When the Rock was hid by the surges' swell, The mariners heard the warning bell; And then they knew the perilous Rock, And blest the Abbot of Aberbrothok.
The good man heard their artless story through, And said, I think, dear sirs, there must be few blest with such wondrous eyes as those you wear: There's no such tablet or inscription there!
The heart of the sleeper beats high in his breast; Joy quickens his pulses, -all his hardships seem o'er; And a murmur of happiness steals through his rest, " O God! thou hast blest me, -I ask for no more."