150 ST. BUDEAUX CHURCH. 



cheering symbol of the great mysterious scripture 

 tenet, the resurrection of the body in a purified and 

 glorified form after the winter of death. 



A range of altar tombs along the western boundary 

 of the churchyard is overshadowed by the noble ash- 

 trees above commemorated. These offer an inviting 

 seat to many a " pilgrim of beauty '' drawn to visit 

 the spot by the charms of nature. On a serene 

 summer's afternoon, from the adjoining vicarage 

 garden I heard two persons who had availed them- 

 selves of this grateful shelter, expatiating with 

 delight on the highly picturesque features of the 

 landscape. " But, " continued one, " this scene has 

 peculiar charms for me. I look from this height as 

 from Pisgah — the river below flows like Jordan to 

 me. In that churchyard on the opposite side of the 

 stream will be my mortal resting place. " There was 

 a pause induced by these imaginative, but serious 

 reflections. Presently, a full, clear, and not unme- 

 lodious strain, made up of the two voices I had 

 before heard in conversation, broke forth upon the 

 stillness of the air ; but though strong and distinct, 

 it had nothing incongruous with the Sabbath calm, 

 in which the entire scene was hushed. I could 

 plainly distinguish the words, which were those of 

 Dr. Watts, and which had manifestly suggested the 

 train of thought in the speaker's own language : — 



" Sweet fields beyond the swelling flood 



Stand dress'd in living green ; 

 So to the Jews old Canaan stood, 



While Jordan roll'd between." 



" Could I but climb where Moses stood, 



And view the landscape o*er; 

 Not Jordan's stream, nor death's cold flood, 



Should fright me from the shore. '' 



There is little in the general appearance of St. 

 Budeaux Church, and less perhaps in its detailed 

 parts, to instruct the architect, or to delight the an- 

 tiquary. It is an unpretending structure, with a 

 nave and side aisles of equal length. We have docu- 



