Their God was absent, though his ark was there. }
Ah! lest our crimes should snatch this pledge away,
And make our joys the blessings of a day!
For we have sinned him hence, and that he lives,
God to his promise, not our practice, gives.
Our crimes would soon weigh down the guilty scale,
But James and Mary, and the church prevail.
Nor Amalek[328] can rout the chosen bands,
While Hur and Aaron hold up Moses' hands.
By living well, let us secure his days,