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Show 4.54 Services . at Concord. He shall judge the nations and have dominion over the people, nnd his Lord shall reign forever. The following original verses, by a gentleman of Concord, were then read by .1\fR. Bno,vN, and sung by the congt·egation standing: DIRGE. To-day beside Potomac's wave, Beneath Virginia's sky, They slay the man who loved the slave, And dared for him to die. The Pilgrim Fathers' earnest creed, Virginia's ancient faith, Inspired this hero's noblest deed, And his reward is- Death ! Great 'Vashington's indignant shade Forever urged him on- He heard from Monticello's glade The voice of Jefferson. But chiefly on the Hebrew page He read Jehovah's hw, And this, from youth to hoary age, Obeyed ·with love and awe. No selfish purpose armed his hand, No passion aimed his blo·w ; How loyally he loved his land Impartial Time shall show. But now the faithful martyr dies ; His brave heart beats no more ; His soul ascends the equal skies ; His earthly course is o'er. For this we mourn, but not for him : Like him, in God we trust ; And though our eyes with tears arc dim, We know that God is just. APPENDIX. |
