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Lo! to the Muse's bright, prophetic eyes, What scenes unfold! what radiant visions rise! See hand in hand, and wafted from above, Celestial Mercy, and angelic love! Lo! from the regions of the morning-star, Descending seraphs bear their sun-bright car!

'High the peaceful streamers wave! 'Lo!' they sing, 'we come to save! 'Come to smile on ev'ry shore, 'Truth and Eden to restore! 'Come, the balm of joy to bring, 'Borne on softest gales of spring! 'Rapture! swell the choral voice, 'Favor'd earth! rejoice, rejoice!

'Now the work of death is o'er, 'Sleep, thou sword! to wake no more! 'Never more Ambition's hand 'Shall wave thee o'er a trembling land!