That prize with peerless glories bright

Which shall new luster boast,

When victors’ wreaths and monarchs’ gems

Shall blend in common dust.

Blest Saviour, introduced by Thee,

Have I my race begun;

And, crowned with victory, at Thy feet

I’ll lay my honors down.

Philip Doddridge (1702-1751).

DODDRIDGE: PREACHER, TEACHER AND HYMNIST