Prayer—OThouDreadPower

prayer—othoudreadpower

lyingatareverendfriend'shouseonenight,theauthorleftthefollowingversesintheroomwhereheslept:—

othoudreadpower,whoreign'stabove,

iknowthouwiltmehear,

whenforthissceneofpeaceandlove,

imakethisprayersincere.

thehoarysire—themortalstroke,

long,longbepleas'dtospare;

toblessthislittlefilialflock,

andshowwhatgoodmenare.

she,whoherlovelyoffspringeyes

withtenderhopesandfears,

oblessherwithamother'sjoys,

butspareamother'stears!

theirhope,theirstay,theirdarlingyouth.

inmanhood'sdawningblush,

blesshim,thougodofloveandtruth,

uptoaparent'swish.

thebeauteous,seraphsister-band—

withearnesttearsipray—

thouknow'stthesnaresonev'ryhand,

guidethoutheirstepsalway.

when,soonorlate,theyreachthatcoast,

o'erlife'sroughoceandriven,

maytheyrejoice,nowand'rerlost,

afamilyinheaven!