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84 lAlN CAIMBEUL SCOILKIK.
VII.
An fliairge ni tragliaclli, is ìionaclh,
Ag nocluladh niiorbhuile do g-hrais ;
Tha pairt d' ar beath ann os-iosal,
'S f huair sinn innleaclid dol na phairt.
VIII.
CIii mi 'm botha-frjis niu'in clionihair,
Pairt do chomharan do gliraidh ;
A f huair clann Israel shios san Eiphte,
'N uair bu truaoli leat fein an cas.
JOHN CAMPBELL Schoolmaster,
LOCHGAIR, NEAR LOCHGILPHEAD. !
tj The following Hymn is a pathetic narralive of the per-
f secutions and suilerings of our Savioiùr from his birth to
his ascension. The measure is in iinitation of ihe Tuir-
eadli ov Laments, composed in foriner ages to Chiefs qf
Clans and eminent men. It is probable the Author may
have thought that in this rapid form, it might strike Avitli
niore awe and force on the feelings of those who sing it,
especially as the close of every verse sounds with emphatic
tone. to impress the tragic subject on the human heart.
The Editor took down this divine song when very
yoiing, from the lips of the venerable andpious authorhim-
self ; who was then upwards of 72 years of age, very in-
tìrm and deaf, of which he takes particular notice in this
Hymn. It is believed that he had composed many more
in elegiac, lyric, andcommon measureor Suchdair Datia,
which he neglected to commit to writing, and of course
they are forever lost.