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The Cotters Saturday Night（第4页）

Theytunetheirhearts，byfarthenoblestaim;

PerhapsDundeeswild-warblingmeasuresrise;

OrplaintiveMartyrs，worthyofthename;

OrnobleElginbeetstheheaven-wardflame;

ThesweetestfarofScotiasholylays:

Compardwiththese，Italiantrillsaretame;

Thetickldearsnoheart-feltrapturesraise;

NaeunisonhaetheywithourCreatorspraise.

Thepriest-likefatherreadsthesacredpage，

HowAbramwasthefriendofGodonhigh;

OrMosesbadeeternalwarfarewage

WithAmaleksungraciousprogeny;

Orhowtheroyalbarddidgroaninglie

BeneaththestrokeofHeavensavengingire;

OrJobspatheticplaint，andwailingcry;

OrraptIsaiahswild，seraphicfire;

Orotherholyseersthattunethesacredlyre.

PerhapstheChristianvolumeisthetheme，

Howguiltlessbloodforguiltymanwasshed;

HowHe，whoboreinHeaventhesecondname，

HadnotonearthwhereontolayHishead:

HowHisfirstfollowersandservantssped;

Thepreceptssagetheywrotetomanyaland:

Howhe，wholoneinPatmosbanished，

Sawinthesunamightyangelstand，

AndheardgreatBablonsdoompronouncdbyHeavensmand.

Then，kneelingdowntoHeavensEternalKing，

Thesaint，thefather，andthehusbandprays:

Hope“springsexultingontriumphantwing，”

Thatthustheyallshallmeetinfuturedays，

There，everbaskinuncreatedrays，

Nomoretosigh，orshedthebittertear，

TogetherhymningtheirCreatorspraise，

Insuchsociety，yetstillmoredear;

WhilecirclingTimemovesroundinaneternalsphere

Compardwiththis，howpoorReligionspride，

Inallthepompofmethod，andofart;

Whenmendisplaytocongregationswide

Devotionsevrygrace，excepttheheart!

ThePower，incensd，thepageantwilldesert，