[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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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.
II
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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New-York African Society, for Mutual Relief | |