Thou tyrant merciless! theu Gormand fell! 215 220 Under whose banner they have fought or bled. Where its bright guerdon shall receive its worth; Where as the sun the righteous shall shine forth; To whom in bliss eternal shall be given, All the magnificent superb of Heav'n; Where the calm breast shall never heave a sigh, eye; 225 Where the sun's heat no more they shall deplore, Where thirst and hunger shall disturb no more; 230 Line 230. &c. They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun light on them nor any heat. For the Lan b which is in the midst of the Throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters; and God shall But they shall be by their Redeemer fed, By him to living founts of water led; That never palls, and never knows annoy ; And brilliant on their foreheads bear display'd A crown of glory that shall never fade; 235 240 When laughing scenes to charm the sight appear; In all th' ethereal host's triumphant strain, shall wipe away all tears from their eyes." Revvii. 16 and 17. Line 235. "It is written, eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him." I Cor. ii. 9. 244. Line 243 and "And I heard as it were, the voice of a great multitude and as the voice of And now, no more like mariner forlorn, At random by the winds and billows borne, 245 250 many waters, and as the voice of mighty thunderings, saying, Hallelujah; for the Lord God Omnipotent reigneth; let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him." Rev. xix. 6. END OF THE FIRST VOLUME. |