Excerpt from Memorials of Brookfield: A Poem, Delivered at West Brookfield, Mass., October 16, 1867, the One Hundred and Fiftieth Anniversary of the Congregational Church God of eternity, whose power Preserves us, and our fathers blest, Be with us at this hallowed hour, And let us in Thy presence rest. Here would we come with praise and prayer, Thy gracious goodness to confess, Whose favor children's children Share, In trust Thou Wilt our offspring bless. As pilgrims to a holy shrine, We gather joyously to greet Each other, as in Olden time. 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.