To Mr. Hervey, On his Theron and Aspasio

O sent by heav'n, to teach the Saviour's praise

Author: Anne Steele (1760)
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I. O sent by heav'n, to teach the Saviour's praise,
And bid our hearts with pure devotion glow!
Truth shines around thee, with distinguish'd rays,
And all graces in thy language flow.

II. Here beauteous landskips spread their various charms,
The mind inspiring with delight serene;
With pleasing pow'r while sacred friendship warms,
And blest religion crowns the lovely scene.

III. Now deeply humbled, self-abas'd, we read
The abject state of Adam's wretched race;
Now smiling hope lifts up her chearful head,
And faith adores immeasurable grace.

IV. What glories in our great Immanuel shine!
How rich, how free, how full his merits rise!
The curse remov'd, fulfill'd the law divine;
For rebels he obeys, for traitors dies.

V. His righteousness, (immortal robe!) he gives
To cloath the naked; while his flowing blood
Pours healing balm, the wounded sinner lives
To speak the honours of the Savior God.

VI. In him, what countless, endless wonders meet!
Truth, justice, mercy, reconcil'd appear:
His name, how precious! how divinely sweet!
Joy to the heart, and music to the ear.

VII. O Hervey, be thy pleasing labours crown'd
With bliss beyond the low rewards of fame!
Such joy be thine, as thy Aspasio found,
While many a Theron owns the Saviour's name.

Source: Poems on Subjects Chiefly Devotional, Vol. 2 #69

Author: Anne Steele

Anne Steele was the daughter of Particular Baptist preacher and timber merchant William Steele. She spent her entire life in Broughton, Hampshire, near the southern coast of England, and devoted much of her time to writing. Some accounts of her life portray her as a lonely, melancholy invalid, but a revival of research in the last decade indicates that she had been more active and social than what was previously thought. She was theologically conversant with Dissenting ministers and "found herself at the centre of a literary circle that included family members from various generations, as well as local literati." She chose a life of singleness to focus on her craft. Before Christmas in 1742, she declined a marriage proposal from contemporar… Go to person page >

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First Line: O sent by heav'n, to teach the Saviour's praise
Title: To Mr. Hervey, On his Theron and Aspasio
Author: Anne Steele (1760)
Language: English
Publication Date: 1760
Copyright: This text is in the public domain in the United States because it was published before 1929.

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Poems on Subjects Chiefly Devotional, Vol. 2 #69

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