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POETRY.
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LINES Written ^ but not sent ) to Dr . Priestley ^ on his Address to the Jews * O Thou , whose pious hand with just
disdain Hath freed Religion from its servile chain , Hath taught the soul with purer aim to
r And give its Maker undivided praise 5 Accept the tribute of a Hebrew muse , Forgive her rashness , and her faults ex cuse .
O could she speak her own emphatic tongue , And emulate the g-low of anpient song , Thy deathless name should grace immortal lays , And nations yet unborn should chaunt thy
praise . But now such tasks no longer Israel ' s care , In exile doomed their tedious lives to wear ; Struggling to live unmindful of their fame , Their bread , ' alas ! they seek , and not a
name . No patriot spark durst fire their humble breast , To see their oft-repeated wrongs red rest ; Th' Almighty fiat which pronounced their doom , Hath not in pity yet dispelled the gloom . 'Till then , withheld from each ennobling plan , Which makes man glory in the name of
man ; " ¦ Till then , unconscious of the sacred flame Which fires to Merit , and which lifts to Fame 5 Jests of the theatres—the people ' s scorn Must we remain oblivions and forlorn .
And is it then to such thou stretch ' st thy hand , E ' en to the poor—vile stranger of the land ; Pointing to where their wannest wishes
tend , And ardent to promote the glorious end ? ' And canst thou , versM in nature and in art , Thus kindly stoop and speak unto our heart I
Durst-we , then , venture on the hallowed theme , And you not idolize nor we blaspheme ? Then , Judah , were not all . thy woes in vain ,
The bright reward might well o v erpay our pain Then may weTiope to see the nations join , And with one voice proclaim the One divine 5
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HYMN . He who walks in Virtue ' s way , Firm and fearless , walketh surety ; Diligent while yet ' tis day , On he speeds , and speeds securely . Flow ' rs of peace beneath him growy Suns of pleasure brighten o ' er him j MemVy's joys behind him go ,
Hope's sweet angels fly before him . Thus he moves from stage to stage , Smiles of earth and beav'n attending £ Softly sinking down in age , A nd at last to death descending . Cradled in its quiet deep , Calm as Summer ' s loveliest ev n , He shall sleep the hallow'd sleep ;
Sleep , that is o ' erwatchM by heav ' iu Till that day of days shall come , When th' archangePs trumpet breaking ; Through the silence of the tomlf , All its prisoners awaking y
He shall hear the thundering blast , ? Burst the chilling bands that bound him ; To the throne of glory haste , All heav ' n ' s splendors op ' ning * round him . A .
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HYMN . When before Thy throne "we kneel , Fiil'd with awe and holy fear , Teach us , O our God , to feel All Thy sacred presence near . Check each proud and wand ring thought When on Thy great name we call ; Man is nought—is less than uought : Thou , our God , art all in all .
Weak , imperfect creatures , we In this vale of darkness dwell ; Yet presume to look to Thee , 'Midst Thy light ineffable . O forgive the praise that dares Seek Thy heav ' n-exalted throne ; Bless our o ffe rings , hear our pray ' rs , Infinite and Holy One ! A
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ON HEARING Mr . ********* PREACH . Go , favour ed youth , and to the sons of men , The vast designs of Provideuce explain 3 Go , and to all his doubting children prove Till Almighty Father ' s everlasting love 5
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Whilst man with universal concord blest Shall clasp each friend and brother to his breast , Idolatry no longer boast her flame , One God in heaven , One oh earth his name .
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Jan. 2, 1819, page 46, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1768/page/46/
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