556		LM
	HONOUR and happiness unite,    To give the Christian cause for praise; How fair the scene, how clear the light     That fills the remnant of his days!
2	A kingly character he bears,     Unchanging priestly office knows, Unfading is the crown he wears,     Coupled with joys that never close.
3	Adorned with glory from on high,     Salvation shines upon his face, Clad in a robe of heavenly dye,     Righteousness, dignity and grace.
4	Inferior honours he disdains,     Nor stoops to seek applause from earth; The King of kings Himself maintains     The expenses of his heavenly birth.
5	The noblest being seen below,     Ordained to share the throne above, God gives him all He can bestow—     His kingdom of eternal love!
6	The Christian marvels at the thought     That, at the end, his soul will rise, Angels admire his glorious lot     With cries of welcome to the skies!
	William Cowper, 1731-1800