XCIV. The different Views of good and bad Men in Times of publick Danger.

SEE, the Destruction is begun,
And Heaps of Ruin spread the Ground;
With hasty Strides it marches on,
And scatters Consternation round.

Sinners in Zion take th' Alarm,
The Hypocrites astonish'd cry,
Who with devouring Flames can dwell?
Who in eternal Burnings lie?

GOD'S gracious Voice the Saint revives,
How sweet the heav'nly Accents sound!
"Dwell thou on high, my Child," he says,
"Where Rocks shall guard thee all around.

"There shall my Hand thy Wants supply,
"Thy Water and thy Bread are sure;
"There shall my Visits make thee glad,
"While these alarming Scenes endure.

"Then, led in joyous Triumph forth,
"Thine Eyes the distant Land shall view,
"Shall see thy King in Beauty drest,
"And share his royal Honours too".

My Soul the Oracle receives,
And feels its Energy to chear;
A promis'd Heav'n, a present GOD
Forbids my Grief, forbids my Fear.