And kept till now unchangingly.[273]
And that dear home, that saving ark,
Where love’s true light at last, I’ve found,
Cheering within when all grows dark,
And comfortless, and storm around.
[265] Or-dainˊ-ed, appointed.
[266] Ca-reerˊ, race, course.
[267] Lavˊ-ished, wasted.
[268] Hapˊ-ly, perhaps, perchance.
[269] Trace, delineate, draw.