d on His grace,
And wear His attire.

VIII.

The trials which frown,
Applied by His blood,
But plait me a crown,
And work for my good.
In praise I shall tell,
When throned in my rest,
The things which befell
Were always the best.

IX.

Whatever is hid
Shall burst on my sight
When hence I have fled
To glorious light.
Should chastisements lower,
Then let me resign;
Should kindnesses shower,
Let gratitude shine.

X.

Hence! Sorrow and Fear!
Since Jesus is nigh,
I'll dry up each tear,
And stifle each sigh:
And clothed in His word
Will conquer my foes,
And follow my Lord
Wherever He goes.

XI.

My friends! let us fly
To Jesus our King;
And still as we hie,
Of grace let us sing.
Through pleasure and pain,
If faithful we prove,
For cots we shall gain
A palace above.

FINIS.

TURNBULL AND SPEARS, PRINTERS, EDINBURGH.

Footnotes:

{208} Proverbs xxiii. 31, 32.

{221} Mourne consists chiefly of a range of high mountains in
the north of Ireland.

{225} Isaiah i. 18.

{233a} Proverbs xxxi. 10.

{233b} Gossamers are the fine down of plants or the slender threads
of insects, which are frequently seen to glide through the sunny
atmosphere.

{234} Proverbs xxx. 28.

{235} Job viii. 13, 14.

{237a} Ezek. xxxiii. 8, 9.

{237b} Ephes. ii. 1-8.

{238} St Paul, 2 Cor. xii. 16.

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