For Mr. Richard Kemp

Fond of his king, and to his country true.
He paid to Ccesar and to God their due;
And soon experiencing the Saviour's grace,
Fought the good fight, and won the Christian rac t
In every state, in every duty shined,
Generous and just, beneficent and kind;
Friend of distress, and father to the poor.
Active to do, and patient to endure;
No injuries his steadfast soul could move,
Abate his zeal, or weary out his love:
A steward wise, a doer of the word,
An humble, faithful follower of his Lord,
Close in his dear Redeemer's steps he trod.
Took up his daily cross, and lived for God,
Till summon'd to complete his sacrifice,
And claim his purchased mansion in the skies,
He more than conqueror in death appear'd,
And trampled on a foe he never fear'd!
C) that I might, like him, my life resign;
O might his soul's eternal state be mine!