,,the ,,dying ,,indian',s ,,dream4 ,a ,,poem4 ,,by ,,silas ,,tertius ,,rand1 ,of ,hantsport1 ,nova ,scotia1 ,,missionary ,,to ,,the ,,mic-,,mac ,,indians4 7,,third ,,edition1 ,,revised47 ,with some ,additional ,latin ,poems4 ,,windsor1 ,n4 ,s43 ,c4 ,w4 ,,knowles4 #ahha ,,preface ,,to ,,the ,,third ,,edition4 ,,the ,,wigwam ,,scene described in the following pages1 occurred at ,hantsport1 ,nova ,scotia1 in ,march1 #ahee4 ,in the ,sixth ,annual ,report of the ,mic-,mac ,mission1 in a letter written immediately after the event1 ,i find it thus described3 8,an event of some interest has just occurred here4 ,one of our sick ,indians1 named ,john ,paul1 has just died1 and was buried to-day4 ,i have taken from my first acquaintance with him1 a great liking to him4 ,i have spent many an hour with him in his wigwam4 ,he always listened attentively to the ,scriptures1 and engaged readily in religious conversation1 and ,i have not been without hope that the grace of ,god had taken possession of his heart4 ,efforts were made to deter him from allowing my visits2 but they were unavailing4 ,i never aimed so much to attack his ,romish errors directly1 as to dwell upon the free salvation of the ,gospel--without money and without price4 ,about last ,new ,year's ,day1 while ,i was in ,halifax1 ,i was informed that the ,romish priest had sent orders to him to leave ,hantsport1 and had threatened him with all the curses of the ,church if he remained4 ,his statement to me when ,i returned1 was3 8,i won't leave this place till ,i choose4 ,it is not in the power of any man to keep me out of ,heaven4 ,that is a matter between ,god and my own soul40 ,he said in ,indian3 8,neen alsoomse40 8,i am my own master40 ,he remained4 ,he continued to listen to the ,bible with attention1 and to receive my visits with kindness and respect till he died4 ,i now recollect that when ,i came to read to him1 he would send the small children away1 so that we might not be disturbed4 ,the last time ,i saw him was a precious season to my own soul4 ,it seemed easy to speak of the ,great ,redeemer1 and of the way of ,salvation4 ,i may say that special prayer was made for him in the ,meeting ,house1 where a number of christian friends were assembled on the day before he died1 holding a special prayer meeting on our own account4 ,more than one fervent prayer was offered up for the dying ,indian4 ,after the meeting ,i returned to my own house1 where ,i met an ,indian from ,john ,paul's wigwam1 who informed me that the poor fellow was near his end4 8,but oh10 said he1 8he is wonderfully happy6 ,he says he is going right to heaven1 and that he has already had a glimpse of that bright happy world4 ,he has been exhorting us all1 and telling us how easy it is to be saved4 ,he dreamed last night that he was in heaven4 ,heaven seemed to him to be an immense great palace1 as large as this world1 all formed of gold4 ,he saw there the glorious ,redeemer1 surrounded by an immense ,host of ,saints and ,angels1 all drest in white4 ,as he entered he thought they gathered round him and shouted3 ,,john ,,paul has come6 ,john ,paul has come60 ,the poor fellow did not die until the following morning1 and just before he died he looked up towards heaven1 and declared that he saw the angels1 and the ,glory of ,god4 ,he was astonished that the others could not see what he saw4 ,he wanted them to hold up his children1 that they might see the wonders that he himself saw4 ,he then sank back on his pillow and quietly expired4 ,it will be thus seen that the following ,poem is not a work of fiction4 ,it aims to relate--with some license of imagination1 of course1 else it would not be poetry--a plain historical fact4 ,the description of ,paul's skill and knowledge as a hunter1 and in managing their frail little water-crafts in a sea1 is literally true of many of the ,indians1 and was true of him4 ,his peace of mind in committing his family into the hands of ,god1 after he found himself disabled1 having burst a blood vessel by carrying a large load1 from which he never recovered--he related to me3 and this is expressed in the prayer put into his mouth at the close1 8which we did not fully hear or share40 ,it may be added that after the ,poem was written1 ,i read it to the ,indian who gave me the account of ,john ,paul's death1 and as he spoke the ,english language well1 he had no difficulty in understanding it4 ,and he assured me that it described the scene correctly4 ,i may add that the measure--or rather the utter disregard of all regular measure--was suggested by an old poem ,i saw somewhere1 describing a very different scene1 and the 8wildness0 of it appealed to me to be just suited to a scene of the ,wilderness and the wigwam4 ,it will not surely be deemed a very great stretch of 8poetic license0 to represent oneself as an eye- and ear-witness of a scene1 with the surroundings of which he was so familiar1 and which had been so vividly described by those who really were present4 ,nor need we speculate about the cause of dreams or their significance4 ,no one will deny that they may be a very exact index of the state of mind at the time1 of the one who dreams4 ,and the earnest prayer of the writer1 is1 that the reader of these verses1 and himself1 may be1 at the time of our departure1 so full of joy and peace in believing1 that whether waking or dreaming1 we may 8rejoice with that joy which is unspeakable and full of glory1 receiving the end of our faith1 even the salvation of our souls40 ,,silas ,t4 ,,rand4 ,hantsport1 ,n4 ,s4 ,illustration ,the ,dying ,indian's ,dream4 8,jesus1 the vision of thy face1 ,hath overpowering charms2 ,scarce shall ,i feel ,death's cold embrace1 ,if ,christ be in my arms4 ,then when you hear my heartstrings break1 ,how sweet my minutes roll2 ,a mortal paleness on my cheek1 ,and glory in my soul40--,watts4 ,i4 ,upon his bed of clay1 ,wasting away1 ,day after day1 ,a sick and suffering ,indian lay3 ,no lordly ,chieftain he1 ,of boasted pedigree1 ,or famed for bravery ,in battle1 or for cruelty2 ,he was of low degree1 ,the child of poverty1 ,and from his infancy1 ,inured to hardship1 toil and pains2 ,he was a ,hunter1 bold and free1 ,of famed ,,acadia',s plains4 ,he'd roamed at will1 ,o'er rock and hill1 ,and every spot he knew1 ,of forest wide1 ,of mountain side1 ,of bush and brake1 ,of stream and lake1 ,of sunny pool and alder shade1 ,where the trout and the salmon played1 ,where the weeping willow wept1 ,where the whistling wood-cock kept1 ,where the mink and the martin crept1 ,where the wolf and the wild-cat stept1 ,where the bear and the beaver slept1 ,where the roaring torrent swept1 ,where the wandering woodman strayed1 ,where the hunter's lodge was made1 ,where his weary form was laid2 ,where the fish and the game abound1 ,where the various kinds are found1 ,every month the ,seasons round3 ,where beetling bluffs o'er hang the deep1 ,where laughing cascades foam and leap1 ,dancing away from steep to steep3 ,where the ash and the maple grew1 ,where the hawk and the eagle flew1 ,sailing in the azure blue4 ,with matchless skill1 ,he could hunt and kill1 ,the moose and the carriboo1 ,and smoothly ride ,on the rolling tide1 ,in the light and frail canoe2 ,though in angry gusts the tempest blew1 ,though the thunders roared1 ,and the torrents poured1 ,and the vivid lightnings flew2 ,with a noble pride1 ,which fear defied1 ,with steady hand and true1 ,the fragile skiff ,by the frowning cliff1 ,he could steadily guide1 ,and safely glide1 ,in joyful glee1 ,triumphantly1 ,the roaring surges through4 ,,ii4 ,and many a weary day1 ,he had toiled away1 ,in his own humble home1 ,at basket1 bark1 and broom1 ,to gain the scanty fare1 ,doled out to him grudgingly1 where ,his ancient sires1 ,kindled their fires1 ,and roamed without control1 ,over those wide domains1 ,rocks1 rivers1 hills1 and plains1 ,in undisputed right1 lords of the whole4 ,but ah6 those days were gone1 ,and weeks and months had flown1 ,since dire disease had laid him low2 ,nor huntsman's skill1 ,nor workman's will1 ,in want1 in danger1 or alarm1 ,could nerve his powerless1 palsied arm1 ,or bend his useless bow4 ,but ,god was there1 ,and fervent prayer1 ,to ,heaven ascended1 ,and sweetly blended ,with angel's song1 ,from ,seraph's tongue2 ,and ,joy was there1 and ,hope1 and ,faith1 ,triumphing over pain and death2 ,the ,light of ,truth around him shone1 ,auspicious of the brighter dawn2 ,he trusted in the living ,god1 ,as washed in ,jesus' precious blood3 ,no dread of death or priestly power1 ,could shake him in that fearful hour1 ,nor tyrant's rod4 ,the fluttering breath from his palsied lung1 ,no utterance gave to his quivering tongue2 ,but still his ear ,was bent to hear ,the ,words of ,truth and ,love2 ,his flashing eye ,glanced toward the sky1 ,and he whispered1 8,i shall die2 ,but ,god is ,love2 ,there's rest above40 ,,iii4 ,he slept6 the dying ,indian slept6 ,a balmy peace had o'er him crept1 ,and for the moment kept ,his senses steeped ,in calm and sweet repose1-- ,such as the dying ,christian only knows4 ,consumption's work was done2 ,its racking course was run2 ,his flesh was wasted1 gone2 ,he seemed but skin and bone1 ,a breathing skeleton-- ,deep silence reigned--no sound1 ,save the light fluttering round ,of scattered leaflets1 found ,upon the frozen ground1 ,and the gently whispering breeze1 ,soft sighing through the trees1 ,was in the wigwam heard2 ,the voice of man1 and beast1 and bird1 ,were hushed--save the deep drawn sigh1 ,and the feeble wail of the infant's cry1 ,soothed by the mother's sobbing lullaby1 ,and bursts of grief from children seated nigh1 ,waiting to see their father die4 ,kindred and friends were there1 ,gathered for prayer1 ,to soothe the suffering and the grief to share2 ,and ,angel ,bands were near1 ,waiting with joy to bear ,a ransomed spirit to that ,world on high1 ,that 8,heaven of joy and love1 beyond the ,sky40 ,,iv4 ,he dreamed6 the dying ,indian dreamed6 ,flashes of ,glory round him gleamed6 ,a bright effulgence beamed ,from on high1 and streamed ,far upward and around2 it seemed ,that his work on earth was done1 ,that his mortal course was run1 ,life's battle fought and won2 ,that he stood alone1 ,happy1 light and free1 ,listening to sweetest melody1 ,and softest harmony1 ,from the etherial plains1 ,in loud extatic strains1 ,such as no mortal ear1 ,could bear1 or be allowed to hear4 ,when suddenly to his wondering eyes1 ,upstarting to the skies1 ,a glorious ,palace stood2 ,all formed of burnished gold1 ,solid1 of massive mould1 ,the bright ,abode ,of the ,creator ,god6 ,ample1 vast and high1 ,like ,earth1 and ,sea1 and ,sky1 ,the ,palace of the ,king of kings1 ,where the flaming ,seraph sings1 ,waving his golden wings2 ,where the ransomed sinner brings1 ,honour and glory to the ,eternal ,son1 ,casting his dazzling crown1 ,in lowly adoration down1 ,before the blazing ,throne1 ,of the ,eternal ,three in ,one4 ,but oh6 what rapturous sounds6 ,a shout through ,heaven resounds6 ,myriads of happy spirits1 robed in white1 ,more pure and bright ,than the noonday light1 ,are standing round the ,throne1 ,of the ,eternal ,one4 ,every eye upon him turns1 ,every breast with rapture burns1 ,and trembles the lofty ,dome1 ,as they shout him welcome home-- 8,,john ,,paul has come6 ,,john ,,paul has come60 ,v4 ,he woke6 the dying ,indian woke ,opened his eyes and spoke3 ,a heavenly radiance broke ,from his bright beaming eye1 ,and with a loud exultant cry1 ,and clear ringing voice1 ,in the soft accents of his native tongue1 ,and in glowing imagery1 ,suited to the theme1 ,like that of the ,immortal ,dreamer's ,dream1 ,in ,bedford's mystic 8,den10 whose fame1 ,he'd never heard1 nor knew the 8,pilgrim's0 name1-- ,or that ,sublimer ,song1 ,by ,john of old1 in ,patmos' ,prison sung1 ,to the ,celestial ,throng2-- ,whose dazzling visions of the ,throne1 ,he'd never read1 or heard1 or known2 ,he told the visions of his head1 ,while slumbering upon his bed2 ,and spoke of those unutterable joys ,prepared on high1 ,beyond the sky1 ,for sinners saved in ,jesus when they die4 ,,vi4 ,with mute amaze1 ,and earnest gaze1 ,seated round his cot ,entranced1 and to the spot ,enchained1 we listen to the story1 ,catching glimpses of the glory2 ,as though the echoing roll ,from the ,eternal ,hill1 ,in soft vibrations broke1 ,upon our senses while he spoke1 ,sending through every soul1 ,a deep unutterable thrill6 8,oh6 ,i have been in ,heaven60 ,to me it has been given ,to see the ,throne of ,light1 ,and ,hosts of ,angels bright1 ,and ,ransomed ,spirits robed in white2 ,they knew my name1 ,and who ,i am1 ,and whence ,i came2 ,i heard them loud through heaven proclaim3 8,make room6 make room6 ,,john ,,paul has come6 ,,john ,,paul has come60 ,bear the glad tidings far ,as the remotest star6 ,let every tongue ,the shout prolong6 ,sound the ,redeemer's praise1 ,in loudest1 loftiest lays6 ,your noblest ,anthems raise ,to everlasting days1 ,to ,him who bought him ,with ,his precious blood2 ,to ,him who brought him ,to this bright ,abode ,of perfect blessedness1 ,and everlasting peace1 8,the ,bosom of his ,father and his ,god40 ,,vii4 8,oh6 ,i shall surely reach that place1 ,through matchless grace6 ,one moment more below ,i linger1 then ,i go1 ,from this dark world of woe1 ,where floods of sorrow overflow1 ,to those bright beauteous ,plains1 ,where ,glory everlasting reigns3 ,that ,land of heavenly ,rest1 ,among the ,pure and ,blest1 ,where ,jesus is--where ,i ,shall never sin again or sigh2-- ,in that bright ,world on high1 ,there are no stains ,of sin1 and no remains ,of sorrow1 sighs1 and pains2 ,but pure and perfect happiness1 ,and royal robes of heavenly dress1 ,i shall eternally possess3 ,where holiness and peace ,never to cease1 ,but ever to increase1 ,abound--ah yes6 this ,bliss1 ,which ,i shall there possess1 ,in all its glorious blessedness1 ,forever and forever reigns1 ,o'er all those wide extended plains40 8,oh6 ,i must meet you there1 ,my brothers6 you must share ,that ,blessedness with me1 ,so wonderful1 so free2 ,that ,mansion in the skies1 ,not bought with gold or price1 ,but with the precious blood1 ,of ,christ1 the ,lamb of ,god1 ,who died on ,calvary's bloody tree1 ,in pain1 and bitterest agony1 ,to set us guilty sinners free1 ,from all our sin and misery4 ,oh6 wondrous ,love6 that we1 even ,,we1 ,despised1 degraded1 though we be1 ,in wretchedness and poverty1 ,may find ,redemption in his ,name1 ,that rich ,inheritance to claim1 ,with yonder blood-washed company1 ,all robed in spotless purity1 ,and ,joy1 to all eternity40 8,oh6 listen to the ,great ,redeemer's voice1 ,receive ,his ,word1 make ,him your choice1 ,trust in ,his ,name1 and in ,his ,love rejoice1 ,forsake all sin1 repent1 and be forgiven1 ,then ,i shall meet you all again in ,heaven40 ,,viii4 ,he ceased--his word1 no longer heard1 ,through every chord1 our souls had stirred4 ,the glistening eye1 gave back reply1 ,then rose on high1 the heart-felt cry3 ,lord1 grant that ,i1 when called to die1 ,may thus be blessed1 from pain released1 ,as ,heavenly ,guest1 with ,thee to feast3 ,oh6 be ,thou near1 my soul to cheer1 ,that doubt and fear1 may disappear1 ,that joy and rest1 may fill my breast1 ,that visions bright1 of heavenly light1 ,like his to-night1 may cheer my sight4 ,should quiet sleep my senses keep1 ,and ,fancy leap the pathless steep1 ,where whirl the streams of airy dreams1 ,with glittering gleams1 of heavenly beams1-- ,oh6 may ,i in fit frame be found1 ,to dream of 8,angels hovering round10 ,and 8leave the world without a tear1 ,save for the friends ,i hold so dear40 ,or should fierce pains forbid to sleep1 ,may ,i amid the anguish deep1 ,when shuddering death-chills o'er me creep1 ,and friends around me mourn and weep1 ,be buoyed above the waves' wild sweep1 ,where bursting billows roar and leap2 ,and hear the #8whispering angels' say1 8,sister ,spirit1 come away20 ,and borne on ,faith and ,fancy's wing1 ,still hear them as they shout1 and sing1 8,my ears with sounds seraphic ring10 ,my soul through all its mystic springs1 ,thrill like a ,harp's harmonious strings1 ,defiance at the foe to fling2 ,that ,i may shout1 exult1 and cry3 8,lend1 lend1 your wings6 ,i mount1 ,i fly60 8,oh6 ,death1 where is thy victory6 ,oh6 ,death1 where is thy sting60 ,my faith has triumphed over thee1 ,a conquered captive1 not a king3 8,jesus can make a dying bed ,feel soft as downy pillows are2 ,here on ,his breast ,i lean my head1 ,and breathe my life out sweetly there40 ,,ix4 ,we watch the dying man meanwhile1 ,his face all radiant with a smile2 ,his lips still move1 as if in prayer1 ,a prayer we may not fully share2 ,but ,one is near1 whose gracious ear1 ,the deep unuttered groan can hear4 ,nor need we doubt or judge amiss1 ,what the heart's inmost yearning is4 ,the quivering lip1 the tearful eye1 ,can well attest the earnest cry1 ,of the stirred soul's deep agony2 ,and taught of ,god1 we join the prayer1 ,we may not fully hear or share4 ,our eyes and hearts to ,heaven we raise1 ,while thus the dying ,indian prays3-- 8,god of eternal ,love1 ,look from ,thy throne above1 ,bow down thy gracious ear1 ,my dying prayer to hear2 ,fulfil ,thy promises1 ,thy promises to bless ,the widow and the fatherless4 ,grant this last boon ,i crave6 ,may they have bread when ,i am dead1 ,and by thy bounty still be fed1 ,when ,i am in my grave4 ,better than earthly father's care1 ,oh6 may they in thy goodness share6 ,grant them all needed good2 ,for soul and body1 food2 ,and may thy mighty arm1 ,protect them from all harm4 ,i leave them at thy call1 ,mother and children all3 ,oh6 let no fears appal6 ,and let them never fail or fall6 ,i trust them1 ,lord1 to ,thee1 ,thou wilt their ,father be1 ,for time and for eternity4 ,thy promises are sure1 ,the needy1 helpless1 poor1 ,though crushed to death and dust1 ,may in ,thy goodness trust1 ,and rest upon thy ,word1 ,thou ever blessed ,lord60 8,oh6 bless my people6 bless ,them in their helplessness6 ,their poverty and wretchedness1 ,their misery and distress4 ,bless the whole ,indian race6 ,that they may know thy grace6 ,do thou their hearts prepare1 ,that they may freely share1 ,those blessings rich and rare1 ,that from the ,gospel flow1-- ,salvation here below1 ,at all times trusting ,thee1 and go ,to that bright ,world on high1 ,of ,glory when they die2 ,that they may shine1 ,in ,love divine1 ,and with ,thee rest ,forever blest60 ,x4 ,now droops his weary head ,exhausted on his bed4 ,his dying prayer has ceased2 ,convulsive heaves his breast2 ,we deem him sunk to rest1 ,breathing his last and best2 ,when suddenly his eyes ,he opens on the skies1 ,and startling us with surprise1 ,he waves his hand and cries3 8,i see1 ,i see the place6 ,i see my ,saviour's face6 ,look1 children1 look6 your eyes ,raise1 and look toward the skies6 ,bright beams of ,glory ,come hovering o'er me6 ,see6 see6 they're opening wide1 ,the flaming gates of ,paradise6 ,bright angels downward glide1 ,and standing near my side1 ,they smile and bid me come1 ,to my eternal home40 ,,xi4 ,he dies1 the happy ,indian dies1 ,closes his eyes to earth1 and flies ,up to the regions of the skies4 ,angelic legions lead the way1 ,to the portals of celestial day4 ,wide spreads the news1 all ,heaven rings1 ,angels and ransomed spirits wave their wings1 ,all lowly bending to the ,king of kings2 ,mingling their loftiest harmonies1 ,their sweetest1 softest melodies1 ,high ,heaven's eternal ,minstrelsies1 ,with harp and voice and choral symphonies1 ,loud as the sounding of ten thousand seas6 ,they shout him welcome to his heavenly ,home3 8,,john ,,paul has come6 ,,john ,,paul has come60 ,bear the glad tidings far ,as the remotest star6 ,let every tongue1 ,the shout prolong6 ,sound the ,redeemer's praise1 ,in loudest1 loftiest lays6 ,your noblest anthems raise ,to everlasting days1 ,to ,him who bought him ,with ,his precious blood1 ,to ,him who brought him ,to this bright ,abode ,of perfect blessedness1 ,and ,everlasting ,peace1 8,the ,bosom of his ,father and his ,god60 ,,xii4 ,oh6 ,bliss ,immortal6 hail6 all hail6 ,all glory1 honour1 to the ,lamb who died6 ,now seated glorious at ,his ,father's side4 ,sound through the ,universe his ,name6 ,his matchless ,love his ,fame proclaim6 ,till all ,his foes are put to shame4 ,and let the ,story of the ,cross prevail ,o'er every ,mountain1 ,island1 ,hill1 and ,dale1 ,of the wide world1 and satan's power destroy1-- ,the wondrous news thrill every heart with joy-- ,wafted on every breeze1 by every swelling gale1 ,till sin and suffering1 shame and sorrow fail2 ',gainst ,love ,omnipotent no force prevail2 ,till all ,his foes subdued shall bow the knee1 ,to ,him who died on ,calvary's bloody tree1 ,for lost and guilty men1 of every race1 ,of every nation1 station1 time and place4 ,oh swell the joyful notes of ,jubilee6 ,the year of ,grace6 the year of ,liberty6 ,burst6 burst6 ye prison bars6 let ,man be free6 ,,he died for all1 of every tribe and hue1 ,anglican1 ,indian1 ,ethiop1 ,greek and ,jew4 ,all1 all are welcome6 wide heaven's gates expand2 ,there every name is known from every ,land1 ,there burst ,hosannas1 ,heaven's loud acclaim1 ,o'er every new-arrived1 his name they name4 ,while all the blood-washed ,throng1 ,in accents loud and long1 ,their rapturous joy proclaim1 ,shouting and singing1 ,glory to the ,lamb6 ,all praise to ,him who sits upon the ,throne1 ,who rules the ,universe1 the ,lord alone6 ,jehovah1 ,jesus1 ,saviour1 ,great ,i ,,am6 ,to ,him who bought us ,with ,his precious blood2 ,to ,him who brought us ,to this ,bright ,abode1 ,of perfect ,blessedness1 ,and ,everlasting ,peace1 8,the ,bosom of ,our ,father and our ,god60 ,illustration ,latin ,translations4 ,the following attempts at a translation of a couple of ,psalms1 and some of our beautiful ,evangelical ,hymns into ,latin1 will interest those who are acquainted with that noble old ,tongue2 more especially if they are at all conversant with the ,latin ,hymnology and methods of versification of what are designated the ,middle ,ages4 ,psalmus ,,xxiii4 #a4 ,est ,jehova ,pastor meus1 ,meus ,dominus et ,deus1-- ,ego impotens et reus-- ,ergo non carebo4 ,suam ovem stabulatque1 ,prata graminosa datque4 ,rivis placidis lavatque1 ,illuc ducit1 propinatque2 ,itaque valebo4 #b4 ,animamque reportavit ,meam1 saepe recreavit2 ,me quaesivit et servavit1 ,optimus ,curator4 ,vs rectis1 praeparatis1 ,aequitati consecratis1 ,ducit ,deus bonitatis1 ,propter suum nomen gratis1 ,ductor et ,salvator4 #c4 ,transeam caliginosa ,loca1 et calamitosa1 ,dura1 dira1 luctuosa1 ,hostes et obstantes2 ,non formido aerumnosa ,mala1 tetra1 dolorosa2 ,gaudens fero lacrimosa1 ,inter ,te amantes4 ,confidenter ibo ,tecum2 ,nam ,tu semper eris mecum2 ,tua virga1 tuum pedum1 ,ample consolantes4 #d4 ,mensam mihi preparasque1 ,coram hostes1 panem dasque2 ,in clementi prope stasque3 ,mea pax abundat3 ,sanctum oleum benignum1 ,super caput tam indignum ,meum fundis1--clarum signum3 ,meum vas redundat4 #e4 ,immo bonitas divina1 ,valetudo genuina1 ,cum clementi supern1 ,et benignitas aeterna1 ,semper me sequentur4 ,dum in vita remanebo1 ,dei grati gaudebo3 ,ejus domum habitabo1 ,ejus nomen collaudabo1 ,et indesinenter4 ,psalmus ,c4 #a4 ,in ,jehovam vos ovate1 ,et gaudete1 et cantate1 ,omnes terram habitantes4 ,laeti ,dominum1 servite1 ,et cum gaudio gestite1 ,coram ,illum triumphantes4 #b4 ,nostrm ,deus est ,creator1 ,dominator et ,salvator1 ,deus unus1 ,auctor rerum3 ,fecit nos1 et nos nutrivit1 ,regit1 tutat1 repetivit1 ,oves perditos ad ,herum4 #c4 ,ejus portas introite2 ,claris laudibus adite2 ,illum ,dominum clamantes3 ,illum bonum1 semper verum1 ,fidelissimumque ,herum1 ,in eternum adorantes4 8,nearer ,my ,god to ,thee40 #a4 ,propius1 ,o ,deus mi1 propius ad ,te1 ,etiamsi crux erit qu tollat me3 ,canam continue-- ,mi ,deus1 prope ,te2 ,propius1 ,o ,deus mi1 propius ad ,te4 #b4 ,erroni noctu quamvis similis1 ,quiescam super stratum lapidis1-- ,delectat esse me ,in somnis prope ,te2 ,propius1 ,o ,deus mi1 propius ad ,te4 #c4 ,ut scalae tunc ad coelos via sit2 ,quaecunque mihi des1 clementi fit3 ,sunto coelicolae2 ,nutantes vocent me1 ,propius1 ,o ,deus mi1 propius ad ,te4 #d4 ,tum experrecta laude fulget mens1 ,petrosis malis 8,bethel0 extruens3 ,sic moeror urget me1 ,mi ,deus1 prope ,te1 ,propius1 ,o ,deus mi1 propius ad ,te4 #e4 ,si laetis pennis findens ara4 ,relictis stellis1 petam supera-- ,quam jucundissime1 ,cantabo--,prope ,te1 ,propius1 ,o ,deus mi1 propius ad ,te4 8,rock of ,ages ,cleft for ,me40 ,rupes ,saeculorum1 ,te1 ,pro me fissa1 condam me6 ,aquae ,fons et sanguinis1 ,duplex tui lateris1 ,scelerum purgatio ,sit1 et expiatio4 ,nunquam possim exsequi1 ,tua lex qu mandet mi2 ,quamvis strenuus semper sim1 ,atque semper fleverim1 ,hoc nil expiaverit2 ,in ,te solo salus sit4 ,nil in manu tulero2 ,tuae cruci hreo2 ,vestes mihi nudo des1 ,inopemque subleves2 ,fonti foedus advolo2 ,nisi laves pereo4 ,dum vitalem haurio vim1 ,cumque moribundus sim1 ,quum per stellas evolem1-- ,ante tuum thronum stem1 ,rupes ,saeculorum1 ,te1 ,pro me fissa1 condam me4 8,jesus ,refuge of ,my ,soul60 ,o ,prsidium1 ,jesu mi1 ,fugiam tuo pectori3 ,torrens propius stuet1 ,dum procella fureret3 ,hoc in vit turbine1 ,o ,salvator1 tege me6 ,fac ut tutus1 integer1 ,tecum semper commorer4 ,soli es ,refugio3 ,tibi lassus hreo3 ,ne relinque solum me2 ,sit solatium per ,te4 ,tibi dum confisus sim1 ,plenas opes tulerim3 ,me defende1 debilem1 ,me tutator1 inopem4 ,tu1 ,o ,jesu1 mihi es ,omnes res optabiles3 ,aegrum1 lapsum1 sublevas1 ,opem fesso1 coeco1 das3 ,facile es sanctissimus2 ,ego sum perimprobus1 ,fdus1 plenus scelerum-- ,tu1 bonorum omnium4 ,gratia satis est in ,te1 ,sontem perabsolvere4 ,fluat flumen affatim1 ,purus ut ex toto sim4 ,jesus1 ,fons vitalis es3 ,sumam qu benigne des3 ,vive mi in pectore1 ,fons ,aeternat ,domine6 8,abide ,with ,me1 ,fast ,falls the ,eventide40 ,mecum habita1 ,domine6 ultima labitur hora diei3 ,quam tenebrae condensantur6 ,tu mecum habitato6 ,deficiunt adjutores1 atque omnia grata2 ,tu1 qui non spernes inopes1 ,o mecum habitato6 ,ad metam tenuis vit1 properant rapidae horae2 ,blanditiae pereunt1 et transit gloria mundi3 ,omnia mutari1 corrumpique1 undique vidi2 ,tu qui immutatus remanes1 ,o mecum habitato4 ,te1 ,domine1 est mihi nunc opus omni hora fugienti3 ,tu solus valeas hostes mihi vincere saevos3 ,tu solus firmum me1 et salvum ducere possis3 ,in tranquillo1 in turbinibus1 ,tu1 ,o mecum habitato4 ,hostes non timeo1 quum ,tu stas praesto beare2 ,adversi casus faciles sunt absque dolore2 ,terrores mortis1 stimuli1 et victoria1 desunt2 ,laetatusque exsultabo1 nam mecum habitabis4 ,mi juvenescenti1 blandus ,tu nempe favisti2 ,ah me6 quam brutus6 quam perversusque remansi6 ,non discessisti a me1 saepe ut deserui ,te3 ,o ,domine1 usque et ad extremum1 ,tu mecum habitato4 ,ad oculos crucem dormitanti mihi monstra2 ,illustra tenebras1 et me erige visere coelos3 ,en1 umbrae fugiunt6 et mane rubescere coepit6 ,in vita1 in morte1 ,o ,domine1 ,o ,tu mecum habitato6 8,just as ,i ,am ,without ,one ,plea40 ,sicuti sum--nec sine spe1 ,quia ,tu mortuus es pro me1 ,et jubes ire me ad ,te-- ,o ,agnus ,dei1 venio4 ,sicuti sum--nec haesitem1 ,ut maculas abluerem2 ,mundus per tuum sanguinem1 ,o ,agnus ,dei1 venio4 ,sicuti sum--jactatus sim1 ,et dubitans dum conflixerim1 ,certansque1 timens1 perdo vim1 ,o ,agnus ,dei1 venio4 ,sicuti sum--miserrime ,ccus1 nudusque omni re1 ,ut omnia capiam in ,te1 ,o ,agnus ,dei1 venio4 ,sicuti sum--recipies1 ,purgabis1 solves1 eximes2 ,nam credo quod promitteres3 ,o ,agnus ,dei1 venio4 ,sicuti sum--agnosco ,te1 ,salvasse per amorem me1 ,ut tuus sim assidue3 ,o ,agnus ,dei1 venio4 ,,transcriber ,,notes ,misspelled words and printer errors have been corrected4 ,inconsistencies in punctuation have been maintained4 ,a cover was created for this e,book4 ,the end of ,the ,dying ,indian's ,dream1 by ,silas ,tertius ,rand4