What fool praijed Man’s kindly Nature ?

Mad my Spirit Jpake —

Who can guide me o’er GriePs moorland,
Through Care’s thorny brake ?

Devil’s laughter rang around me,

Moaned Doubt’s hollow Jea —

Where’s thy God ? I know not any —
Woe for me, for me !

Ah ! a Hand Jo kind and gentle
Touched my wicked lips !

Sorrow’s Junjet breathed a BleJJing
On Hope’s fading Jhips :

I roje up ; He went before me,

Such a wondrous King :

All my Soul did gladly follow
Without quejtioning.
All the way grew bright beneath Him,
Mujic Jlole around,

Such as Angels love to whijper
On Heaven’s holy Ground.
Strange and dark the rocks frowned round
Hoarje the torrent’s cry :








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On He went ; I could but follow,

Half afraid to Jigh.
Darknejs feli, mojl weird and dreary,
Sudden through the night

I heard holy Pjalms uplifted :

Then upon my Jight

Loomed a Minjler*s lighted Windows ;

On He went before,

I crept after wondering, dazzled
Through the flajhing Door.
White robed Figures Jilent, kneeling
Thronged the Japphire Nave ;

As I knelt, my Majler turning
One long Love-look gave.
Ali my Spirit worjhipped weeping ;

When I raijed mine eyes

He wasjlanding at the Altar,

And in lowly guije

Ali around, like Priejls, the Angels
Woke a joyous Jong : —

He has come, our wandering Brother,
Looked for, oh, how long !

Through the Nave and Aijles and Arches,
With triumphant roll,

Surged a deep of Heavenly Anthems,
Flooding all my Soul.
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Thcn I Jaw Him in His Glory
Takc my tear-Jtained prayers,

Place them in His golden Cenjer,
Pajs up Heaven’s Jlairs.
