On Rebuilding the Church, at Chertsey
O thou! that hear'st the prayer devoutly gives
Beneath the holy canopy of Heaven!
That hear'st the prayer in faith's sequester'd home
And that which fills the consecrated dome—
O thou! whose sovereign light, with ardent glow
Shall pierce the sepulchre that lies below!
Vouchsafe to bless, from thy transcendant height
This fabric rais'd by man's dependant might,—
For his dear sake who conq'ring truth must own,
The christian's rock, the hallow'd corner stone.
When C HERTSEY shall behold, with eager eyes,
Some future hour, her noblest structure rise!
May such respect as piety shou'd yield
Its sacred form from rude disorder shield!
May mercy gild it with celestial rays,
And may it speak O Lord thy glorious praise!
Beneath the holy canopy of Heaven!
That hear'st the prayer in faith's sequester'd home
And that which fills the consecrated dome—
O thou! whose sovereign light, with ardent glow
Shall pierce the sepulchre that lies below!
Vouchsafe to bless, from thy transcendant height
This fabric rais'd by man's dependant might,—
For his dear sake who conq'ring truth must own,
The christian's rock, the hallow'd corner stone.
When C HERTSEY shall behold, with eager eyes,
Some future hour, her noblest structure rise!
May such respect as piety shou'd yield
Its sacred form from rude disorder shield!
May mercy gild it with celestial rays,
And may it speak O Lord thy glorious praise!
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