Ah me! what means that shriek, that horrid yell,
Those bitter oaths, which sink the soul to hell?
Say, lost companions, in this dread abode
Do ye ne'er think of an offended God?
Ne'er seek by pray'r, by penitence and sighs,
T' obtain that pardon, which the world denies?
Ah! sue for mercy with your latest breath,
And trembling ask for pardon after death.