hour:Be this thy noblest fame, imperial Passionflower!

And takes its name from suff'ring's fiercest | 'Tis the Christian's zenith, the Summer of him
Whose strength to his God is devoted;
Who, whether his path-way be bright or dim,
By mortals admir'd or unnoted-
From strength to strength, and from grace
to grace,
Outshines the Sun in his glorious race.

Whatever impulse first conferr'd that name,
Or Fancy's dream, or Superstition's art,
I freely own its spirit-touching claim,
With thoughts and feelings it may well
impart :-

Not that I would forego the surer chart
Of REVELATION for a mere conceit;
Yet with indulgence may The Christian's heart
Each frail memorial of HIS MASTER greet,
And chiefly what recals his love's most
glorious feat.