 | The poetical works of James Montgomery |  |
They ceased; then went rejoicing down the mountains,
Through the cool glen, where not a sound was heard,
Amidst the dark solemnity of eve,
But the loud purling of the little brook,
And the low murmur of the distant ocean.
Thence to their home beyond the hills in peace
They walk'd; and, when they reach'd their humble threshold,
The glittering firmament was full of stars.
—He died that night; his grandchild lived to see
The Patriarch's prayer and prophecy fulfill'd.
Through the cool glen, where not a sound was heard,
Amidst the dark solemnity of eve,
But the loud purling of the little brook,
And the low murmur of the distant ocean.
Thence to their home beyond the hills in peace
They walk'd; and, when they reach'd their humble threshold,
The glittering firmament was full of stars.
—He died that night; his grandchild lived to see
The Patriarch's prayer and prophecy fulfill'd.
| The poetical works of James Montgomery | |