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WORSHIP.


THEY who, as worshippers, some mountain climb,
Or to some temple, made with hands, repair,
As though the Godhead specially dwelt there,
And absence, in Heaven's eye, would be a crime,

Have yet to comprehend this truth sublime :
The freeman of the Lord no chain can bear
His soul is free to worship every where,
Nor limited to any place or time.

No worldly sanctuary now may claim
Man's reverence as a consecrated pile ;

Mosque, synagogue, cathedral, are the same, '
Differing in nought but architectural style :

Avaimt, then, Superstition ! in GOD'S name,
Nor longer thy blind devotees beguile !



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