SONG
.
"
TOSS'D
'midst
life's
terrific
storms
,
"
My
soul
on
Nature's
centre
clings
,
"
Striving
to
taste
each
scatter'd
bliss
,
"
And
loudly
grateful
anthems
sings
.
"
When
flying
o'er
the
billowy
deep
,
"
Upborne
the
sounding
waves
among
,
"
While
winds
the
boiling
ocean
sweep
,
"
And
lightenings
dart
their
fires
along
;
"
Absorb'd
,
unmov'd
,
resolv'd
of
mind
,
"
I
dare
the
elements
assault
,
"
'Midst
roaring
oceans
plough'd
by
wind
,
"
While
thunders
burst
thro'
heaven's
high
vault
.
"
On
Virtue's
base
,
and
buoy'd
by
Hope
,
"
I
see
peace
beam
through
every
cloud
;
"
Benumb'd
upon
the
shatter'd
rope
"
Still
grateful
is
my
song
,
and
loud
.
"
Grateful
,
for
being
rais'd
from
nought
"
To
scenes
where
Nature's
blessings
shine
,
"
Endued
with
fancy
,
love
,
and
thought
,
"
And
dawnings
of
a
soul
divine
!
"