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Article THE TEMPLAR'S HYMN. ← Page 2 of 2 Article THE PLANTER'S PRAYER. Page 1 of 1 Article TO ELIZA. Page 1 of 1
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The Templar's Hymn.
How sublime ! yet how simple the homage He taught , To her who inquired by the fountain , If tbe Lord at Solyma ' s shrine should be sought , Or adored on Samaria ' s mountain . Believe me , He said , the hour is now near , When God , if you rightly would hail him , Shall neither be worshipped exclusivelhere
y , Nor yet at the altar of Salem . For God is a spirit , and they who aright , AVould perform the pure worship he loveth , In the heart ' s holy Temple will breathe with delight , The prayer which his goodness approveth . And many that prophecy ' s truth can declare ,
Whose bosoms have joyfully known it , Whom he hath instructed to worship Him there , Feel convinced that his mercy will own it . The Temple that Solomon built to His name Now lives but in history ' s story : Extinguished long since , as its altars bri ght flame , Ancl vanish ' cl each trace of its glory .
But the Templar made wiser by wisdom divine , Though all human fabrics may falter , Still finds in his heart a far holier shrine , Where the fire burns unquench ' d on the altar !
The Planter's Prayer.
THE PLANTER'S PRAYER .
Written on the occasion of the severe Visitation by Providence of the awful Drought in Grenada , FATHER OF MERCY ! whose Almighty power , Can , by one word , omnipotent decree , Grant to this isle , the sweet reviving shower , For which all hearts , all voices , pray to THEE .
O'er these parched fields pour out the cooling rain , And let the genial sunbeam swiftly bring Returning verdure ; let our shores again , Welcome bright Heaven with a second spring !
To Eliza.
TO ELIZA .
Nay , blame me not , my love , if to the young And freshly blooming , one by one , 1 flee;—¦ Thy maiden charms , the many shared among , I worship as renewing types of thee ! J . LEE STEVENS .
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The Templar's Hymn.
How sublime ! yet how simple the homage He taught , To her who inquired by the fountain , If tbe Lord at Solyma ' s shrine should be sought , Or adored on Samaria ' s mountain . Believe me , He said , the hour is now near , When God , if you rightly would hail him , Shall neither be worshipped exclusivelhere
y , Nor yet at the altar of Salem . For God is a spirit , and they who aright , AVould perform the pure worship he loveth , In the heart ' s holy Temple will breathe with delight , The prayer which his goodness approveth . And many that prophecy ' s truth can declare ,
Whose bosoms have joyfully known it , Whom he hath instructed to worship Him there , Feel convinced that his mercy will own it . The Temple that Solomon built to His name Now lives but in history ' s story : Extinguished long since , as its altars bri ght flame , Ancl vanish ' cl each trace of its glory .
But the Templar made wiser by wisdom divine , Though all human fabrics may falter , Still finds in his heart a far holier shrine , Where the fire burns unquench ' d on the altar !
The Planter's Prayer.
THE PLANTER'S PRAYER .
Written on the occasion of the severe Visitation by Providence of the awful Drought in Grenada , FATHER OF MERCY ! whose Almighty power , Can , by one word , omnipotent decree , Grant to this isle , the sweet reviving shower , For which all hearts , all voices , pray to THEE .
O'er these parched fields pour out the cooling rain , And let the genial sunbeam swiftly bring Returning verdure ; let our shores again , Welcome bright Heaven with a second spring !
To Eliza.
TO ELIZA .
Nay , blame me not , my love , if to the young And freshly blooming , one by one , 1 flee;—¦ Thy maiden charms , the many shared among , I worship as renewing types of thee ! J . LEE STEVENS .