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Lord Jesus, thou hast shed thy blood For thousands such as me: Many despise poor Negro slave, But I am lov’d by thee.

And this is all I want below. To be thy constant care. Keep me from sin and danger, Lord, And hear a Negro’s prayer.

In heaven the land of glory lies, If I should enter there, I’ll tell the saints, and angels too, Thou heard’st a Negro’s prayer.

THE NEGRO AMONG THE ROCKS.

PART II. Not many days after the first interview with my Negro disciple, I went from home with the design of convers- ing with him again at his master's house. The road lay over a lofty down, or hill, which commands a pros- pect of scenery seldom equalled for beauty and magnifi- cence. It gave birth to silent but instructive meditation. The down was covered with sheep gracing on its pas- ture. Here and there a shepherd’s boy watched over the flock committed to his care. On my right hand, to the south and south-east, the unbounded ocean displayed its mighty waves. It was covered with vessels of every size, sailing in all directions. At the south-west of the spot on which I was riding, extended a beautiful bay, bounded by high cliffs. Be 5