""Tis finish'd!" through the realms of woe The hated accents sternly flow: ""Tis finish'd!" Man the traitor lives; The ransom's paid, and God forgives. ""Tis finish'd!"-Yes, the toil is o'er : Sing the CROSS :-O, badge of shame! ""Tis finish'd!"-The mysterious plan, Angels had gazed, with baffled skill, ""Tis finish'd!" all the vision high ""Tis finish'd!" see the Victor rise; ""Tis finish'd!" but what mortal dare In that triumph hope to share? Saviour! to thy cross I flee: Say "tis finish'd" and for me! Then I'll sing the Cross! the Cross! PEACE, BE STILL. Composed while watching at Night, and alone, over a very painful Illness of my dear Wife: Feb. 1820. "Peace-be still!"-O Thou! whose word The raging sea thus once address'd; And quelled the tempest as it heard, And all its fury lulled to rest: "Peace-be still!" once more exclaim, "Peace-be still!"-"Tis this alone "Peace-be still!"-O heavenly charm Hear it, ye pains! your rage disarm, EPITAPH ON AN UNNAMED SAINT. O! spot revered!-though thou may'st hold, Within thy consecrated mould, Names more familiar to the great, And wider fam'd for wealth or state; Yet never, since the hallow'd hour The wardrobe of God's saints* from harm.— Let CAM's green banks, from cell to cell, Blest Saint! I dare not :-thou hast said, In life, and on the dying bed, Still meek and lowly, and but dross The Muse must drop-her lips are seal'd. * On the walls of Chiswick Churchyard is engraved the following inscription: "This wall was made at ye Charge of ye Right Honourable & trulie Pious lord Francis Russelle of Bedford, out of pure zeale & care for ye keeping of this Churchyard, & ye wardrobe of God's Saints whose Bodies lay buryed from violating by Swine & other Prophanation. So witnesseth William Walker. V. A. D. 1623." "Camb. Calend. Year 1812. Senior Wrangler; Chancellor's Medallist. First Smith's Mathematical Prize-Man." FOR MY DEAR MASON.* Jesus with an eye of love Marks little children from above: And, when on earth for man he bled, A Foot-piece to Sir Joshua Reynolds' Print of LITTLE SAMUEL. Jesus to little children says, "Those that love me with heart and mind, I too will love,-and all their days, Whene'er they seek me they shall find.” This, little Samuel, when a boy, Learn'd at his pious mother's side; And every day 'twas his employ To pray that God would be his guide. * This, and the little touching piece that follows it, were addressed by Dr. Good to his grandson, Mason Neale, when he was about five years of age. The reader, while perusing them, will probably be reminded of Johnson's remark (in his Life of Watts) on the difficulty of "a voluntary descent from the dignity of science" to teach children. He bent his knees, and rais'd his eyes, THE NAME OF JESUS. "Thou shalt call his name JESUS; for he shall save his people from their sins." "Jesus! Saviour!"-yet again, Messenger of heavenly love, O, repeat th' angelic strain; Strike that name, all names above. "Jesus! Saviour!"-at the sound Lo! he comes his name to attest, Prince of Peace-Desire of all! Save us by thy promis'd birth: |