Chapter 99

94. TO MISS HANNAH LYMAN, MONTREAL.I owe thee many thanks, my distant friend,That on the broad Canadian river's shoreThy home being gain'd with joyfulness once moreThou didst remember me, and to me sendThese clust'ring Grapes, which now on me attendTo soothe a sick man's taste. From God's rich storeThey came,—from where the northern tempests roar,—His bounty wide, his mercy without end!They speak to faith of greater sweetness farDenoted by the wine that Jesus gave,The Son of God, who came from heav'n to save,—The Blood of Him, the framer of each star,Which purchases our life, salvation free,High glory, honor, immortality!

94. TO MISS HANNAH LYMAN, MONTREAL.

I owe thee many thanks, my distant friend,That on the broad Canadian river's shoreThy home being gain'd with joyfulness once moreThou didst remember me, and to me sendThese clust'ring Grapes, which now on me attendTo soothe a sick man's taste. From God's rich storeThey came,—from where the northern tempests roar,—His bounty wide, his mercy without end!They speak to faith of greater sweetness farDenoted by the wine that Jesus gave,The Son of God, who came from heav'n to save,—The Blood of Him, the framer of each star,Which purchases our life, salvation free,High glory, honor, immortality!

I owe thee many thanks, my distant friend,

That on the broad Canadian river's shore

Thy home being gain'd with joyfulness once more

Thou didst remember me, and to me send

These clust'ring Grapes, which now on me attend

To soothe a sick man's taste. From God's rich store

They came,—from where the northern tempests roar,—

His bounty wide, his mercy without end!

They speak to faith of greater sweetness far

Denoted by the wine that Jesus gave,

The Son of God, who came from heav'n to save,—

The Blood of Him, the framer of each star,

Which purchases our life, salvation free,

High glory, honor, immortality!


Back to IndexNext