44 A Fe~tfl- for Wormr. Thou Ell'll my e.mptyfirain, shou fill•ft 'my' tongue; · ,..1 Thou art the fubJeCt of my Swan-like' fong ; .: · · · Like pinion'd pris'ners at the dying tree, • . Our lingring h0p~s att~nd and wait on thee ; ( Arraign'd at Jutli~e-Bar) prevent our doom: To thee with joyfuLhearts we chearly co!lle;. . · Thou art our Cl!=rgy; Thou that deareft Book, Whereinour fainting eyes deftre to look ; In rhee, we tru~ to read ( what will:reieafeus ) • ln bloody Gharad:ers,dut namfGf J E S ll S. What !hall we.then return theGod of Heaven ~ Wher~ nothing is (Lord) nothing can be given ; Our fouls, our bE)dies, ftrength, and all ou'r pow'rs, ( Alas ! ) w_cre all tta~ lit~l~, were they ours : Or fhall we b1un (until ou_r life expires) · An endlefs Sacrifice inholy fires ? My Sacrifice fryall be my heart imire, MyChrift tl1e Altar, afld my z~al theFire. THE ARGUMENT~ ' . ·~ The Prophet ·dif~onttnted pr~J.J · · To Qod, thllt be would tndbuda)1 ; , r: Gsd blames hi& wrath {o unreprejt, X~pr11ves hiiu;zadvis'dre~ree!f. sea. IJ. ' Bllt this diCpleafing ~as inJon-th's ~y:es, .. Hfs heart grew lior, his blood began.to rife, His eyes did fparkle,_ and hi~ tcet:h:fi~uck tire, , ., :Hii veins did boil, his heart was full of ire : . ·.'! . At lafi: brake forth into ·a ftrange. requdl:, ! Thefc w-ords he pray'd, and,m!.lmbl'd om the rdi : ' 1 ,, 'Wa.s
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