 | The poetical works of James Montgomery |  |
THE PURPLE BEECH.
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On planting a tree at the Mount, near Sheffield; in presence of the resident families. Nov. 3, 1849.
Live long, live well, fair Beechen Tree!
And oh! that I could live like thee,—
Never to lose one moment more,
As I have millions lost before;
Never misspend another lent,
As millions past have been misspent:
Each, in our place, would then fulfil
Our Maker's and our Master's will.
And oh! that I could live like thee,—
Never to lose one moment more,
As I have millions lost before;
Never misspend another lent,
As millions past have been misspent:
Each, in our place, would then fulfil
Our Maker's and our Master's will.
Moments to ages train a tree;
To man they bring Eternity:
Here, as the tree falls, so it lies,
But men from death to judgment rise;
—To meet thy God, thy Saviour, there,
My soul, my soul! prepare, prepare!
To man they bring Eternity:
Here, as the tree falls, so it lies,
But men from death to judgment rise;
—To meet thy God, thy Saviour, there,
My soul, my soul! prepare, prepare!
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