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5 T. II.] IIYMN^.
Sternal life thy words impart,
!)n these my fainting spirit lives;
dere sweeter comforts cheer my heart
Than all the rotind of nature gives.
,et earth’s alluring joys combine,
•Vhiie thou art near in vain they calif
)ne smile, one blissful Smile of thine,
; Vly dearest Lord, outweighs them all.
: Thy name my inmost pow’rs adore,
Chou art my life, my joy, my care;
Depart from thee—’tis death—’tis more—
Tis endless ruin, deep despair !
L.ow at thy feet my soul would lie,
Jlere safety dwells, and peace divine;
i Still let me live beneath thine eye,
for life, eternal life is thine.
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Christ's Transfiguration. Matth. svii. 4.
|A/’HEN at this distance. Lord, we trace
' w V The various glories of thy face,
JVTiat transport pours o’er all our breast,
Ind charms our cares and woes to rest!
With thee in the obscurest cell
In some bleak mountain would I dwell,
j father than pompous courts behold,
’■ IV.nd share their grandeur and their gold.
81 way, ye dreams of mortal joy!
1 taptures divine my thoughts employ ;
I see the King of glory shine;
\nd feel his love, and call him mine.
In Tabor, thus his servants view’d
dis lustre, when transform’d he stood;
\nd, bidding earthly scenes farewell,
pried, “kLord, ’Tis' pleasant here to dweU.”