CVIII + 

Uzzah and Obed-Edom + 

The ark of God has hidden strength; + 

Who reverence or profane, + 

They, or their seed, shall find at length + 

The penalty or gain. + 

While as a sojourner it sought + 

Of old its destined place, + 

A blessing on the home it brought + 

Of one who did it grace. + 

But there was one, outstripping all + 

The holy-vestured band, + 

Who laid on it, to save its fall, + 

A rude corrective hand. + 

Read, who the Church would cleanse, and mark + 

How stern the warning runs; + 

There are two ways to aid her ark⁠— + 

As patrons, and as sons. + 