I Solemnly Pronounce, That I Believe▪
That my Redeemer does for ever Live.
When future Ages shall their Circuit End,
And Bankrupt Time shall its last Minutes spend,
Then He from Heaven in Triumph shall descend.
He on the Surface of the Earth shall stand,
And from the Grave His Captiv'd Saints demand,
The Slumbering Dead shall waken at His call,
And from their Limbs, their Leaden chains shall fall.
Victorious Life at His Command shall flee,
To vanquish Death, and set her Prisoners free.
It shall new warmth, and Vital vigour spread
Through' all the Cold apartments of the Dead.
It shall in Triumph march through' shades beneath,
Through' all the Dusty Galleries of Death.
Th' Invading Conqueror shall Sack the Grave,
Force every Tomb, and rescue every Slave.
⟨p. 183⟩Destructions Empire shall no longer last,
Death from her sad Dominions shall be chased,
And Desolation laid for ever wast.
From Opening Tombs the enlivened Dead shall rise
And to Enjoy the Light, lift up their wondering eyes.
Tho' Worms and Putrefaction shall consume,
This Mortal Body in the Silent Tomb;
I shall Revive, and from the Grave arise,
And see my God with these Corporeal Eyes,
I for my self shall see the blessed Sight,
For my own Profit, and my vast Delight.
He shall my virtue from your Slanders clear,
Assert my cause, and Job pronounce Sincere,
This is the' unshaken Pillar of my Hope,
This does my Soul, oppressed with Sorrow, prop;
That tho', as I have said, the ravening Worm
Shall Eat my Flesh, and break this mortal Form,
My Reunited parts I shall assume,
When my Redeemer does to Judgment come,
For ever to be cleared by an Impartial Doom.
I Solemnly Pronounce, That I Believe▪
That my Redeemer does for ever Live.
When future Ages shall their Circuit End,
And Bankrupt Time shall its last Minutes spend,
Then He from Heav'n in Triumph shall descend.
He on the Surface of the Earth shall stand,
And from the Grave His Captiv'd Saints demand,
The Slumbring Dead shall waken at His call,
And from their Limbs, their Leaden chains shall fall.
Victorious Life at His Command shall flee,
To vanquish Death, and set her Pris'ners free.
It shall new warmth, and Vital vigour spread
Thro' all the Cold apartments of the Dead.
It shall in Triumph march thro' shades beneath,
Thro' all the Dusty Galleries of Death.
Th' Invading Conqueror shall Sack the Grave,
Force every Tomb, and rescue every Slave.
⟨p. 183⟩Destructions Empire shall no longer last,
Death from her sad Dominions shall be chas't,
And Desolation laid for ever wast.
From Op'ning Tombs th'enlivened Dead shall rise
And to Enjoy the Light, lift up their wondring eyes.
Tho' Worms and Putrefaction shall consume,
This Mortal Body in the Silent Tomb;
I shall Revive, and from the Grave arise,
And see my God with these Corporeal Eyes,
I for my self shall see the blessed Sight,
For my own Profit, and my vast Delight.
He shall my vertue from your Slanders clear,
Assert my cause, and Job pronounce Sincere,
This is th' unshaken Pillar of my Hope,
This does my Soul, opprest with Sorrow, prop;
That tho', as I have said, the rav'ning Worm
Shall Eat my Flesh, and break this mortal Form,
My Reuni•ed parts I shall assume,
When my Redeemer does to Judgment come,
For ever to be clear'd by an Impartial Doom.
