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Awful Retribution.
An awful beam of sulp h ' rous tire descends . And instantly thc mortal speaker falls Prostrate , in helpless agony !—His eyes Roll in their sockets , but the darkness round Is horrible . The gift of light from him Who felt no gratitude that he was blest ,
Is gone for ever!—How he groans ancl sighs ! His tongue would utter what he feels , and ask For help from those whom lately he could curse , — But double wretchedness is on him now , For blind and speechless is the stricken man !—The awful judgment of an angry GOD
Forbids that he shall e ' er again behold The lovely things of Earth . —The hills and dales , The beauteous flow ' rs , the plants , and shady trees , The flowing rivers and the glittering streams ,
The grassy meadows and the harvest fields , The waving groves that cool the summer breeze—The glorious sun , the moon , the twinkling stars , The varying aspects of the changing year , And every lovely scene that Nature gives To raise the grateful soul from Earth to Heav ' n , —
Are all to him a dark and dreary blank ! The boundless light of Heav ' n is closed from him For ever!—Bitterness of spirit clings Round his chill'd heart , and Conscience wakes within The frightful recollections of the past , That bring no comfort to his hapless mind ,
But sad increase of misery !—His soul Is overwhelm'd with wretchedness : he longs To speak of what he suffers ; but he sighs And pines in silence , for ' tis Heav ' n ' s decree That he shall speak no more !—
O wicked men . ' Be warn'd—be warn'd , ere yet it be too late—And learn that He who giveth life and death Will not be mock'd by impious words and oaths From creatures subject to His awful pow ' r . W . HERSEE .
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Awful Retribution.
An awful beam of sulp h ' rous tire descends . And instantly thc mortal speaker falls Prostrate , in helpless agony !—His eyes Roll in their sockets , but the darkness round Is horrible . The gift of light from him Who felt no gratitude that he was blest ,
Is gone for ever!—How he groans ancl sighs ! His tongue would utter what he feels , and ask For help from those whom lately he could curse , — But double wretchedness is on him now , For blind and speechless is the stricken man !—The awful judgment of an angry GOD
Forbids that he shall e ' er again behold The lovely things of Earth . —The hills and dales , The beauteous flow ' rs , the plants , and shady trees , The flowing rivers and the glittering streams ,
The grassy meadows and the harvest fields , The waving groves that cool the summer breeze—The glorious sun , the moon , the twinkling stars , The varying aspects of the changing year , And every lovely scene that Nature gives To raise the grateful soul from Earth to Heav ' n , —
Are all to him a dark and dreary blank ! The boundless light of Heav ' n is closed from him For ever!—Bitterness of spirit clings Round his chill'd heart , and Conscience wakes within The frightful recollections of the past , That bring no comfort to his hapless mind ,
But sad increase of misery !—His soul Is overwhelm'd with wretchedness : he longs To speak of what he suffers ; but he sighs And pines in silence , for ' tis Heav ' n ' s decree That he shall speak no more !—
O wicked men . ' Be warn'd—be warn'd , ere yet it be too late—And learn that He who giveth life and death Will not be mock'd by impious words and oaths From creatures subject to His awful pow ' r . W . HERSEE .