

See yon lily's lovely petals :

Who supplied her snowy vest ?

Vieinii" with the re^^al <iarnicnts
With which Solomon was dressed.

Twas not by her toil or spinnin^jj
That her shining robe was madej

Yet no Eastern monarch's birth-day
Such magnificence displayed.

Shall not then thy Heavenly Father,
Who so clothes the fading flower.

Make the wants of all PI is chosen
Subjects of His love and power ?*

Yes, yes, my Father, sure Thou w^lt :
cause our unbelief to flee,

For, to Thee we are far dearer
Than the fowls or flowers can be.

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CONGRATULATORY.

LINES CONGRATULATOHV

TO ON TIIK inUTH OF A SON.

iSwKKT is memory's reminiscence,
When p:ist friendship she recalls ;

Nothing can the pleasure prostrate,
No. not even hrazen walls.

* Let earth's great ones ape the pleasure
Which true friendship can inspire ;
Yet, 't is but the mimic shadow.
Unless touched by hallowed fire.

Christians are compared to palm-trees,
Who best thrive when most oppressed ;

S(X their graces are most active
When the flesh is most distressed.

You have passed through scenes of sorrow.

l^ut your grief is turned to joy ;
For. among (Jod's free-grace mercies.

He has given a lovely boy.

May he live to know the Saviour.

Trust, and love Him all his days ;
And the parents have what's luicdful

To instruct in Wisdom's ways

^lanv times your hearts may ache,
By his wayward passions shown.

That the sad entail by Adam
May be iiracticallv known.

NAPHTALI.

136

But let God's deep plans of wisdom,
(Who no after tliouulits can have)

lie the <iround of all your eonil'ort.
For 'twas lie his beinj»' uave.

NAPHTALI.

OR THE HIND LET LOOSE. (JEN. XLIX. 21

Long had the heavy yoke of sin

Depressed my guilty head

And

bv transurcssion s <>alhn';' chain

•h

I willin<;lv was led.
No power had I to break the spell,

or wi

11 for

a release

]

ilach act of my deceitful heart
Did but induce false peace.

But when 1 heard the powerful voice
Of Ilim who came to save ',

Then like a hind let loose. I spraiii;.
And goodly words 1 gave.

The goodly words of praise and love.

To Ilim who set me free;
For gratitude propelled my soul.

For His great love to uie.

Now satisfied with grace divine.

And with free mercy blest;
I shall the promised land enjoy,

Ves. even the south and west.

Dkut. -WXUI,

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HYMN.

. a

A HYMN.

*
Hark, my soul, it is thy Saviour j

Listen to his every word,
For in all thy tribulation

He alone can help afford.

"Let not then your heart be troubled,
But confide alone in Me ;
For, from all your sins and sorrows,
I alone can set you free.

^ ]5ut, while you sojourn in Mesech,
You the pricking thorn must feel ;
And, though now it seems most grievous,
Yet most righteous fruit shall yield,

" Earth's false friendship may allure thee.
And her blandishments beguile;
Then let My example teach thee, —
1 o'ercame her every smile.

" Satan, with malicious pleasure.

May thy sliding footsteps see ;
But he shall not overcome thee

While I intercede for thee.

'' And, when through death's gloomy valley
Thou must tread thy lonely way.
Then, My rod and staft" shall guide thee
To the land of endless day."

ATLANTIC CABLE.

LINKS

0\ TIIK SUCCESSFUL LAYINMi TlIK KLECTR(>-MA(JN ETIC
TE LEU HA I'll CAIJLE ACROSS THE ATLANTIC.

'Tls (loH'j. 'tis done, the miulity tliouiilit

Which (jiod to scienee uave.
Mas laid tlie liu'litnin^'s wiry path

Ik'neatli the Athiiitic's wave.

See. fVoiii Ilibernia's towerinu; lieiulus

To iey Newfoundhind,
Throuuh near two thousand Iniles of. spuee

Is stretched the iron band ;

The iron band, to bind more close

The Anu'lo-Sa.xon race.
And make Old Kndand and her son.*

o meet in

kind

em brace

(H-y to (jod, in hit>hest strains,

i(» rules tlie stornnv deeit

»y

dec

That bid the ra^ini; waves be still.
And hiid the winds to sleep.

N(j longer now on winds and waves

For tidings we depend.
For every day on liuhtning's wing

Our breathinu' thouiihts we send

Time, with peculiar emphasis,
On history's page must note

When tirst the lightning, with its pen.
Across the Atlantic wrote.

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TO MARION.

,ii

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•ji'',
Mi

No finite uiind can comprehend.

Or mortals ever know,
What deep designs of skill Divine

Shall through this pathway flow

O may no accident befall,
Transmission to prevent,

But always a response be made
To every message sent.

TO MAUI ON,

ON THE FORTIETH ANNJ VEllSAllY OF OUll MARRIAGE:

Forty years have rolled away
Since our joyous nuptial day ;
Hoary locks adorn the brow.
Evening shadows lengthen now.
Soon life's journey will be done,
Time, with us, is nearly ruu.
Looking back upon the past,
StiC what cause to mourn the waste : *
Many precious hours were lost ;
Many deep regrets it cost :
Often for ingratitude
God chjistised us for our good.
Thus, through sorrow and through sin,,
llis unchanging love has been ,

Working all things, as they stood,
For our everlasting good.

Death did many millions slay,
Since we sang our bridal day )

SISTER'S EPITAPH.

139

..**,:

13 lit his dart has passed us by,

'Purely we cannot tell why.

A little more of life's short thread,

And then we're numbered with the dead.

l^jarth can well our labour spare,

And let us to our home repjiir.

(lod of our fatliers, liear our cry !
*0 be Thou near when we must die :
Fain would we witness to Thy uracc,
Then, go see Thee, face to face.
"We our Ebenezer raise
To the God of Israel's praise.
For the comforts He has given,
"With the assured hope of heaven.
For such grace we nought can give,
We can only but receive,
And to all eternity
^ing of a salvation free.

Blessings to our children sive.
Cause them in Thy love to live ;
And, when freed from care and pain,
May they in Thy kingdom reign. Amen.

MY SISTEE'S EPITAPH.

StrAxXOER, tread softly, drop a friendly tear;
Affliction's daughter rests in silence here.
Her tears bedewed her path through life's long day,
But now they are forever wipeil away.

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ARCHIBALD MeALLUM.

■ Hi

MONIIMKNTAL LINES.

Siu-red to tin; memory of the Venerable AucHiiiAi.D MoAllum. who
ended his earthly l.abonrf OotolxT 2t)th, 18aS, at the advanced ape
i(f' more than ninety years. •

WnE.N oarth'.s <ji;roat ones make their exit —
'JMioutili they rose tlirouLrh seas of blood —

Vet. to eulotrize tlieir nieiuory
(V)stly nioiiuiiuMits have stood.

Sliall not to th ^ faitlif'ul servant

or the Kttr.'iji! Kinjr of heaven.
Who lofur hiboured for his species.

A tribute (O ies](t'.et be uiven y

Ves, a pen sliall not be wantinu

A fair nioniinient to raise ;
But in all that shall be written.

Sovereign ,i;Taee shall have the ])raise.

Seotia. rich with blood of martyrs.

Was the favoured spot of earth.
Where he found life's painful entrance,

Where he felt the second birth.

O'er her heathery hills he travelled.

On her flowery «rlens he stood.
Fired with missionary ardor.

To declare the truth of fJod.

Here the ulorious Head of Zion

Gave his sanction to the word;
Many heard the joyful tidin<rs,

And were turned from sin to Uod.

ARCHIBALD McALLVM.

But tho deadly rajrc of Satan

Moved tlie wicked to oppose ;
Yet the Lord restrained their madness-.

And removed his envious foes.

I^hose wlio souijht to stop his pro<rress.

And his work of love defeat,
By the hand of death were summoned

To .lehovah's judjjinient .seat.

Thus, by Cod he was protected.

Till — his work in Scotland done —
FTe, across the Atlantic, hears '

The breathinfrs of New Brunswick's sons

Cheerful, he leaves his native land,

And home's attractive scenes foregoes ;

And long in that far distant land,
He there the gospel trumpet blows.

This was blest to awaken sinners
Travelling on the downward road,

And to build up true believers
In the saving truths of God.

,The great theme of all his preaching
Was the glorious (^irner-stone,

By Jehovah laid in Z ion.
For the church to rest upon.

'T was Christ alone whom ho exalted,

As the sinner's only trust.
And all creature-worthiness

He levelled in the verv dust.

M'r

lill

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MRS E. H. ESTABROOKS.

Vow, who lift the gospel standard.

Woro more honoured in their day ;
Few, in labours more abundant,

Or who laboured for less pay.

IJut, when all his work was ended,
rie departed without pain.

And was jyathered to the garner
Like a shock of full-ripe grain.

Surely there's no room for mourning.

Since he 's got above all fear ;
Now, he swims in boundle.ss pleasure.

Which he only tasted here.

LINE S

Addressed to Mrs. EMZAnKTii II. Estahrooks, on receiving from her a
Book-mark, bearing the motto " Forget mc not."

Forget thee, dearest daughter? never; no,

Until life's purple current cease to flow;

No, not while memory shall retain its power

Shall we forget the deeply anxi(tus hour

When first your feeble voice fell on our ears,

And filled our swimming eyes with grateful tears.

Forget thee, dearest daughter ? never ; no,

Until life's purple current cease to flow :

No, no, nor then ; with memory's strengthened powers

We '11 recognize thee in the heavenly bowers ;

Absorbed in love, join in Jehovah's praise.

For His unbounded, rich, and sovereign grace.

INVOCATION.

143

THE INA'OCATION.

And now, my Father, what can I say more?

Witliout Thee I am iiotliing. By Thy strejij^th

I can do all things : in that strength I stand,

And will forever make my boast in Thee.

To life's last evening Thou hast brought me safe :

Through pains and sorrows, cares, and every ill.

All has been right. Each stroke of Thy kind rod

Was greatly needed, when T went astray :

And with my manners in this wilderness

With patience, most amazing, Thou hast borne.

Like Israel of old. I still rebelled.

And Thou didst still forgive; and led me on

Toward the rest reserved for all Thy saints.

liord, my ingratitude may well evoke

The deepest feelings of humility,

And make me veil my lace with crimson shame.

What but a purpose of unchanging love

Could draw Thy patience out for three-score years

Toward a creature so deserving wrath ?

Grant now, that as my outward man decays.

My inward man may daily be renewed.

And when the angels beckon me away,

I may, with ecstacy, the sunnnons greet.

Thee, Father, Word, and Holy (jhost, 1 take

To be my covenant God for evermore.

Upon Thy everlasting love [ rest

My peace and joy for an eternity.

And only on Christ's work 1 ground my \io\w.

And now, my Father, may those pages stand.
To speak for Thee, when I am cold in death :

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DEATH OF MY ONLY DAUGHTER.

And in tliom may my cliildiH'n hear the voico

Of one wlio dearly loved them — and be wise.

I seek 'J'hy blessinu on my humble notes;

For 'tis Thy blossini;' that makes truly rich.

And to Thy Nanje all <;lory 1 ascribe. Amen.

T 110 I' (I II TS

ON TIIK DEATH Ol' MV ONLY DAlKillTEH.

Away with njournini;' crape and heavin<; siuhs,

Joys 's more consistent when a (Muistian dies.

If Eve's fair dauuliters nature's panus ne'er sliun,

]5ut hail with joy the birth-day of a son ;

Let joyful hearts and smilinu' faces show.

The saints' safe exit from this world of woe :

For better is the day that j;ives them rest.

Than that which introduced them to tlie breast.

What is there on the earth to tempt their stay.

Or make them linuer in their upward way 't

Sin's bitter fruits appesar on every hand;

Its thorns and thistles cover every land.

The doves of Jesus find no restin'i place.

Till they arc broujiht to see Him lace to face ;

They to the ark of safety find their way,

Till earth shall hail a lon^- and cloudless day.

Thus did I inuse upon the happy death

Of my sole dauuhter, dear Filizabeth.

In her the lamp of truth so bri^ht did burn.

All eulogy was needless at her urn.

DEATH OF MR. JACOB McDONALD.

]\vi' tlcar Iledooiiicr'H s\V(^!t couimMiitls slio loved.
And in obodienco' flow'ry path slic inovod.
Ilcr ol)it in lieavon's records is annonnced,
And God IlinisoH' her enlo^y prononnced —

'• Well done, jiood and taithf'ul servant."

T IK) LIGHTS

Suggested by the death of Mr. .I.vcon McDox.vM), who wu.s drowned
in Salmon Kiver, Chiinuan Parish,

Glorious Jehovah I universal Kini;' I

Thy sovereign wisdom I would humbly sing:

Thy thoughts and ways — an infinite profound.

Where flaming seraphs' highest flights are drowned.

Then how shall we, who dwell in tents of clay,

Attempt to comprehend Thy wondrous way ?

'T is Thine to kill, and Thine to make alive.

And of Thy doings no account to give.

(Jft when our hopes are being raised most high.

The loved object then is called to die :

Of such, the youth whom 1 attempt to sing.

And to his mourning i'rieuds remembrance bring.

To manhood's proudest summit he att;uned.

And, by (iod's grace, His saving knowledge gained ;

And called, we trust, by Zion's glorious Kinu

The joyful sound of gospel news to bring.

Thus, as a labourer in the field of God,

In patient, waiting attitude he stood ;

Jehovah spake — and O what hand could save —

The noble ycuth must find a watery grave.

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DEATH or MR. JOHN ESTAliHOOK^,

'riiiiH. will »)cliovali luaki! llis jh!()J)1(' hco,
IIIh cause can rise witliout tlioir iniiiistiy.
[le works by moans, wlicii such His pleasure is,
And witliout means, to show the power is IJis.
Then let us bow su})missivo to II is will,
And when He takes, adore His j:,oodness still.
Thus have I s^ently toU(rhed aHeetion's chord,
Not to afflict, but i^lorif'y the Jiord.

SACIIKI) TO TIIK 3IK.MUIIV

UK MR. JOHN ESTABROOKS. WHO IHED FKMRIARY IfciTy
1803, AC.KI) NINETV-TIIIIKK YEARS.

[ siNO the reijuiem of the aged saint,

Who long the boisterous storms of'lii'e withstood;
Then, like a sheaf in season, gathered home,

A witness to the faithfulness of (Jod.

Like all the sons of Adam's wayward race,

In early youth he wandered far away,
Jiiiiorant of God and of His saving "race.

As a lost sheep, still bent to go astray.

15ut He who nundjered him amon<j; th(! sons

Whom He had purchased with His precious blood.

Stopped short his course in sin's pernicious way,
And made him hear the sovereign voice of God.

Then in sweet fellowship he now unites

With those dear saints who fear and love the Lord;
To walk with them is now his chief delight.

While guided only by the Sacred Word.

MY niRTH-DW.

\){\ ill till! hon?"!' ofTiod his voice wns lieiird.

In useful cxhortatiou <»r iu prayor;
And sons of sorrow on allllction's concli

Wcro ofton made its soothing soutids to hoar.

Kar o'er the eoiiiinon Hue his life was drawn,
F<»r he had more than iiinel y summers seen ;

l?Mt still he llourishi'd iu tiie house ol'dod
\,\k\\ some liiir tree of beauteous over<;reeii,

IJut a,ue at length had nature overpowered.

And to the eommou levtjller he bowed.
Tiuiu on seraphic pinions soared away

To the endu'aees of his covenant (lod.

() let no niourniuL;' be expressed for him.

But such as nature feels for broken ties,
For he has left a world ol' sorrow here.

And gone to join the triumph of the skies.

Farewell, dear friend, thy memory I hold dear;

Saints I'elhtwship with thee was ol'teu sweet;
We .soon shall nu^et upon heaven's blissful .shore.

And in the lan^uaLv of immortals irrect. "

MY P,IRTir-DAY. A<TED SFVIvXTY

Hark, my soul, the knell is tollinu'
Of thy three-score years and fen ;

Aixes al'ter auos rollinu".

Jn duration find their end. '

, I-,

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148

THOUGHTS.

At tlifit nieinorfiWe era,

When the Htrongth of Franco combined
To throw off the rcual sccptro.

By infatuation ])]in(l :

Tiien, a weak and helpless infant,

T first breathed the vital air ;
And through all life's lengthened journey
• I have been Jehovah's care.

But. while by Ilis arm protected
From th(! dangers of the way,

Tn the blood of the Redeemer
He has washed my sins away.

Xow, while nature fails through weakness,
And the spirit sighs for home,

I will wait the time appointed,
Till my mortal change shall come.

While on Jordan's bank I'm sitting.

Waiting for the angel band,
I will sing my joyful transp(U't

To the far. and better land.

1 Tim. i. 17.

T H O U G H T S

SuKprested by the visit of the Prince of Wales to New Brunswick.

Camuria's young Prince — Victoria's royal Son,
Paid us a hasty visit, and is gone.
No cost was spared his welcome to display,* ,

And thousands cheered him where he made his way.

THOUGHTS.

'Twas rijiht we sliould our loyalty display,

And irroet, with mirth sincore, the ha

ppy tifiy.

l^ut

wncn

the V

rinoo of heaven

/.s visit ni

ule.

Throuii'h poverty's deep vale lie chose to wade :

FTe had not where to lay His weary head.

When lie the hunury multitudes had fed;

Yea, while lie spent His life in doinu" good,

Israel's sanhedrim thirsted for His blood.

All this was done that He miuht plainly show

(lod pours contempt on honours men bestow.

But tliere's a day, fixed in the Eternal Mind,

And flist approachinji' on the wings of time,

When this same Prince shall rend the Milky- way —

In irlory robed — another visit pay.

let each one the solemn query move.

Do I, in heart. His second advent love ?

Am I prepared to lift my head with joy,

And ureet Him as New Brunswick did the Boy?

Or, shall I on the rocks and mountains call

To hide me from His presence in their fall ?

Thus if our Prince shall bring heaven's Prince to view.

" h'h Dieii''* then shall prove a motto true.

T'lIOlMHITS

Suggested by the visit of the Princi: uv Walks to the llolj' l.iinil, ISOJ.

O JuDAir. let thy harp be strung ;
No longer on the willows hung,
FT)r, see th(^ Day-star rise :

* The motto of the I'riiuc <if Wnle«. In Entrlish, "1 aeive."

150

THOUGHTS.

Tlio (Ircat Deliverer 's on Tlis w;iv
To ushor in a bri^liter day,

And wipe thy weeping' eyes.

liOn;:' liast tlioii groaned beneath the stroke
I'hy unilty parents did invoke

WliCn they Messiali slew:
For more than ei^ihteen hundred years
Thou 'st tilled tlie world with groans and tears,

To prove His threaten! tig true.

No tliirsty pilgrims on the road,
Ivigor to worship Israel's God,

Now throng to Zion's hill;
But the false prophet's thievish clan,
Inimieal to (iod and man,

Trace all thy highways still.

But now th.e nuise awakes thy song,
Vnr though thy exile has been long,

'Twill have a glorious end.
He whom your fathers crucified.
And mocked ilini when in love He died.

Is still thy gracious Friend.

Isaiah's seraphic lyre had sung.
And 3Iicah. with proplietic tongue,

P'oretdld thy blest return :
Iv/ekiel too. in vision, saw
WluMi you new breath of life should draw,

And wratl» no lonuiM* burn.

LIKES BY ELIZABETH E. PALMER.

151

The veil shall now be taken off
Which made you at 3Iessiuh scoff.

And hate his Saviour's name ;
When God the Spirit makes thee ?ee
What auonv He bore for thee,

'J'hy heart with love shall flame.

]. I N J : S

TJY KLIZAHETII ESTAIUIOOKS PALINIFH.

Written by the request, aiul respectfully inscribed to my venenitcd
Fiithcr-in-Liiw, David Pai^mkr, November, 1S(U.

I, FOR a sultjeet asked one day
A friend, whose locks with auv are urey ;
He gave me one without delay,
'T was '' looking unto Jesus."

I've often sung of birds and flowers —
Of verdant meads and crimson bowers ;
The nobler theme invites my powers,
Of '• lookiuii unto Jesus."

I m\

len keen despair, an

;ui

It.

opDres.^cM

>pp

And gave our+iin-sick souls no rest;
We were with peace and pardon blessed
]Jy '• looking r.nto Jesus."

When sore distressed by boding fear.
His smile the sinking heart can cheer,
And blackest clouds will disappear
By '• l(joking unto Jesus."

Juk

152 LINES BY ELIZABETH E. PALMER.

For Christ, our Mediator, Med,
That all His people might bo led
To bliss, and stived from justice dread,
By '' looking unto Jesus."

And, precious Saviour I ne'er may we
Forget our early vows to Thee,
But ever through life's journey be
Found '" looking unto Jesus."

And thou, dear aged friend I dost know,
How vain are all the joys below,
Which seem indeed a fleeting show
While "looking unto Jesus."

In the first flush of manhood's hour
Jehovah called thee by His power :
Of strength, to thee He 's proved a tower,
While •• looking unto Jesus."

Thou for the truth hast valiant been.
And battled with the '' 3Ian ot Sin,"
And did the con^juest ever win
J^y '• looking unto Jesus."

Thy gifted pen has oft essayed
To soothe the mourners grief had made —
Prescribed •■ the balm ol Gilead"
By pointing unto Jesus.

Full many a garland didst thou twine
To wreathe 'round pure aftection's shrine,
Though richly ble.ss'd, — 'twas ever thine
To give ((// praise fo Jesus. «

. LINES ON MUSIC.

When thou in tiinet'ul numbers siing
Of Ilini who once on Ciilvary hunii.
The notes acrot^s the Atlantic ruivj;
Of •• lookiui;- unto Jesus."

Tliine offsprinLi', with peculiar care
Thou didst instruct with patience rare —
With deep solicitude and prayer,
And •' lookin"" unto Jesus."

3Iay'st thou and thy loved partner see
(jrod's jiTace in thy posterity —
Thy children's children ever be

Found '• lookinii' unto Jesus."

And thouu'h thy strenuth is failing fast.
By sovereign grace thou 'It •• bide the blast,"
And victory sing o'er death at last,
13y •' looking unto Jesus."

lit I? .

LINi:S ON MUSIC.

ADDRESSED TO MISS ANNIE ESTAIUIOOKS.

Mysterious power — soft sootiier of our grief.

In whose sweet notes our sorrows find relief:

From what sidubrious fountain dost thou flow.

To make us for awhile forget our woe ?

Strange, that the tubes through which our lungs

transpire.
Should send the tones t(j drown the sounding lyre ;
Should cause the iniimt that inclines to weep.
Forget its cares in a soil, dreamy sleep.

154

TO ANNA STERLING JACK.

By natural instinct we thy powers employ.
When health and comfort fill our hearts with joy ;
When with the Holy Spirit's influence blest
We then thy joy-inspiriniz; power can test ;

But chiefly in the house of God we prove

^^Bp Thy mystic power our joyful hearts to move :
When in harmonious strains the saints unite.
And faith's briuht view is almost changed to siiiht :
For then we antedate the joys above,
And breathe the atmosphere of heavenly love.
]5ut what ecstacies of joy divine, %

When all the saints in one full chorus join.
To praise the holy, undivided Three,
In one sweet strain to all eternity.
Thus, Annie dear, I 've tasked my ai^ed powers.
To aid your thouuhts in your secluded hours :
Then, when you taste the joys of music free,
In your most cheerful moments think of me.
For ere you 've breasted half the cares of lifCj
1 '11 be regaling at the fount of lil'e :
For thousih on earth 1 had no gift to sing,
In heavenly tunes I shall no discord bring.

TO ANNA STERLING JACK.

For Anna's sake I tune my harp,
And move affection's chord.

That she from earliest infancy
May learn to fear the Jjord.

TO ANNA STERLING JACK.

165

"But ere you're taught to read tliesc lines,
Or shall their meanini!; prove,

The trembling:; hand that traced them first
Shall lonu' have ceased to ni<we.

But should we never meet in time.

Or know each other here,
<) may we meet in bliss supreme,

Within a hitiher sphere.

You bear the name of one who oft

The Jewisli temple sought.
Where God His holy name had placed;

She there her oifcrings brought.

And when the blessed Virgin brought

The infant Saviour in,
Where He, according to the law,

First shed His blood for sin.

To those who for redemption looked,

In great Messiah's name,
8he pointed to the incarnate God,

And said, " Behold the Lamb."

i) that our little Anna may

The invitation hear.
And on His glorious name depend

Who brought salvation near.

And in the temple of His grace

May she her Saviour see,
W^here from the holy law's demands

He sets our spirits free.

116

TO MARION MACKNAUGHT.

■&ki^

Then, like her namesake, call on all
Who would redemption find,

To love this blessed Saviour ton
With all their heart and mind.

And may her honored parents live
To see her grow in jjrrace,

»Iust as a beauteous settin*:: sun
Shines with increasing rays.

L 1 N E S

Addrassed to Marion Mackxaigiit, daughter of Ecv. Lewis Jack,

of Springfield.

iiiTTLK maiden, list to me.

While you 're joyous, young and free :

Though you now are void of care —

Free and sportive as the air ;

Yet, if life is spared to you.

You must meet afflictions too :

You the sad entail must know

Which from Adam's sin did flow.

Though you are a little child.

You possess a heart defiled :

While your spirit dwells below, ,

Sin, through every vein, will flow.

But the Lamb of God was slain.

To (Jdcta sins foulest stain ;

He uponHhe cursed tree.

Gave Himself an offering free.

When the Holy Ghost applies

This most precious sacrifice,

VOICE FROM ROME.

157

Then your joy and peace will flow,
Swcet'nini^ all your toil below.
Little maiden, young and free,
Listen to a word from me :
Would you wish to 'scapo from woe?
Walk as Jesus walked below.

'#•

THE VOICE FROM ROME.

ITark, from Italia's vine-elad hills —
The land of joy and Uiirth —

Jehovah's trumpet now is heard
Callinti' His armies forth.

Long, long His patience hath endured

With sins of deepest dye;
l>ut now, their overflowing cups

To heaven hath raised their cry.

The blood of Martyrs, slain by Rome,
To G od for vengeance cries ;

Those nations that upheld her power,
Shall take her by surprise.

She hath deceived them by her wiles,
And stained them deep with blood;

Now she, in turn, shall be deceived.
And swept as with a flood.

Her lofty spires, so long the sign

Of vile idolatry,
Shall mock the God of heaven no more.

With curs'd hypocrisy.

IA8

VOICE FROM ROME.

No lonj^cr " Te Dcuin" from the keys

Of her loud organs roll ;
Or Ixills, with iron ton<i;iics, again

The hour of murder toll.

O hear the warning voice, and floe,

Ve people of the Jiord,
For now is come the awful h(»ur

Predicted in His word.

Ye morning stars, again rejoice,
And strike your loudest chord ;

Ve martyr'd saints, unite your voice
To praise your righteous Lord.

Let heaven rejoice, and earth he glad.

And Alleluias sing :
With holy mirth, and sacred joy,

Let all creation ring. '

For now the marriage of the Lamb
Is come, with full display ;

Tlis bride by grace is now prepared
To meet that joyful day.

How blest are they who shall be (tailed
To this great wedding feast,

And, furnished with the oil of grace,
]5e made a welcome uuest.

ON HEARING REV. MR. STERLING.

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L I N K S

Sugge.-<tfd by hcnrinR tho Rev. Mr. SnatMSc luldrcss tlit; tJiu-stM iit
a Coininiiiiion Tabic, from tlui wi>rtls, "As Iho 'lily iiinonK th«>
thorns, so is my lovo amonn tho dautrhtors. As tho applc-treo
amont? tlio trees of the wood, so is my l)elovcd amorifr the sons," Ac.

How oft do tliorns und lilies i^row

In eloso vicinity !
So fjires it with the Churcli below.

Through Satan's enmity.

Since Eve transgressed the first coniniand.

The thorns have grown apace ;
They round the Spouse of Jesus stand,

To mar her lovely face.

But deep in Infinite designs,

'T is ordered to be so,
That to the highest finite minds

God may frhe contrast show.

As lilies neither toil nor s})in.

To form their snowy vest ;
So Jesus' spouse is not self-clad,

But by her Bridegroom drest.

13y Ilis own comeliness arrayed.

Which He upon her placed ;
It is Jehovah's righteousness

With which the Spouse is graced :

Therefore, with infinite delight.

He views her wholly fair ;
And so, to her enraptured sight.

He stands without compare.

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THE NAME ABOVE EVERY SAME

As nistliiii;' winds that wouixl tlio ilowers,
Hut make their Irauraiicc fl<»w ;

So, trihiilatidu to the saints,
Do l)Ut tlu'ir uracTS sh(»w.

Weary traveller throu_t:h the ^ladc!,
Hast tliou seen i\\(\ Apple tree?

Hast thou sat beneath its shade,
And its fruit been sweet to tluje y

Sueli is Jesus to his fair one.

In tl

us most unlneni

lly state,
When the sun of persoeution

flakes her sorrows lonu and ^reat.

])Ut if once He spread His shadow
O'er lier weak, doi'enceless liead,

Tlien her spirits are revivini:',

And with lieaveidy fruit she's fed.

O let the time fly swiftly on,
And \m\v^ the welcome day,

When we shall sing the son*:; of songs
In heaven's hiuh orchestra.

THE NAME ABOVE EVERY NAMJC.

Who is the ureat Jehovah, (lod.
That in the eternal covenant stood,
To save His people by His blood y

O 't is Jesus.

THE NAME aiwvl: every name.

Who (lid tlu'ir vile rcliclllou soo.
Aiul Idvi'd tliciii ill tlioir < niiiity.
Aud willed that they should holy he'/

() 't was Je«us.

Who knew what Liiw and Justice claini.

It'cid'

lo Kii(!W how deeply siu wou

lid sti

nil,

And what would hinder iirace to reiuii '/

'twas Jesus.

Who prayed in dark (lethseiiiaiK!,
And stretched his arms upon tlie tree,
And cried '' Kli I sahachthani ?"

O 't

was

Jcsui-

Who iVoni His own Alniiuhty hand,
Did ti'ive the law its full demand,
'J'hat sinners yW beCore Ilim stand?

't was Jcsu::

Who i'roni the ij;loomy t^rave arose.
And disappointed all His iocs,
And justified all whom lie chose?

O 't

was .Jesus

Who, throuuh the blue ethereal sky
With sacnvd pomp ascended high,
While angels hallelujah cry ?

O 't was J esus

Who sends His servants forth to teach.
And all His great salvation preach.
And gives it power the heart to rcaih ?

O 't was Jesus.

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THOUGHTS ON JOB.

Who will Ilis holy angels send,
Who will the great White Tlirone ascend^
To judge the world when time shall end '.''

'T will be Jesus.

Who, through a vast eternity,
Will Z ion's glorious portion be.
While she shall reign forever free ?

'T will be Jesus.

THOUGHTS ON JOB XXXVII. 21.

And now men see not the bright llfrht which is in the clouds : but
the wind passcth, and cleansoth them."

When death's dark cloud hung over Eden's bower,
"And blasted every gay mellifluous flower,"
How little did our father Adam know
What floods yf glory from that cloud would flow ?
But when the Holy Spirit — wind of heaven —
Pass'd by, the gracious promise then was given..
J]ehiud that cloud, for many a gloomy year,
The iaithi'ul saw the radient light appear.

IIow dar^; the cloud which hung o'er Abraham's way
When he was called his only son to slay ;
But when the Eternal's great design was known,
What floods of glory on his vision shone.
So, when his seed the Arabian gulf must ford,
liCd by the special guidance of the Lord,
What to their foes increased the shades of uiuht.
To Israel proved a salutary light.

VOMFORT FOR THE WEARY.

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Thus to the church of God, while wandering here,
From <^loomic.st clouds the brightest lights appear :
Witness the cloud that made Job curse his day, .
It made him own J<!hovah's sovereign sway.
How dark that cloud which hid the lamp of day, .
When Jesus breathed His precious life away :
\"et in that cloud the Christian now may see
"^he brightest beams that light eternity.
b , all the clouds that shade the pilgrim's way,
Contain the light of an eternal day.
Cheer up, then, traveller on life's thorny road.
These lights and shades but show thy way to God.

COMFORT FOR THE WEARY

CiiKER up, my weary, fiiinting soul,
The morning soon will dawn :

Wait, till thine eyes perceive the go.'sl,
And shadows be withdrawn.

To Him who is thy strength, look up",
He bore the cross for thee :

^T was His to drink the bitter cup ''
Most justly duo to me.

When by thy spiteful foes assailed.

And no deliverance see,
Remend3cr Him who never failed,

Tn dark Gethsemanc.

Our glorious Shepherd lets us know,
That on time's stormv wave

Tossing, our feeble bark shall go;
Yet He is bound to save.

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AGED SEVENTY-THREE.

Then will I cast myself, by faith,
Upon the oath of God, —
'• Because I live, ye live," He saith :
This is a cheerini^ word.

A few more waning moons shall met(
The measure of my days ;

Then shall I walk the "golden street,
And tune my harp to praise.

MY BTllTII-DAY. AGED SEVENTY-Tnr.KK

My God. accept my humble praise

For mercies ever new
ness

Thy goodness sliincs through all Thy ways

Thy pr

onuses are true.

Though 't is through tribulation deep
Thy saints must make their way.

Yet Thou dost still in .^alety keep,
Al!d all their toils repay.

When in the open field of sin

T in pollution lay,
Thy Holy Spirit moved within,

And taught me how to pray :

Then, gently led me by Thy love,

To feel my sins forgiven,
And drew my heart's desire above.

And made me lony; for heaven.

A GED SE VENTY- THREE.

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And now while I look back with awe

Upon the path 1 've trod,
And see how Thou in love didst draw;

I can but love njy God.

Yes, retrospectively 1 view

The seasons lon<>' gone by,
llcplete with mercies ever new,

And comforts ever nigh.

Now, three and seventy years have run,

To measure out my days ;
And while life's weary thread is spun,

My God shall have the praise.

I 'm nearing now the heavenly rest
Which for the saints remain.

When I shall lean on Jesus' breast,
Forever free from pain.

There to the house not made with hands,
My faith woul .. t retch her wing,

Amonii' the <ilorified to stand,
And join the song they sing.

Come, kindred angels, i'mni the throne.
And lead tl^ heavenly Avay ;

My spirit's eager to be gone,
To bask in endless day.

February 28th, 18G2. ,

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HYMN.

MY BIRTH-DAY. AGED SEVENTY-FOUR.

Once more I celebrate my natal day,
And sing life's moments as tliey melt away :
How rapidly the transient years have fled
Since I first nestled in my cradle bed !
How many of those years were lost in dreams,
Of which the memory can retain no gleams.
How many spent in labonr wholly lost,
Worthless in purchase, though much pains they cost.
Yet still I've lingered on life's stormy shore
Till those lost years amount to seventy-four.
Father, I would not scan Thy roll, to see
How many yet are in r i.icrve for me ;
But in a watchful attitude would sttmd,
Listening attentive for the sweet command
To lay aside this sinful tent of clay.
And to Thy heavenly mansions soar awny.
February '2Sth, 1863. j

HYMN.

O FOR fresh tokens of Thy love,
My Saviour and my (lod,

To fix my wandering heart above.
Along time's weary road.

Mv enemies beset me sore,

AvA cause my heart to groan;

By faith I knock at mercy's door,
i^nd make to Theo my moan.

HYM?f.

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Doth not Thy promise guarjintcc
(Though cartli and hell oppose,)

That I shall yet victorious bo,
In spite of all my foes.

Let not Thy gracious visits prove

So few and far between ;
I cannot live without Thy love —

Without Thy face is seen.

1 now would give Thy works a tongue

Thy holy name to praise,
And when my dying hour shall come,

May I have dying grace.

HYMN.

Hark, my soul, 'tis thy l^eloved,
Listen to Ilis charming voice ;

Hear His loving invitation
To the people of His choice :

" My love, my dove, my un defiled,
My Sister and my Spouse,
Come, lean thy weary head on Me,

While travelling to My house.

" Our mutual sympathy requires
That you should taste My cup ;
But soon your tears shall cease to flow.
Love's kiss shall dry tltem up.

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TO THE CHILDREN OF REV. L JACK.

" Soon shall the joyful hour arrive

When I aj^ain shall come :
Hark I hear the chariot's welcome sound,
To f'eteli your spirit home.

" I '11 lead you through death's gloomy shade,
With rich supplies of grace,
Till your blest ni-uision you possess,
And see Me face to face,

''Then, when the kingdom 1 resign
Into My Father's hand,
As a rich trophy of My grace.
You shall forever stand."

LINES

To Thomas Cualmkhs and Samukl Rutiikrfoed, Sons of the llcv,

Lewis Jack.

Children of those who fear the Lord,

To my instructions lend an ear :
Direct your footsteps by (rod's word,

And walk in humble, holy i'ear.

Pursue the path the saints have trod,
And emulate their worthy deeds ;

For 't is the only way to God —
1'he way that to His gloiT leads.

May you look down, with just disdain,
On all the pleasures sin can give.

For they at last will end in pain :
By truth alone your souls can live.

TO THE CHILDREN OF REV. L. JACK.

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3I;iy yuu, like Kinoeh, wjilk with God,
Tlif.ugli sin ishouUl overywliere abound;

And, when you end life's tiresonio road.
Your souls will then with God be found.

May you, like Abrani, hear that call,
AVhich separates from worldly lusts;

And in the strength of faith, leave all.
And make the Jiord your only trust. •

May you, like Joseph, shun the toils
Which Satan for the unwary lays ;

]5y special grace escape his wiles,
And ever walk in Wisdom's wavs.

Though earth should show her sweetest bait.
And honour tempt with h-irlot lure ;

jMay you, like Moses, choose to wait
For those high honours which endure.

As Elkanah's beloved spouse

Gave her young Samuel to the Lord,

So have your parents given you up,
By faith in His most holy Word.

They watch, with deep solicitude,

The way your youthfid steps incline;

And every symptom marked for go(jd.
Will make their loving faces shine.

But, I have one example more

To place before your wondering eyes,

Of Him who our trans'^gressions bore —

Of Him who reigns above the skies.
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CROSSING OVER JORDAN.

Oil ! seek tlie footprints wliich lie left,
And strive to set your feet th(;rein ;

For if you walk in Ilini, the Way,
You shall be saved from every sin.

Those holy men, whose names you bear.

Were but recipients of His grace ;
They followed His example here,

And now enjoy His smiling face.

Accept these lines, my noble boys,

From one who seeks your highest good

Who breathes for you substantial joys,
Such as arise from trust in God.

PROVISION FOR CROSSING OYER JORDAN.

Sitting beside death's gloomy stream,
Just finishing life's empty dream,

I wait the angel call
To spread my wings and soar tiway
To mansions of eternal dav.

To see my God — my all.

While leaving earthly scenes behind.
On what shall I sustain my mind

To banish slavish fear ?
The precious promises of God,
Contained in His mostlioly Word,

Shall brinir deliverance near.

CROSSING OVER JORDAN.

What Tfc iiatli said for ever stands.
Firm as the works of ITis own hands. —

On Ilini my hope is staid :
He chose me ere the heavens were fornuMl.
Or with tlie solar radiance wanned.

Or earth's founchitions laid.

♦Satan and sin shall shall vex no more ;
Nor shall I fear the lion's roar :

When I have crossed the stream.
Then all the pains of flesh and niind
Forevermore be left behind.

Like some forgotten dream.

The hidden manna now sustains, —
The Balm of Gilead soothes my pains.

While I on Jesus rest.
I 'm nearing now the spirit land,
With palms of victory in my hand

To wave amonjr the blest.

THE ESU.