817    148th     J. Hart
The Author’s Confession. Gen. 27. 20

1 And now the work is done,
  Without much pains or cost;
  The author’s merit’s none,
  And therefore none his boast;
  He only claims whate’er’s amiss;
  Alas! how large a share is his!

2 Some time it took to beat
  And hunt for tinkling sound;
  But the rich savoury meat
  Was very quickly found;
  For every truly Christian thought

3 May he that sings or reads
  That precious blessing know
  That comes by Jacob’s kids,
  And not from Esau’s bow.
  O bring no price! God’s grace is free
  To Paul, to Magdalene, to me!

4 Glory to God alone
  (Let man forbear to boast),
  To Father, and to Son,
  And to the Holy Ghost:
  Eternal life’s the gift of God;
  The Lamb procured it by his blood.