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ce find, To the abodes of bliss. Till then our progress she attends To solace and relieve: And waits till every conflict ends To take her final leave. Possessed of all we hoped below, Our utmost wish attained, Our happiness complete, we know Our full perfection gained. Thus may I cheerfully endure, Till thus my warfare past;-- Suffice for me the promise sure, I shall be crowned at last. HYMN. There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God. --Hebrews 4:9. Oh how I languish to possess, A safe and permanent abode! To rest in unmolested peace, And cast my care on thee, my God. In thee I joy, in thee I rest, Though all inferior comforts fail; No hopeless anguish heaves my breast, And no tormenting fears assail. To thee with confidence I look, And calmly wait thy promised aid; I rest securely on that Rock, On which Almighty help is laid. Oh may I on His firmness stand, The ground of my immortal hope; Or nobly rise, at his command, To Pisgah's heaven-aspiring top. That I may with ecstatic view, My future heritage descry, Where pleasures spring forever new, And perfect love shall never die. REMORSE. What racking fear, what painful grief Ensue a pleasant sin! In vain the world proffers relief For maladies within. Its blandishments and smooth deceit No real succor bring; Its remedies but irritate And pleasure leaves a sting. Confusion, shame, and slavish fear O'erwhelm a guilty mind; A burden more than I can bear, My sins upon me bind. Oh had I weighed the matter well Ere my consent was given! Avoided then the gates of hell And urged my way to heaven! Lord, give me strength now to resume My former confidence; Remove my terrors, bid me come With hopeful penitence. In mercy hear my humble cry, Redeem my soul from sin, My guilty conscience pacify And speak the peace serene. MORNING. But now the dawn of day appears, And now the dappled East declares Ambrosial morn again arrived, And nature's slumbering powers revived, And while they into action spring The infant breeze with odorous wing, Perfumes of sweetest scent exhales, And the enlivened sense regales, With sweets exempt from all alloy Which neither irritate nor cloy. Nor less the calmly gladdened sight Enjoys the milder forms of light, Reflected soft in twinkling beams, From numberless translucent gems. But now Aurora dries her
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