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POEMS OF DEVOTION.

HOLY, blessed, glorious Trinity
Of persons, still one God in Unity.
The faithful man's believed mystery,
Help, help to lift

Myself up to thee, harrow'd, torn, and

bruised,

By sin and Satan; and my flesh misused,
As my heart lies in pieces, all confused,
O take my gift.

II.

All-gracious God, the sinner's sacrifice,
A broken heart, thou wert not wont despise ;
But 'bove the fat of rams, or bulls to prize,
An offering meet,
For thy acceptance: O, behold me right,
And take compassion on my grievous plight!
What odour can be, than a heart contrite,

To thee more sweet?

III.

Eternal Father, God, who didst create
This all of nothing, gav'st it form and fate,
And breath'st into it life and light, with state
To worship thee.
Eternal God the Son, who not deniedst
To take our nature; becam'st man, and diedst,
To pay our debts, upon thy cross, and criedst
ALL'S DONE IN ME.1

IV.

Eternal Spirit, God from both proceeding,
Father and Son; the Comforter, in breeding
Pure thoughts in man: with fiery zeal them feeding

For acts of grace.

Increase those acts, O glorious Trinity

Of persons, still one God in Unity;
Till I attain the long'd-for mystery

V.

Of seeing your face.

Beholding one in three, and three in one,
A Trinity, to shine in Union;

The gladdest light dark man can think upon;
O grant it me!
Father, and Son, and Holy Ghost, you three,
All co-eternal in your majesty,

Distinct in persons, yet in unity

VI.

One God to see.

My Maker, Saviour, and my Sanctifier!
To hear, to mediate, sweeten my desire

With grace, with love, with cherishing entire :

O, then how blest!

1 All's done in me.] Alluding to the last words of our blessed Saviour, upon the Cross. "It is finished."