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The book unfolding the resplendent seat	A
Of saints and angels the tremendous fate	B
Of guilty souls the gloomy realms of woe	C
And all the horrors of the world below	C
I next presume to sing What yet remains	D
Demands my last but most exalted strains	D
And let the Muse or now affect the sky	E
Or in inglorious shades for ever lie	E
She kindles she's inflamed so near the goal	F
She mounts she gains upon the starry pole	F
The world grows less as she pursues her flight	G
And the sun darkens to her distant sight	G
Heaven opening all its sacred pomp displays	H
And overwhelms her with the rushing blaze	H
The triumph rings archangels shout around	I
And echoing Nature lengthens out the sound	I
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Ten thousand trumpets now at once advance	J
Now deepest silence lulls the vast expanse	J
So deep the silence and so strong the blast	K
As Nature died when she had groan'd her last	K
Nor man nor angel moves the Judge on high	E
Looks round and with His glory fills the sky	E
Then on the fatal book His hand He lays	H
Which high to view supporting seraphs raise	H
In solemn form the rituals are prepared	L
The seal is broken and a groan is heard	M
And thou my soul O fall to sudden prayer	N
And let the thought sink deep shalt thou be there	N
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See on the left for by the great command	O
The throng divided falls on either hand	O
How weak how pale how haggard how obscene	P
What more than death in every face and mien	P
With what distress and glarings of affright	O
They shock the heart and turn away the sight	O
In gloomy orbs their trembling eye balls roll	F
And tell the horrid secrets of the soul	F
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Each gesture mourns each look is black with care	N
And every groan is loaden with despair	N
Reader if guilty spare the Muse and find	O
A truer image pictured in thy mind	O
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Shouldst thou behold thy brother father wife	Q
And all the soft companions of thy life	Q
Whose blended interests levell'd at one aim	R
Whose mix'd desires sent up one common flame	R
Divided far thy wretched self alone	S
Cast on the left of all whom thou hast known	S
How would it wound What millions wouldst thou give	T
For one more trial one day more to live	U
Flung back in time an hour a moment's space	V
To grasp with eagerness the means of grace	V
Contend for mercy with a pious rage	W
And in that moment to redeem an age	W
Drive back the tide suspend a storm in air	N
Arrest the sun but still of this despair	N
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Mark on the right how amiable a grace	V
Their Maker's image fresh in every face	V
What purple bloom my ravish'd soul admires	X
And their eyes sparkling with immortal fires	Y
Triumphant beauty charms that rise above	Z
This world and in bless'd angels kindle love	Z
To the great Judge with holy pride they turn	A2
And dare behold the' Almighty's anger burn	A2
Its flash sustain against its terror rise	B2
And on the dread tribunal fix their eyes	B2
Are these the forms that moulder'd in the dust	O
O the transcendent glory of the just	O
Yet still some thin remains of fear and doubt	O
The' infected brightness of their joy pollute	O
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Thus the chaste bridegroom when the priest draws nigh	E
Beholds his blessing with a trembling eye	E
Feels doubtful passions throb in every vein	C2
And in his cheeks are mingled joy and pain	C2
Lest still some intervening chance should rise	B2
Leap forth at once and snatch the golden prize	B2
Inflame his woe by bringing it so late	O
And stab him in the crisis of his fate	O
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Since Adam's family from first to last	O
Now into one distinct survey is cast	O
Look round vain glorious Muse and you whoe'er	N
Devote yourselves to Fame and think her fair	N
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Look round and seek the lights of human race	V
Whose shining acts Time's brightest annals grace	V
Who founded sects crowns conquer'd or resign'd	O
Gave names to nations or famed empires join'd	O
Who raised the vale and laid the mountain low	C
And taught obedient rivers where to flow	C
Who with vast fleets as with a mighty chain	C2
Could bind the madness of the roaring main	C2
All lost all undistinguish'd nowhere found	O
How will this truth in Bourbon's palace sound	O
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That hour on which the' Almighty King on high	E
From all eternity has fix'd His eye	E
Whether His right hand favour'd or annoy'd	O
Continued alter'd threaten'd or destroy'd	O
Southern or eastern sceptre downward hurl'd	O
Gave north or west dominion o'er the world	O
The point of time for which the world was built	O
For which the blood of God Himself was spilt	O
That dreadful moment is arrived	O
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Aloft the seats of bliss their pomp display	D2
Brighter than brightness this distinguish'd day	D2
Less glorious when of old the' eternal Son	E2
From realms of night return'd with trophies won	E2
Through heaven's high gates when He triumphant rode	O
And shouting angels hail'd the victor God	O
Horrors beneath darkness in darkness hell	F2
Of hell where torments behind torments dwell	F2
A furnace formidable deep and wide	O
O'er boiling with a mad sulphureous tide	O
Expands its jaws most dreadful to survey	D2
And roars outrageous for the destined prey	D2
The sons of light scarce unappall'd look down	G2
And nearer press Heaven's everlasting throne	S
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Such is the scene and one short moment's space	V
Concludes the hopes and fears of human race	V
Proceed who dares I tremble as I write	O
The whole creation swims before my sight	O
I see I see the Judge's frowning brow	N
Say not 'tis distant I behold it now	N
I faint my tardy blood forgets to flow	C
My soul recoils at the stupendous woe	C
That woe those pangs which from the guilty breast	O
In these or words like these shall be express'd	O
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Who burst the barriers of my peaceful grave	H2
Ah cruel Death that would no longer save	H2
But grudged me e'en that narrow dark abode	O
And cast me out into the wrath of God	O
Where shrieks the roaring flame the rattling chain	C2
And all the dreadful eloquence of pain	C2
Our only song black fire's malignant light	O
The sole refreshment of the blasted sight	O
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Must all those powers Heaven gave me to supply	E
My soul with pleasure and bring in my joy	I2
Rise up in arms against me join the foe	C
Sense Reason Memory increase my woe	C
And shall my voice ordain'd on hymns to dwell	F2
Corrupt to groans and blow the fires of hell	F2
O must I look with terror on my gain	C2
And with existence only measure pain	C2
What no reprieve no least indulgence given	E2
No beam of hope from any point of heaven	E2
Ah Mercy Mercy art thou dead above	Z
Is love extinguish'd in the Source of Love	Z
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Bold that I am did Heaven stoop down to hell	F2
The' expiring Lord of Life my ransom seal	J2
Have not I been industrious to provoke	K2
From His embraces obstinately broke	K2
Pursued and panted for His mortal hate	O
Earn'd my destruction labour'd out my fate	O
And dare I on extinguish'd love exclaim	R
Take take full vengeance rouse the slackening flame	R
Just is my lot but O must it transcend	O
The reach of time despair a distant end	O
With dreadful growth shoot forward and arise	B2
Where Thought can't follow and bold Fancy dies	B2
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NEVER Where falls the soul at that dread sound	O
Down an abyss how dark and how profound	O
Down down I still am falling horrid pain	C2
Ten thousand thousand fathoms still remain	C2
My plunge but still begun And this for sin	L2
Could I offend if I had never been	L2
But still increased the senseless happy mass	M2
Flow'd in the stream or shiver'd in the grass	M2
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Father of Mercies why from silent earth	N2
Didst Thou awake and curse me into birth	N2
Tear me from quiet ravish me from night	O
And make a thankless present of Thy light	O
Push into being a reverse of Thee	O2
And animate a clod with misery	O2
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The beasts are happy they come forth and keep	P2
Short watch on earth and then lie down to sleep	P2
Pain is for man and O how vast a pain	C2
For crimes which made the Godhead bleed in vain	C2
Annull'd His groans as far as in them lay	D2
And flung His agonies and death away	D2
As our dire punishment for ever strong	Q2
Our constitution too for ever young	R2
Cursed with returns of vigour still the same	R
Powerful to bear and satisfy the flame	R
Still to be caught and still to be pursued	O
To perish still and still to be renew'd	O
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