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CHARITY.May 1, 1834.to the young ladies of miss ———'s school, NEW YORK.
O Charity divine! Thy soothing voice,
Sweet as angelic accents, greets the ear;
And these fair friends, inspired by thee, rejoice
To wipe from Misery's pallid cheek the tear.
Sweet as angelic accents, greets the ear;
And these fair friends, inspired by thee, rejoice
To wipe from Misery's pallid cheek the tear.
O how benign thine office! with what grace
Thou giv'st thy blessings, ever-beaming Love!
While in those lineaments divine we trace
The gracious semblance of the holy Dove.
Thou giv'st thy blessings, ever-beaming Love!
While in those lineaments divine we trace
The gracious semblance of the holy Dove.
O blessed Spirit! that from God receives
Sweet approbation, and a purer bliss
Pours on the holy deed, when it relieves
Neglected anguish in a world like this!
Sweet approbation, and a purer bliss
Pours on the holy deed, when it relieves
Neglected anguish in a world like this!
O mayst thou ne'er desert this sordid earth,
That without thee no sacred peace can yield,
Till all the ransomed of the second birth
With thee in Heaven eternally are sealed!
That without thee no sacred peace can yield,
Till all the ransomed of the second birth
With thee in Heaven eternally are sealed!
THE END.
