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Rh The blessings o'er thee lavish'd to confess,

To sing His glory, and His name to bless;—

Such be thy study, duty and employ;

And of thy life and reason such the joy.

Such is the course that should the wise essay,

While only fools will from it turn away.

Wouldst thou attain it? easy the emprise;

Perfect thy being, and thou wilt be wise:

Inform thy reason, that its aid impart

Thee truth eternal: purify thy heart,

To love and follow it: thy study make

Thyself, but seek thy Maker's light to take:

There is high Wisdom's fountain found alone:

There thou thy origin wilt find thee shown;

There in His glorious work to find the place

'Tis thine to occupy: there thou mayst trace

Thy lofty destiny, the crown declared

Of endless life, for virtue that's prepared.

&ensp;Bermudo, there ascend: there seek to find

That truth and virtue in the heavenly mind,

Which from His love and wisdom ever flow.

If elsewhere thou dost seek to find them, know,

That darkness only thou wilt have succeed,

In ignorance and error to mislead.

Thou of this love and wisdom mayst the rays

Discern in all His works, His power and praise