Excerpt from The One Hundred and Fiftieth Anniversary of the Foundation of the First Religious Society of Newburyport, Originally the Third Parish of Newbury: Celebrated October 20th, 1875 Tune by barnby. By this broad stream our fathers made their dwelling, Builded their ships, and launched them from the shore, Trusting in God when Waves were roughly swelling, They dared the sea, nor trembled at its roar. Honor we still their faith and brave endeavor; Cherish the walls their piety has reared: We sail not on the ancient lines forever, Yet trust no less in God, whom they revered. Our broader day with fresher light beholding, Changing the creed, but keeping firm the faith, Freely the ancient forms of thought remoulding, Asking what word to-day the Spirit saith, We, from the tide-worn piers our ship unmooring, Afloat, but not adrift, upon the tide, Dame Truth's rough sea; in faith our hearts assuring Safe must he bea who sails with God for guide. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.