With force centrifugal, she onward ran,

Coursing her wonted path, to stop no more.
Delightful scene of new inhabitants !

As thou, this morn, in passing hither, saw'st.

Thus done, the glorious Judge, turning to right, With countenance of love unspeakable,

Beheld the righteous, and approved them thus:
"Ye blessed of my Father, come, ye just,
Enter the joy eternal of your Lord;
Receive your crowns, ascend, and sit with Me,
At God's right hand, in glory evermore!"

Thus said the Omnipotent, Incarnate God; And waited not the homage of the crowns, Already thrown before him; nor the loud Amen of universal holy praise;

But turned the living chariot of fire

And swifter now,-as joyful to declare
This day's proceedings in his Father's court,
And to present the number of his sons
Before the Throne,-ascended up to heaven.
And all his saints, and all his angel bands,
As glorious they on high ascended, sung
Glory to God and to the Lamb!-they sung

Messiah, fairer than the sons of men,

And altogether lovely. Grace is poured
Into thy lips, above all measure poured;

And therefore God hath blessed Thee evermore. Gird, gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O Thou Most Mighty! with thy glory ride; with all Thy majesty, ride prosperously, because

Of meekness, truth, and righteousness. Thy throne,
O God, for ever and for ever stands;

The sceptre of thy kingdom still is right;
Therefore hath God, thy God, anointed thee,
With oil of gladness and perfumes of myrrh,
Out of the ivory palaces, above

Thy fellows, crowned the Prince of endless peace!

Thus sung they God, their Saviour: and them

selves

Prepared complete to enter now with Christ,
Their living head, into the Holy Place.
Behold! the daughter of the King, the bride,
All glorious within, the bride adorned,
Comely in broidery of gold! behold,
She comes, apparelled royally, in robes
Of perfect righteousness, fair as the sun,
With all her virgins, her companions fair.

Into the Palace of the King she comes,
She comes to dwell for evermore! Awake,
Eternal harps! awake, awake, and sing!—
The Lord, the Lord, our God Almighty, reigns!

Thus the Messiah, with the hosts of bliss, Entered the gates of heaven, unquestioned now, Which closed behind them, to go out no more; And stood, accepted, in his Father's sight; Before the glorious everlasting Throne, Presenting all his saints; not one was lost, Of all that he in Covenant received;

And, having given the kingdom up, He sat, Where now He sits and reigns, on the right hand Of glory; and our God is all in all!

Thus have I sung beyond thy first request, Rolling my numbers o'er the track of man, The world at dawn, at mid-day, and decline; Time gone, the righteous saved, the wicked damned, And God's eternal government approved.

THE END.

JOHN JOHNSTONE, PRINTER.

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