ON A NAVAL OFFICER BURIED IN THE ATLANTIC. THERE is, in the wide, lone sea, For there the gallant and the free Down, down, within the deep, That oft to triumph bore him, He sleeps a sound and pleasant sleep, With the salt waves washing o'er him. He sleeps serene, and safe From tempest or from billow, Where the storms, that high above him chafe, Scarce rock his peaceful pillow. The sea and him in death They did not dare to sever: It was his home while he had breath ; 'Tis now his rest for ever. Sleep on, thou mighty dead! A glorious tomb they've found thee-The broad blue sky above thee spread, The boundless waters round thee. No vulgar foot treads here; No hand profane shall move thee; But gallant fleets shall proudly steer, And warriors shout, above thee. And when the last trump shall sound, And tombs are asunder riven, Like the morning sun from the wave thou'lt bound, To rise and shine in heaven. THE VOICE OF GOD.-For Music. PSALM XXIX. GLORY and praise to Jehovah on high ! Glory from all, through the earth and the sky! Angels, approach Him in homage and duty; Fall at the feet of your Heavenly King: Saints, to His presence O throng, in the beauty Of holy devotion His mercies to sing. Glory and praise to Jehovah on high! Glory from all through the earth and the sky! The voice of Jehovah, majestic and loud, In thunders comes forth from his palace of cloud; That voice o'er the silence of ocean is breaking; It rolls o'er the waters, it bursts on the shore : The forests are bending, the mountains quaking, are And earth and her creatures stand still and adore. Glory and praise to Jehovah on high! Glory from all, through the earth and the sky! The voice of Jehovah more sweetly is heard By saints in His temple attending His word. He speaks not to them in the whirlwind or thunder; He comes not to threaten, denounce, or reprove: He comes with glad tidings of joy and of wonder; He bids them be blest in Immanuel's love. Glory and praise to Jehovah on high! Glory from all, through the earth and the sky! |