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The Grave Destroyed.

1 UNVEIL thy bosom, faithful tomb,
Take this new treasure to thy trust;
And give these sacred relics room
To slumber in thy silent dust.

2. No pain, no grief, no anxious fear,
Invade thy bounds; no mortal woes
Can reach the peaceful sleeper here,
Whilst angels watch its soft repose.

3 So Jesus slept; God's dying Son

WATTS.

Pass'd through the grave and bless'd the bed;
Then rest, dear saint, till from his throne
The morning break, and pierce the shade.

4 Break from his throne, illustrious morn!
Attend, O grave, his sovereign word!
Restore thy trust; the glorious form
Will then arise to meet the Lord..

148

8 & 7s. M.

S. F. SMITH.

Death of a Young Girl.

1 SISTER, thou wast mild and lovely,

Gentle as the summer breeze,
Pleasant as the air of evening,

When it floats among the trees.

2 Peaceful be thy silent slumber-
Peaceful in the grave so low:
Thou no more wilt join our number;

Thou no more our songs shalt know.

3 Dearest sister, thou hast left us;
Here thy loss we deeply feel;

But 'tis God that hath bereft us:
He can all our sorrows heal.

4 Yet again we hope to meet thee,
When the day of life is fled,

Then in heaven with joy to greet thee,
Where no farewell tear is shed.

149

7 & 6s. M.

C. WESLEY.

Adieu to a Departed Christian Friend.

1 FAREWELL, thou once a mortal,

Our poor, afflicted friend;
Go, pass the heavenly portal,
To God, thy glorious end.

2 The Author of thy being

Hath summoned thee away;
And faith is lost in seeing,
And night in endless day.

3 With those that went before thee,
The saints of ancient days,

Who shine in sacred story,

Thy soul hath found its place.

4 Acquainted with their sadness,
While in the weeping vale,

Thou sharest now their gladness,
And joys that never fail.

5 No loss of friends shall grieve thee; we alone must bear;

That

They cannot, cannot leave thee,
Thy kind companions there.

6 From all thy care and sorrow
Thou art escaped to-day;

And we shall mount to-morrow,
And soar to thee away.

150

Feasts and fasts.

7s. M.

For Advent or Christmas.

BOWRING.

1 WATCHMAN! tell us of the night;
What its signs of promise are.
Traveller! o'er yon mountain's height
See that glory-beaming star!
Watchman! does its beauteous ray
Aught of hope or joy foretell?
Traveller! yes; it brings the day,
Promised day of Israel!

2 Watchman! tell us of the night;
Higher yet that star ascends.
Traveller! blessedness and light,
Peace and truth its course portends.
Watchman! will its beams alone

Gild the spot that gave them birth?
Traveller! ages are its own:

See! it bursts o'er all the earth.

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