[Hymns by Williams in] An Address to the
New-York African Society, for Mutual Relief delivered in The Universalist Church, January 2, 1809. |
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The following Hymns were Composed by Peter Williams, Jun. and Sung on the occasion.
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The following Hymns were Composed by Peter Williams, Jun. and Sung on the occasion.
HYMN I.
[TO the Eternal Lord]
I
TO the Eternal Lord,By saints on earth ador'd
And saints above.
Let us glad honors rear,
In strains of praise and pray'r
His glorious name declare,
The God of Love.
II
When the oppressor's handsBound us in iron bands
Thou didst appear.
Thou saw our weeping eyes,
And list'ning to our cries,
In mercy didst arise,
Our hearts to cheer.
III
Thou did'st the trade o'erthrow,The source of boundless woe,
The world's disgrace,
Which ravag'd Afric's coast,
Enslaved its greatest boast,
A happy num'rous host,
A harmless race.
IV
In diff'rent parts of earthThou called the Humane forth,
Our rights to plead,
Our griefs to mitigate,
And to improve our state,
An object truly great,
Noble indeed.
V
Thou didst their labours bless,And gave them great success,
In Freedom's cause.
They prov'd to every sight
By truth's unerring light,
All men are free by right
Of Nature's laws.
VI
They to insure our bliss,Taught us that happiness
Is from above.
That it is only found
On this terrestrial ground,
Where virtuous acts abound
And Mutu'l Love.
HYMN II.
[THE Sov'reign ruler of the skies]
I
THE Sov'reign ruler of the skiesTo bless the human kind,
Implanted in the breast of man,
A sympathetic mind.
Hence we, participating woe,
Each other's griefs alloy,
And by reciprocating bliss,
We swell the tide of joy.
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Instructed thus by Nature's God,The good and great first cause;
We find that Fellowship and Love
Stand high in Nature's Laws.
As brethren are to brethren near,
So let us be combin'd:
Knit by the bonds of Mutu'l Love
In social compact joined.
III
With unremitting tender care,Let us the sick attend;
Defend from want the fatherless,
And prove the Widow's friend.
So shall we cheer affliction's night,
And soothe the fiercest grief;
So shall we ease the aching heart,
By MUTUAL RELIEF.
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