DIVINE POETRY, 
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XI. 
Through every period of my life> 
Thy goodnefs Til purfue , 
And after death> in dijlant worlds , 
The glorious theme renew . 
XII. 
When nature fails , and day and night 
Divide thy works no more , 
My ever-grateful hearty 0 Lord , 
Thy mercy fhall adore . 
XIII. 
Through all eternity to thee 
A joyful fong Til raife , 
For , oh f eternity s too fhort 
To utter all thy praife* 
I fhall have a higher opinion of the good fenfe of this na- 
tion, when I fee young perfons taught, and old ones teach 
themfelves, the proper ufe of fuch poems. We fhould learn to 
read poetry, as we learn to sing, and exercife ourfelves moft in 
fuch kind as this. It will afford a more conftant entertainment, 
and ought to be deemed a more neceffary accomplishment. 
The hymns in queftion are only preparatives for piety ; they are 
but helps to call back our wandering thoughts, to warm a cold 
attention, and to give us a more lively fenfe of our condition. 
What 
