A psalm of thanksgiving, Adapted to the Solemnity of Easter To be performed on Sunday, the 30th of March, 1766, at Christ Church, Philadelphia |
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A PSALM of THANKSGIVING,
Adapted to the Solemnity of EASTER:
To be performed on Sunday, the 30th of March, 1766, at Christ Church, Philadelphia.
I.
'Tis finish'd, thus the Saviour said,Nor more could add the parting Breath;
Then lowly bow'd his sacred Head,
And sunk beneath the Stroke of Death.
Attendant Angels hov'ring round,
In louder Notes proclaim the Sound;
'Tis finish'd, as by Turns they sung,
High Heav'n's ætherial Arch and golden Mansions rung.
II.
Blest Jesus! all thy Sorrows o'er,Thy painful Labours here have End;
And yet thy faithful Saints deplore
Their long lost Master, Father, Friend.
But other Scenes thy Strength await,
A glorious and triumphant State;
God's Arm will his Anointed free,
Nor Hell can thee detain, Corruption's Pow'r to see.
III.
Religion learns from thee to shine,Of purest Light the purest Ray;
Thus chearing with its Warmth divine,
It beams an universal Day.
From Cares that vex, or Joys that tire,
To perfect Bliss shall Man aspire;
And subject to thy boundless Reign,
Exult like thee to live, like thee to rise again.
CHORUS.
From God alone our Blessings flow,
By Goodness known to all below;
Our Hearts and Voice to him we raise,
And endless Love repay with endless Praise.
By Goodness known to all below;
Our Hearts and Voice to him we raise,
And endless Love repay with endless Praise.
| A psalm of thanksgiving, Adapted to the Solemnity of Easter | |