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ON THE SUDDEN DEATH OFTHE REV. WILLIAM GAMMELL,OF NEWPORT, R. I. 1827.
High on the willows hang your harps,
Ye mourning, holy throng;
For Zion's teacher sleeps in dust,
And mute 's the instructive tongue.
Ye mourning, holy throng;
For Zion's teacher sleeps in dust,
And mute 's the instructive tongue.
Now with a pensive pace ye move
To the lone temple, where,
With eloquence divinely sweet,
His voice dispelled your care,
To the lone temple, where,
With eloquence divinely sweet,
His voice dispelled your care,
There mercy was his darling theme;
His soul, divinely taught,
Dwelt on the mysteries of His name,
Who our salvation brought.
His soul, divinely taught,
Dwelt on the mysteries of His name,
Who our salvation brought.
There heavenly strains exstatic flowed,
Or mournful tones proclaimed
Our deep, original default;—
And Sinai threatening flamed.
Or mournful tones proclaimed
Our deep, original default;—
And Sinai threatening flamed.
Then peace descended like a dove,
On grace' seraphic wing;
And faith triumphant songs of love
Bade all the ransomed sing.
On grace' seraphic wing;
And faith triumphant songs of love
Bade all the ransomed sing.
