Philip Doddridge. 1702-1751.
Live while you live, the epicure would say,
And seize the pleasures of the present day;
Live while you live, the sacred preacher cries,
And give to God each moment as it flies.
Lord, in my views, let both united be:
I live in pleasure when I live to thee.
Epigram on his Family Arms.[359:1]
Awake, my soul! stretch every nerve,
And press with vigour on;
A heavenly race demands thy zeal,
And an immortal crown.
Zeal and Vigour in the Christian Race.
Footnotes
[359:1] Dum vivimus vivamus (Let us live while we live).—Orton: Life of Doddridge.