Occasional verse, moral and sacred Published for the instruction and amusement of the Candidly Serious and Religious [by Edward Perronet] |
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To the MEMORY of Mr. C. P. Who departed this Life, August 12, 1776, aged 56.
Caught to the skies from out this vale of woe,He soars aloft, to shine where martyrs glow:
A man of sorrows, and aggriev'd with pain,
Restor'd thro' death, he joins the martyr'd train:
Like Abraham's heir, when offer'd by his sire,
E'en here he saw the consecrated fire,
Sworn to resign, and in its flames expire.
Patient to bear, tho' Nature's will complains,
Each day new trials, and each night new pains;
Resolv'd to fight his passage to a crown,
Resolv'd he stood, and threw the gauntlet down.
O Thou, who didst his every burden share,
Nor leave his hope to danger or despair:
E'en to the last thy utmost word was try'd,
Till Nature fail'd, and Grace was glorify'd!
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