AN ODE,* &c. ALMIGHTY POWER! The ONE SUPREME! With hearts as solemn as our theme, Then, while we swell the sacred song, And hymns of glory fill the skies. Written to the music of an Anthem, previously composed for other words, by Oliver Holden, Esq. Charlestown, Massachusetts, a gentleman eminent for his musical talents, and was sung during divine service, at the anniversary of Vermont General Election. In the New England States, at the commencement of each session of their several Legislatures, a sermon is delivered by a Clergyman appointed by the preceding Legislature for that purpose. ODE, &c. Thy word Omnific, form'd this earth Ere time began revolving years Thy fiat gave to Nature birth And tun'd to harmony the spheres. When stern Oppression's iron hand, Our pious fathers forc'd to roam, And o'er the wild wave seek the land When tempests howl'd, and o'er the main, Pale Horror rear'd his haggard form; Thou didst the fragile bark sustain When savage hordes, from wilds immense, Thine arm made bare in our defence, Dispers'd the gloomy hosts of hell! ODE, &c. Thou badst the wilderness disclose The varied sweets of vernal bloom-- The desart blossom'd like the rose, And breath'd Arabia's rich perfume! Look down from heaven's empyreal height, Our feet to guide in Wisdom's way. The sons of Faction strike with awe, On those thy choicest blessings shower May Justice wield the sword of Power, TILL EARTH'S THE MINIATURE OF HEA- ELEGY ON THE DEATH OF GENERAL WASHINGTON. WHY moves to mournful measures slow Yon sable retinue of woe, With tearful eye and visage pale ? Do plagues infest, do wars alarm, To hurl his bolts of vengeance round? Have towns been sack'd by hostile ire, Have cities sunk in floods of fire, While earthquakes shook the shuddering ground? ELEGY ON THE DEATH OF GENERAL WASHINGTON. Ah! no, thy sons, Columbia, mourn, "From whence no traveller returns;" Behold yon pallid war-worn Chief, Who once our troops to victory led ; A tribute to the immortal dead!· Fain would the Muse those virtues scan, And launch in seas without a shore; But sure his name alone conveys The matchless WASHINGTON's no more! |