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The Highland Monthly.
Buanaich an co-chomunn dluth ris,
Am briseadh arain is an urnuigh ;
Coimhead orduighibh le curam,
'S bheir e neart as ur gach lo dhuit.
Cum cuimhne air a bhas ud
O 'n do shruth gu leir do shlainte ;
Dean aithne fhior air corp an t-Slanuighear
'S air an fhuil a d' ait' a dhoirt e.
Ged a tha thu bhos 's an fhasaich
Sgaoilt' ri triobladean an trasa,
Bheir e tearuint thu gu Pharras,
'S cha bhi tuilleadh bas no bron ann.
Bi' lu'g ol do 'n amhainn fhior-glan,
'S gnuis lehobhah mar a ghrian duit
Naomha, glan, gun smal, na fhianuis,
Ann an fireantachd Emanuel.
'S 'nuair a chuireas e 'chlach-mhuUaich
Air an teampull shuas le h-urram,
Se " Gras" a bhitheas ga sheinn, le h-iolaich,
'Leis a bhuidheann tha do-aireamh.
Peter Stewart, the author of the preceding hymn, was
one of the small flock of Glenlyon Baptists, ministered to
so long by Mr Donald Maclellan, whose wife's hymn, " Uan
De," appeared in last number. Peter was the youngest son
of Allan Stewart, farmer, Stronuich, Glenlyon. When
born Peter was as straight and as well endowed with seeing
eyes as other children, but when about four years old
infantile illness left him stone blind, and otherwise so
physically wrecked, that he grew up with a very crooked
back. He was religious from his youth upwards, and was
in due time baptised in the Milton-Eonan mill-dam
like other converts of his time. When we knew him best,
more than forty-five years ago, Peter glowed with internal
light and religious cheerfulness. While very faithful to his
own creed and sect, he had very catholic sympathies. His
memory was excellent, and he had most of the Psalms and
large portions of Scripture by heart. Some time after the
death of his parents, he went down the Glen to live with
;