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PASTORALS.
See lofty [1]Lebanon his head advance,See nodding forests on the mountains dance,See spicy clouds from lowly Saron rise.And Carmel's flow'ry top perfumes the skies!Hark! a glad voice the lonely desart chears;Prepare the [2]way! a God, a God appears;A God, a God! the vocal hills reply,The rocks proclaim th' approaching Deity.Lo Earth receives him from the bending skies!Sink down ye mountains, and ye vallies rise:With heads declin'd, ye Cedars, homage pay;Be smooth ye rocks, ye rapid floods give way!The Saviour comes! by ancient bards foretold;Hear [3]him ye deaf, and all ye blind behold!He from thick films shall purge the visual ray,And on the sightless eye-ball pour the day:'Tis he th' obstructed paths of sound shall clear,And bid new music charm th'unfolding ear.
  1. ↑ Chap. 35. ꝟ. 2.
  2. ↑ Chap. 40. ꝟ.3, 4.
  3. ↑ Chap 42. ꝟ. 18.Chap 35. ꝟ. 5, 6.

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