lyrical poems-第21节

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t　for　the　place　above；　To　gird　my　loins　about　With　charity　throughout；　And　so　to　travel　hence　With　feet　of　innocence；　These　done；　I'll　only　cry；　'God；　mercy！'　and　so　die。


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TO　HIS　SWEET　SAVIOUR

Night　hath　no　wings　to　him　that　cannot　sleep；　And　Time　seems　then　not　for　to　fly；　but　creep；　Slowly　her　chariot　drives；　as　if　that　she　Had　broke　her　wheel；　or　crack'd　her　axletree。　Just　so　it　is　with　me；　who　list'ning；　pray　The　winds　to　blow　the　tedious　night　away；　That　I　might　see　the　cheerful　peeping　day。　Sick　is　my　heart；　O　Saviour！　　do　Thou　please　To　make　my　bed　soft　in　my　sicknesses；　Lighten　my　candle；　so　that　I　beneath　Sleep　not　for　ever　in　the　vaults　of　death；　Let　me　thy　voice　betimes　i'　th'　morning　hear；　Call；　and　I'll　come；　say　Thou　the　when　and　where：　Draw　me　but　first；　and　after　Thee　I'll　run；　And　make　no　one　stop　till　my　race　be　done。


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ETERNITY

O　years！　　and　age！　　farewell：　Behold　I　go；　Where　I　do　know　Infinity　to　dwell。

And　these　mine　eyes　shall　see　All　times；　how　they　Are　lost　i'　th'　sea　Of　vast　eternity：

Where　never　moon　shall　sway　The　stars；　but　she；　And　night；　shall　be　Drown'd　in　one　endless　day。


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THE　WHITE　ISLAND：　OR　PLACE　OF　THE　BLEST

In　this　world；　the　Isle　of　Dreams；　While　we　sit　by　sorrow's　streams；　Tears　and　terrors　are　our　themes；　Reciting：

But　when　once　from　hence　we　fly；　More　and　more　approaching　nigh　Unto　young　eternity；　Uniting

In　that　whiter　Island；　where　Things　are　evermore　sincere：　Candour　here；　and　lustre　there；　Delighting：

There　no　monstrous　fancies　shall　Out　of　hell　an　horror　call；　To　create；　or　cause　at　all　Affrighting。

There；　in　calm　and　cooling　sleep；　We　our　eyes　shall　never　steep；　But　eternal　watch　shall　keep；　Attending

Pleasures　such　as　shall　pursue　Me　immortalized；　and　you；　And　fresh　joys；　as　never　too　Have　ending。





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