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A90111 An ode made on the welcome news of the safe arrival and kind reception of the Scottish colony at Darien in America 1699 (1699) Wing O131B; ESTC R215612 847 2

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An ODE MADE ON THE WELCOME NEWS OF The safe Arrival and kind Reception OF THE Scottish Collony AT Darien in America NOw is the time for Thanks and Praise Now is the time when ev'ry Tongue Should echo forth a joyful Song When Scotland with joint Notes should raise To HEAV'N glad Consorts of Harmonious Lays II. Consider SCOTS how much ye owe to Heaven's Protecting Pow'r above what mighty Tributes of your Love And Grateful Service should ye show How lowly Worship Him on Earth below III. Who by His Divine Pow'r does guide the infant weakness of your State and shows that He will make ye Great Provided ye in 's Fear abide And from your Necks shake every yoak beside IV. It 's He alone that can Chastise our Sins and it is He alone that can our Blemishes Attone Whose awful Nod doth shake the Skies And all the quaking World terrifies V. His Gracious over-ruling Sway sent out a gentle prosp'rous Breeze to sweep our Navy o're the Seas In Three Moons they travers'd their way And safely Rode in their intended Bay VI. He sooth'd the Natives savage Breasts and thaw'd them to Humanity almost like Christian Charity They whom they dreaded worse than Beasts Joyn all as Brethren in their Jovial Feasts VII Their Land they freely did Resign and all the Treasures of their Soil and frankly bear a share i' th' Toil To carry on the Great Design And for their Common Intrest both Combine VIII He safely did conduct again the welcome much desir'd Express confirming our Great Happiness He smooth'd the rageing of the Main And made it like a level Bowling Plain IX The Countrey now will be at ease the tender Mothers will no more their Sons Vncertain Fate deplore And Indian Gold shall soon release The Nation from its Tempral * Poverty * Grand Disease X No swarms of Beggars shall annoy no Vagabounds corrupt our Wealth but every Man that enjoys Health His frugal Countrey shall imploy T' increase our Store crown our lasting Joy XI Let the Fourth of November stand a lasting feast-Feast-day on Record as Birth-day of our Soveraign Lord And that on which our Darling Band First set their Foot on Caledonia's Land XII May the first Week of that Month be as lucky to us ever more as it has been in times before In bringing forth our Liberty From Powder-plots and Arbitrary Tyranny EDINBURGH Printed by James Watson in Craig's Closs 1699.