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The Universalist's miscellany, or, Philanthropist's museum (v. 3)
The Universalist's miscellany or Philanthropist's museum - v. 3 Author:Unknown Author Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: POETRY. NEW YEAR. T) APID ray days and months run on, How foon another year is gone! How fwift my golden moments roll, How much neglected by my foul! ... more »Let me begin with holy fear This new, this fleeting, flying yeaf. Too many unimprov'd have pafs'd— This year, perhaps, may be my lair. Give me, great God, an heart to pray, Let all old things be done away; Give me new ilrength to conquer fin, And plant new holinefs within. I afk newwifdom for this year, New fitnei'sfor my trials here, Of ev'ry grace a richer itore, My God to love and honour more. This year, O (heath war's direful fword, Let ev'ry nation ferve the Lord; Vilit thy church, and may file bear Much glorious fruit this blefled year. God will reltore—what mercy here ! Jefus the fame from year to year ; From age to age enduring ftill, The fame in goodnefs, pow'r, and feil!. flo time can alter his decrees, Thefe are his precious promifes. His word iliall itand through endlels day, When heav'n and earth are pafs'd away. The Preacher's Licence. r. 'Tvvas glory to Jehovah's name, Peace and good will on earth. . "VSHEN angels to the fliepherds came, Announcing Jefu's birth, Immanuel thus from realms above, Replete with truth and grace, Came to make known his Father's love To Adam's fallen race. III. To do whofe will was his delight, A will poor man to fave; For which he veil'd his glory bright, And flumber'd in the grave. , IV. i Yet, dying, he the victor prov'd, Oe'rpow'ring ev'ry foe, Ad thereby fhew'd how much he lov'd His brethren funk in woe. V. E'er to his Father's throne he went, He iliued his command, To his difciples, whom he fent To preach in ev'ry land— VI. For thus Jehovah hath decreed, AH rhenlhaH be reftor'd...« less