BISHOP KEN.

395

My soul, when I shake off this dust,
Lord, in Thy arms I will intrust :
O make me Thy peculiar care,
Some heavenly mansion me prepare.
Give me a place at Thy saints' feet,
Or some fallen angel's vacant seat;
I'll strive to sing as loud as they,
Who sit above in brighter day.
O may I always ready stand,
With my lamp burning in my hand;
May I in sight of heaven rejoice,
Whene'er I hear the Bridegroom's voice.

Glory to Thee in light array'd,
Who light Thy dwelling-place hast mad
An immense ocean of bright beams
From Thy all-glorious Godhead streams.
The sun, in its meridian height,
Is very darkness in Thy sight:
My soul O lighten and inflame
With thought and love of Thy great name.
Blest Jesu, Thou on heaven intent,
Whole nights hast in devotion spent;
But I, frail creature, soon am tired,
And all my zeal is soon expired.
My soul, how canst thou weary grow
Of antedating heaven below,
In sacred hymns and divine love,
Which will eternal be above?
Shine on me, Lord, new life impart,
Fresh ardours kindle in my heart;
One ray of Thy all-quickening light
Dispels the sloth and clouds of night.
Lord, lest the tempter me surprise,
Watch over thine own sacrifice;
All loose, all idle thoughts cast out,
And make my very dreams devout.

Praise God, from whom all blessings flow,
Praise Ilim, all creatures here below;
Praise Him above, ye angelic host,
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.

JOSEPH ADDISON. *

The Traveller's Hymn.

In Reason's ear they all rejoice,
And utter forth a glorious voice,
For ever singing, as they shine,
The hand that made us is divine.

JOSEPH HART.

This gifted and warm-hearted man was forty-eight years

of age before he began to preach. The Independent Chapel, Jewin Street, London, was the scene of his brief ministrations, but during the eight years of his public career he had attained an uncommon popularity; and when he was buried in Bunhill Fields, it is said that twenty thousand persons were present. Over his grave they sang his own hymn,

" Sons of God, by blest adoption." He was born about 1712, and died May 24, 1768.*