Blazon the conscience sacred—ever free;

Here shall she breast the coming storms of fate

And ride triumphant o’er the raging sea,

Her well-cast Anchor here, her lasting Hope in Thee!

XLVIII.

“Here, thy assurance gives our wanderings rest,

And shows where all our future toils must be;

Lord! be our labors by thy mercies blest,

And send their fruits to far posterity;

Let our example still the Conscience free,