Thou who, houseless, sole, forlorn,
Long hast borne the proud world's scorn,
Long hast roamed the barren waste,
Weary pilgrim, hither haste!
Ye who, tossed on beds of pain,
Seek for ease, but seek in vain-
Ye whose swollen and sleepless eyes
Watch to see the morning rise-—
Ye by fiercer anguish torn,
In strong remorse for guilt who mourn,
Here repose your heavy care-
A wounded spirit who can bear!
Sinner, come! for here is found
Balm that flows for every wound-
Peace, that ever shall endure-
Rest eternal, sacred, sure.
The Watchman's Report. WATCHMAN, tell us of the night —
What its signs of promise are! Traveller, o'er yon mountain's height See that glory-beaming star! Watchman, does its beauteous ray Aught of hope or joy foretell? Traveller, yes; it brings the day — Promised day of Israel.
Watchman, tell us of the night —
Higher yet that star ascends!
Traveller, blessedness and light,
Peace and truth, its course portends.
Watchman, will its beams alone
Gild the spot that gave them birth? Traveller, ages are its own
See, it bursts o'er all the earth!
Watchman, tell us of the night,
For the morning seems to dawn. Traveller, darkness takes its flightDoubt and terror are withdrawn. Watchman, let thy wandering cease; Hie thee to thy quiet home. Traveller, lo! the Prince of PeaceLo! the Son of God is come.
Rocked in the Cradle of the Deep.
ROCKED in the cradle of the deep,
I lay me down in peace to sleep;
Secure I rest upon the wave,
For Thou, O Lord! hast power to save.
I know thou wilt not slight my call,
For Thou dost mark the sparrow's fall;
And calm and peaceful shall I sleep,
Rocked in the cradle of the deep.
When in the dead of night I lie
And gaze upon the trackless sky,
The star-bespangled heavenly scroll,
The boundless waters as they roll,-
I feel Thy wondrous power to save
From perils of the stormy wave:
Rocked in the cradle of the deep,
I calmly rest and soundly sleep.
And such the trust that still were mine,
Though stormy winds swept o'er the brine,
Or though the tempest's fiery breath
Roused me from sleep to wreck and death!
In ocean-cave, still safe with Thee
The germ of immortality!
And calm and peaceful shall I sleep,
Rocked in the cradle of the deep.