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The Poetical Works of James Chambers, Itinerant Poet
The Poetical Works of James Chambers Itinerant Poet Author:James Chambers Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: D read sov'reign take these gloomy fears aw.iy. E ulighten us with an all-cheering ray, R everse the scene and change the night to day ; S bould st twins of seve... more »n-fold thunder then arise T ear the strong pillows of the vaulted skies, O r from its centre should this earth remove,. R enew'd by grace and heirs of endless love,. M ercy shall us await in brilliant realms above. VERSES ON A BARN BEING BURNT DOWN IN THE ABOVE THUNDER STORM. Celestial miibe assist, my pen inspire, May rev'rence deep possess my thoughtful breast Replete with zeal and true poetic fire, May every sentiment be well express'd. I'd chuni the wonders of that power supreme, Who fram'd the earth and spread the starry sky, That power by which, lost sinners to redeem, Emanuel came, and even deign'd to die. Th' eternal deity great power exerts, In saving souls from the devouring lake, And O what horrors seize poor trembling hearts, When from on high it does in thunder speak. The ninth of August! O tremendous thought! What words the horrors of that night can paint ? Such wonders by that mighty power were wrought, As almost caus'd the stoutest heart to faint. The lucid flashes with resplendid blaze, Loud sounds succeeding, shone o'er Halstefld town, Which struck the mind with tremor arid amaze, While vivid fire with rapid speed came down ; With such velocity it did descend, It seized a new built barn with hay well btor'd, Neighbours alarm'd soon came to assist their friend, But left the event to the all-powerful Lord. A dreadful conflagration t'was indeed, TV dismal sight a numerous concourse view'd, Who with much work and engines-did proceed, Till they at length the raging fire subdu'd. The worthy master of the inn we hear, To who...« less