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You may copy it, give it away or -re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included -with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org - - -Title: By the Sea and Other Verses - -Author: Hannah Lavinia Baily - -Release Date: July 15, 2012 [EBook #40237] - -Language: English - -Character set encoding: ISO-8859-1 - -*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK BY THE SEA AND OTHER VERSES *** - - - - -Produced by Greg Bergquist, Diane Monico, and the Online -Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This -file was produced from images generously made available -by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) - - - - - - -</pre> - - - +<div>*** START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK 40237 ***</div> <hr class="tb" /> <div class="figcenter" style="width: 329px;"> @@ -421,7 +381,7 @@ RICHARD G. BADGER<br /> <span class="i0">"The Christ shall be the victor; O my friend,<br /></span> <span class="i2">Why do we limit His almighty power<br /></span> <span class="i0">Who sees from far beginning to the end?<br /></span> -<span class="i2">Whose day may be an æon or an hour?<br /></span> +<span class="i2">Whose day may be an æon or an hour?<br /></span> </div><div class="stanza"> <span class="i0">"The sea is His; He made it; and His word<br /></span> <span class="i2">Can speak its wildest tumult into calm;<br /></span> @@ -2805,386 +2765,6 @@ and the words were: "Soaring upward, upward into Heaven."</p></div> Spelling oddities have been retained from the original book.</p> - - - - - - - - - - -<pre> - - - - - -End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of By the Sea and Other Verses, by -Hannah Lavinia Baily - -*** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK BY THE SEA AND OTHER VERSES *** - -***** This file should be named 40237-h.htm or 40237-h.zip ***** -This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: - http://www.gutenberg.org/4/0/2/3/40237/ - -Produced by Greg Bergquist, Diane Monico, and the Online -Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This -file was produced from images generously made available -by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) - - -Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions -will be renamed. - -Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no -one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation -(and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without -permission and without paying copyright royalties. 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You may copy it, give it away or -re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included -with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org - - -Title: By the Sea and Other Verses - -Author: Hannah Lavinia Baily - -Release Date: July 15, 2012 [EBook #40237] - -Language: English - -Character set encoding: ASCII - -*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK BY THE SEA AND OTHER VERSES *** - - - - -Produced by Greg Bergquist, Diane Monico, and the Online -Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This -file was produced from images generously made available -by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) - - - - - - - - - - - -BY THE SEA -AND OTHER VERSES - -_By_ -_H. Lavinia Baily_ - -[Illustration] - -BOSTON -RICHARD G. BADGER -The Gorham Press -1907 - - -_Copyright 1907 by H. Lavinia Baily_ - -_All Rights Reserved_ - -_The Gorham Press, Boston_ - - - - -CONTENTS - - -Myself and You 7 - -By the Sea 8 - -At the Close of the Year 14 - -Risen 16 - -Elizabeth Crowned 18 - -Who is Sufficient 19 - -Peace 21 - -Boys and Girls 22 - -A Smile 23 - -A Sparrow Alone on the Housetop 24 - -To Mother 24 - -Psalm CXXI 25 - -To R. T. B. 26 - -On New Year, 1897 27 - -To Anna 27 - -A Song of Tens 28 - -Jessica 29 - -Transition 29 - -To A. H. B. 30 - -To Winnie 31 - -A Life Work 32 - -Visions 32 - -Be Ye also Ready 39 - -Mimosa 40 - -At the Crisis 41 - -On the Death of Dr. James E. Rhoads 42 - -Eternal Youth 43 - -Building Time 44 - -Sunrise 45 - -Neal Dow 47 - -"Paradise will Pay for All" 48 - -Forgiveness 49 - -A Lost Song? 51 - -A New Earth 52 - -Recall 53 - -Philistia's Triumph 54 - -The White Ribbon Army 55 - -Christmas 57 - -"A Day in June" 57 - -To-day 59 - -Losing Victories 59 - -Not Mine 61 - -In the Desert 61 - -A Phantom in the "Circle" 62 - -A Valentine 66 - -A Convention Hymn 66 - -A Collection Song 67 - -The Ballad of the Boundary Line 68 - -Margaret Lee 71 - -Soaring Upward 74 - -The End of the Road 75 - - - - -BY THE SEA - -_AND OTHER VERSES_ - - - - -MYSELF AND YOU - - -There are only myself and you in the world, - There are only myself and you; -'Tis clear, then, that I unto you should be kind, - And that you unto me should be true. - -And if I unto you could be always kind, - And you unto me could be true, -Then the criminal courts might all be adjourned, - And the sword would have nothing to do. - -A few fertile acres are all that I need,-- - Not more than a hundred or two,-- -And the great, wide earth holds enough, I am sure, - Enough for myself and for you. - -The sweet air of heaven is free to us all; - Upon all fall the rain and the dew; -And the glorious sun in his cycle of light - Shines alike on myself and on you. - -The infinite love is as broad as the sky, - And as deep as the ocean's blue, -We may breathe it, bathe in it, live in it, aye, - It is _life_ for myself and for you. - -And the Christ who came when the angels sang - Will come, if the song we renew, -And reign in his kingdom,--the Prince of Peace,-- - Reigning over myself and you. - -O, then, may I be unto you always kind, - And be you unto me always true; -So the land may rest from its turmoil and strife, - And the sword may have nothing to do. - - - - -BY THE SEA - -AN ARGUMENT FOR PEACE - - -"You do but dream; the world will never see - Such time as this you picture, when the sword -Shall lie inglorious in its sheath, and be - No more of valorous deeds incentive or reward." - -The ocean breezes fanned them where they sat, - At leisure from life's conflict, toil and care, -Yet not unthoughtful, nor unmindful that - In all its weal and woe they held their share. - -The rose-light charm and pride of earliest youth - A chastening touch had toned to lovelier hue, -And the white soul of purity and truth - Looked out alike from eyes of brown and blue. - -"I covet your fair hope," he spake again, - "I cannot share it; all the hoary past -Denies that mightier prowess of the pen - The poet claims, and proves it still surpassed - -"By sword and musket and the arts of war. - And 'twere not so,--the query will return, -Albeit such conflict we must all abhor-- - How should the fires of patriotism burn? - -"Their flames are kindled by the flash of arms, - And fed by recount of heroic deed; -The sanguinary story has its charms - Tho the heart sicken o'er it as we read. - -"And what were Greece without her Marathon? -Or Rome, had not her Caesars fought and won? -How reigns Britannia, Empress near and far, -But for her Waterloo and Trafalgar? - -"And we, know not our souls a quickening thrill -At thought of Lexington and Bunker Hill? -And with a pride no rival passion mars -Greet we not now our glorious Stripes and Stars? - -"Yes, friend, I own your theory is fine; -I grant your outlook far exceedeth mine - In excellence and beauty, in its scope -Embracing that millennial age of bliss -The spirit pants for while it chafes in this; - I covet, tho I cannot share, your hope." - -"My hope," she answered, smiling, "is a faith; - The kingdoms of this world are yet to be -The kingdoms of our blessed Lord, the Christ;-- -Lord of all life thro' dire and vengeful death-- - Wrought thro' such sacrifice, unspared, unpriced, - His word and purpose must fulfilment see, -And realms by mountains bounded or by seas -Must own allegiance to the Prince of Peace. - -"I yield to none"--and as she spoke there sped - Across the opal beauty of the sea -A light-winged vessel, bearing at its head - The starry emblem of the brave and free-- - -"I yield to none in loyalty and love - For yon bright banner, but I hold it still -As token to the world, all else above, - Of peace on earth and unto man good will. - -"God gave His land to be the home of man; - And all that brightens and upbuilds the home -Uplifts humanity; tramp, tribe and clan, - Knowing no hearthstone, are content to roam, - -"But drawing nearer God the man returns - And rears his household altar. In some quest -The feet may wander, but the heart still yearns - For the soft home-light and the quiet rest. - -"Think yet again, good brother, is it not - From off such altar, whether it may glow -In princely palace or in lowliest cot, - That the true flame of country-love must flow? -While that enkindled by the flash of arms -Is a 'strange fire,' consuming while it charms. - -"Lives Greece less nobly in her Parthenon, - In what her Solons wrote, her poets sang, -Than in the gastly pride of Marathon, - And kindred fields where victors' praises rang? - -"And we, enriched thro' Commerce, Letters, Art, - Forgot our earlier grievances and scars, -Are we not ready for a better part? - Have we not now outgrown our need of wars? - -"Surely it should be so," he made reply; - "The sated earth cries out against the flow -Of human blood: 'How long? how long?' The cry - Must pierce the heavens from writhing hearts below. - -"But men heed not; the glamor and the gain -Of warfare blind them to its sin and pain; -They know not pity and they count not cost -Till armies meet and life and cause are lost. - -"Would they but listen 'twere an errand blest -To plead against oppressor for oppressed; -Would they but follow it were joy indeed -Up the white hills of truth and peace to lead. - -"But, ah! the multitudes are gone astray, -The powerful of the earth will have their way; -What profit, sister, in our prayers and tears? -Why mar the spring-time gladness of our years - -"In vain pursuit of universal good? -In fruitless care for earth's vast brotherhood? -Glad would I grasp such work could I but see. -Or near, or far, your hoped-for victory." - -"Whether they hear," she answered, "or forbear, - 'Tis ours with signal truths to light the skies; -God's promises and warnings to declare;-- - How can men follow if no leader rise? - -"The Christ shall be the victor; O my friend, - Why do we limit His almighty power -Who sees from far beginning to the end? - Whose day may be an aeon or an hour? - -"The sea is His; He made it; and His word - Can speak its wildest tumult into calm; -As He may will its deepest founts are stirred, - Or surface-ripples breathe a praiseful psalm. - -"As well His power the rise and fall doth sway - Of human passion, tho He suffer long; -The puny pride of man shall yet obey - The mandate of the Only Wise and Strong. - -"But God would have the children of His grace - In this great reclamation have a share; -And each in his appointed hour and place - Must stand, or other brow his crown will wear." - -She paused, and o'er them, as with magic spell, -For a brief space a holy silence fell; -Then while the sunset crimson of the sky -Set ocean all a-blush, he made reply: - -"Reason and candor justify your claim; - The Infinite is infinite in all; -The Power that touches into life that flame - Holds earth and heaven subject to His call, - And at His fiat peoples rise and fall. - -"Your dauntless zeal doth shame my coward heart; - Your word of faith my courage doth inspire; -I see 'tis only noble to have part - In moral contest; not to fan the fire -Of a false glory, which must ever feed -On souls that perish, and on hearts that bleed. - -"And this I gather from your earnest plea;-- - That souls which walk in light and see the way -To heights of truth yet unattained, must be - Fore-runners for their Lord, must work and pray -For the incoming of the perfect day. - -"Join we in this sweet service; cherish still - The trust that gives you courage for the fight; -Your 'peaceful war' on all that's base and ill, - Your patient battle for the pure, the right. - Let us press on and mount the hills of light." - -The ocean murmur fell upon their ears - Sweeter than bird-song or the voice of mirth, -As beamed her answering smile, thro' grateful tears, - While her lips whispered only "Peace on earth." - -"Peace! peace!"--the evening zephyrs caught the strain, - The wavelets sent the word across the sea; -Exultant Nature trilled the glad refrain;-- - "Peace! peace! The Christ is come, and peace shall be!" - - - - -AT THE CLOSE OF THE YEAR - - -Neighbor, neighbor, prithee stay; -Wherefore hasten on thy way? -Give a moment's heed to me, -I would ask a thing of thee. - -Neighbor, days and months have fled, -Seasons one by one have sped, -And to-night I greet thee here -At the passing of the year. - -'Tis the time of reckoning now, -Of new resolves and annual vow; -Time of straightening ugly crooks, -And careful balancing of books. - -Pardon if I now demand -How accounts of thine may stand; -Hast thou rendered, fair and true, -Unto every man his due? - -Hast thou given timely heed -To thy poorer brother's need? -Hath thy strong arm been a stay -To the weaker on the way? - -When didst thou a joy impart -To thy sister, sad at heart! -When didst thou her grief beguile -With the sunshine of thy smile? - -When the heavy-laden came -Didst thou breathe a Saviour's name? -When temptations fierce did prove -Didst thou whisper of His love? - -When hosts of evil have assailed, -And against the right prevailed, -Hast thou still undaunted stood -Pleading for the pure and good? - -When--but neighbor, this is strange! -While I question comes a change: -All that I have asked of thee -Comes for answer back to me. - -Comes, against my wish and will, -Comes and sets my heart a-thrill; -Comes with terrors of the law, -Filling me with fear and awe. - -Strange transition! Can it mean?-- -The marvel of this shifting scene-- -Yes, I read the mystery now. -Neighbor, mine own soul art thou. - -Now, my soul, 'tis thine to say -How the record stands to-day -Give account of loss or gain, -Talent used or spent in vain. - -All unwitting how they sped -I my listed queries read; -Raised the duty-standard high, -Challenged measurement thereby. - -While I queried came a change, -Silent, solemn, passing strange;-- -Neighbor glided into mist, -Soul and self were keeping tryst. - -And the queries come anew: -Soul of mine, be brave and true; -Lo! _our_ books we balance now; -I have questioned; answer thou. - - - - -RISEN - - -"He is risen; He is risen, - Here His empty tomb you see; -And He goeth as He told you - To the hills of Galilee." -Thus to loving, loyal women, - In the centuries agone, -Angel voices told the story - Of the resurrection morn. - -He is risen! He is risen! -Years hand down the glad refrain; -Let the ages on to ages - Waft the tidings yet again. -He who near the Bethlehem manger - Lowly child of earth was born, -King of kings reigns all triumphant - Since the resurrection morn. - -Christ is risen! Calvary's anguish - All a lost world's ransom paid; -Then, with tears, "the hope of Israel" - In the new-made tomb was laid. - -Deep and dark the desolation - Falling with that night forlorn; -Radiant the dawn awakening - With the resurrection morn. - -He has risen! By this token - We with Him shall rise again; -Faith shall vanquish doubt and terror, - Joy shall banish grief and pain. -No more fear of sin's temptation, - No more dread of hatred's scorn, -O the glory purchased for us - On the resurrection morn! - -Christ is risen! Bow before Him, - To His courts an offering bring; -Suffering Lord and Lamb victorious, - Crown Him Conquerer, Priest and King. -Robe of light for robe of mocking, - Diadem for crown of thorn, -Wears He now, and in His likeness -Rise we, satisfied, immortal, - In the resurrection morn. - - - - -ELIZABETH CROWNED - - -Elizabeth of Hungary, a widow at the age of twenty, was sought -in marriage by Frederick II., Emperor of Germany. She, having taken -a vow never to marry again, declined his offer, and devoted her life -to deeds of kindness and charity. She died at the age of twenty-four, -and was canonized as a saint by Gregory IX. At this ceremony Frederick -placed upon her head a golden crown, saying, "Since thou wouldst -not be crowned as my Empress, I crown thee to-day as an immortal -Queen in the kingdom of God." - -When once I saw thee, fair, yet sad and lone,-- - Tho wealth and beauty waited at thy hand-- -I would have crowned thee, saintly one, mine own; -Glad would have had thee share with me my throne, - Bride of my heart, and Empress of my land! - -But thou wert wedded to thy valiant dead, - And to the service of a Christ-like love; -So by thy hand the suffering poor were led, -And from thy bounty were the hungry fed, - Till came thy summons to the Court Above. - -Now hast thou passed from tears and pain away, - Thine ear hath caught the heavenly melodies;-- -So be it mine, with reverent touch, to-day, -On thy fair head this diadem to lay, - And crown thee Queen immortal for the skies! - - - - -WHO IS SUFFICIENT? - - -Six-and-thirty little mortals - Coming to be taught; -And mine that most "delightful task - To rear the tender thought." -Merry, mischief-loving children, - Thoughtless, glad and gay, -Loving lessons--"just a little," - Dearly loving play. - -Six-and-thirty souls immortal, - Coming to be fed; -Needing "food convenient for them," - As their daily bread. -Bright and happy little children, - Innocent and free, -Coming here their life-long lessons - Now to learn of me. - -Listen to the toilsome routine, - List, and answer them, -For these things who is sufficient - 'Mong the sons of men? -Now they, at the well-known summons, - Cease their busy hum; -And, some with pleasure, some reluctant, - To the school-room come. - -Comes a cunning little urchin - With defiant eye, -"Making music" with his marbles - As he passes by. -But, alas! the pretty toys are - Taken from him soon, -And the music-loving Willie - Strikes another tune! - -Comes a lisping little beauty, - Scarce five summers old; -Baby voice and blue eyes pleading, - "Please, misth, I'm stho cold!" -Little one, the world is chilly, - All too cold for thee; -From its storms "Our Father" shield thee, - And thy refuge be. - -While I turn to caution Johnny - Not to make such noise; -Mary parses: "Earth's an adverb, - In the passive voice." -Well, indeed, it must be passive, - Else it is not clear -How such open language-murder, - Goes unpunished here. - -"Second Reader Class" reciting-- - "Lesson verse or prose?" -None in all the class is certain; - Each one thinks he knows. -"Well," is queried then, "the difference - Who can now define?" -Answers Rob: "In verse they never - Finish out the line!" - -Boy, thy thought doth strangely thrill me, - And as hours roll on, -Hears my heart a solemn query: - Is my day's work done? -Do I make of this my life-task - Prose or idle rhyme? -Do I in the sight of Heaven - Finish out the line? - -Oh, it is "too fine a knowledge" - For our mortal sight, -All these restless little creatures - How to lead aright. -He who prayeth while he worketh, - Taking lessons still -Of the Friend of little children, - Learning all His will; - -He alone can walk before them - Worthily and well; -He alone of life's strange language - Can the meaning tell. -May I then with heart as tender - As a little child -Lead my flock; and Father, keep them - Pure and undefiled. - - - - -PEACE - - -O blessed peace, that floweth like a river, - Unstayed, unwearied, ever on and on; -That hath its fount and spring in Christ the giver, - And finds its ocean round the great white Throne. - -O peace of God, that passeth understanding, - Thou art the answer to my soul's long quest; -Doubts, fears and sins, their serried hosts disbanding, - I leave, launch on thy wave, and anchored, rest. - - - - -BOYS AND GIRLS - - -We were "seven in all," as the dear rustic maid - To the poet so sweetly protested; -And together we rambled and studied and played, -Each imbibing a share of the sunshine and shade - Wherewith our young life was invested. - -And black eyes and blue eyes and brown eyes and gray - Looked up to the face of our mother, -As she led us in study in labor or play, -Or told of "Our Father," and taught us to pray, - And to cherish and love one another. - -O, the rapture of being when life is a-tune - With the song-life and beauty of morning; -When the roseate dawn brightens into the noon, -And the year hastens on to the splendor of June, - In her fragrance and matchless adorning. - -So our years flitted by and the youngest of all-- - Our dark-eyed and fun-loving brother-- -Was grown to be manly and lithesome and tall, -And to couteous titles we answered the call, - But were still "boys" and "girls" to each other. - -O, the joy of endeavor, endurance and toil - On thro' summer-time vigor and sweetness, -Of triumph o'er that which would hinder or foil, -Of the patience of hope after tears and turmoil, - In the glory of autumn's completeness. - -And the toil and the turmoil and tears have been ours-- - From our ranks we have missed a loved brother -We've encountered the thorns, but we've cherished the flowers; -We've passed under the clouds on to sunnier hours, - And we're still "boys" and "girls" to each other. - - - - -A SMILE - - -The gliding of a fairy form - And rosy lips that knew no guile, -With wonder parted, came to ask, - "Papa, what is a smile?" - -A smile, whate'er it is, then stole - That gentle parent's features o'er; -For ne'er to him had been proposed - Query so strange before. - -But while he pondered in his heart - How he should to his child reply, -A new, triumphant joy lit up - Her loving, lustrous eye;-- - -And with this gladsome, new-found thought, - She answered in her own behalf: -"Oh, now, I know; a smile must be - _The whisper to a laugh!_" - - - - -"A SPARROW ALONE ON THE HOUSETOP" - - -Sing, little sparrow, sing thy song. - No peril neareth thee; -Tho night be dark or day be long, -Or clouds hang low, sing on, sing on, - The dear God heareth thee. - -Sing, little bird, whate'er befall-- - Trill out thine utmost need; -Thou canst not soar, thou canst not fall -But He will note who knoweth all, - And He thy plaint will heed. - -O little sparrow, far and high - Thy soft notes God-ward go, -And I with thee send up my cry, -And both shall somewhere find reply, - _God careth for us so._ - - - - -TO MOTHER - - -O mother, from thy home beyond the stars - Hast thou not known the yearning of thy child - For thy sweet love? Hast thou not heard her wild -And piteous moaning for thy soft caress? -Felt her heart's aching for the tenderness - And the low patience of thy loving voice? -Hast thou not seen her 'mid life's toils and jars, -Pant as a bird behind its prison bars, - For freedom to fly forth and be with thee? -And canst thou not, sweet mother, send reply? -Oh, thro' the depths of glory, thro' the sky, - Look for one moment down and say to me - That all of loss on earth thou findest to be - Great gain in heaven; that thou dost rejoice -In all that was, and is, and shall betide -At last to all; and that, in Him who died, - Yet liveth evermore, I, too, shall see - All discord blended into harmony; -And that I, too, shall be, as thou art, satisfied. - - - - -PSALM CXXI - -INSCRIBED TO MY SISTER, R. S. B. - - -Lift up thine eyes unto the hills; - A pure and fragrant breath -Is wafted from their purple tops,-- - The Heaven-sent breath of _Faith_. - -Lift up thine eyes unto the hills; -Beyond their shadowy slope -The Sun of Righteousness doth rise -In roseate dawn of _Hope_. - -Lift up thine eyes unto the hills; - Around, below, above, -The holy sky is all aglow - With the warm light of _Love_. - -Lift up thine eyes unto the hills;-- - Faith, Hope and Love are given -To point from fading joys of earth, - To endless joy of Heaven. - - - - -TO R. T. B. - -ON HER MARRIAGE DAY - - - Sister, we know -That God is good, and He hath led us on -By pleasant ways or painful to this day. -Our lives went on together until now. -In childhood and in youth the same fond home -Hath been our earthly refuge; the same Rock -Our shelter when earth had no rest or shade. -At the same fancy we have often smiled, -For the same sorrow wept; and oft our souls, -In mingling aspirations, have sent up -The same thanksgiving, the same burning prayer. -Yes, we have lived _together_; we have known -The visible blending of the outward life -Made real by the holier unison -Of loving spirit and aspiring mind. -The spells of joy have bound us--and of hope, -And tears--which are the diamond links of love-- -Have made the chain of our affection strong. -It may be thus no more; yet--God is good-- -I hush the moaning of my riven heart, -And smile that thou art happy; and give thanks -That thy sweet life, rejoicing, hath put on -Its richest diadem, its crown of love. -May the kind Father grant that crown to be -All worthy of the wearer; may His smile -Lend brightness to it ever; and at last, -When it is laid with earthly robes away, -O may the infinite and eternal Love -Rest like a glory on thy radiant brow. - - - - -ON NEW YEAR, 1897 - -TO G. D. AND S. F. B. - - -God bless you thro' this bright new year, - The first you spend together; -Give peace and trust thro' cloudy days, - Joy in its sunny weather. - -And may the days as days go by, - Still richer seem and sweeter, -And passing seasons make your lives - In every good completer. - -There are not words to tell the love - In which I could caress you; -Your dear united names I breathe, - And once more pray, God bless you. - - - - -TO ANNA - -ON HER SIXTEENTH BIRTHDAY - - -Sixteen! and life to thee looks bright and fair;-- - A book unread, rose-tinted, golden edged, -Encased in binding curious, costly, rare;-- - And all the years to be thou holdest pledged -To give thee from its pages, day by day, -Readings to cheer and bless the blithesome way. - -And life is such a volume, only thou, - From garnered storage of the heart and mind, -Must fill unwritten pages, and allow - Fair pictures--of pure thought, of self resigned, -Of kindly deeds--each new-made page to grace;-- -How blest if none thou, later, woulds't efface! - -Sixteen! A May-day in the path of life, - A marvelous puzzle on the finger twirled; -Sixteen again; a stir of earnest strife - And toil and tumult in a restless world; -Repeated still,--a patient, steadfast hold -On good attained,--ripe fruit, and grain of gold. - -Sixteen once more! Serene in shade or sun, - A brighter outlook now; existence grand! -Content in hopes fulfilled, in victories won, - Mingling with holier yearnings for that land, -Whose o'er-flown radiance and whose surplus bliss -Have been the glory and the joy of this. - - - - -A SONG OF TENS - -TO MARY - - -At the tenth birthday all the world looks fair; -The twentieth scarcely shades it with a care; -At the third decade life soars grand and high; -But with the fourth its heyday passes by. - -The fifth comes on,--a century's half is told; -The sixth,--our little girl is growing old. -Another half-score milestone passed, and then -We've reached the allotted three-score years and ten. - -Years may be added; should they come to thee -May Faith and Wisdom their companion be; -Hope thy sure anchor; Peace with thee abide, -And Love still be thy light at eventide. - - - - -JESSICA - - -A gentleman once wrote of Elizabeth Fry: "Her name has long -been a word of beauty in our household." - -Make thy name a word of beauty, - Like the lily pure and fair, -From its perfumed cup exhaling - Sweetest fragrance on the air. - -Make thy name a word of beauty - Lustrous as the ocean pearl; -Constant in life's loving service, - Guileless through youth's mazy whirl. - -Make thy name a word of beauty, - Radiant, steadfast, like a star; -Shedding from a glowing center - Love's effulgence near and far. - -Aye, we greet thee, rare-sweet maiden, - (Make it evermore thy right), -Jessica--our word of beauty, - Lily, pearl, and star of light. - - - - -TRANSITION - - -Out of the blindness and the night -Into clear and constant light. - -Out of the weariness and pain -Into everlasting gain. - -Out of the toil and durance hard -Into rest and rich reward. - -Out of the doubting and distress -Into certain blessedness. - -Out of the dusty lanes of care -Into pastures green and fair. - -Out of the glaring desert sun -To shades where cooling waters run. - -Out of the din of woe and wrong -Into choral waves of song - -Out of the dwelling, worn and old, -Into the city of pearl and gold. - -Where now, O Death, where is thy sting? -Thou art the summons to the King. - -O Grave, where is thy victory? -Thou art the gateway to the free! - - - - -TO A. H. B. - -A "COMMENCEMENT" GREETING - - -With Portraits of Eminent Authors - -Dear Hallam, with this trifling gift - Best wishes now I send thee; -Through all thy future life may joy - And grace and peace attend thee. - -May this the bright beginning be - Of days love-crowned and royal; -May griefs and faults and foes be few, - Friends manifold and loyal. - -May gems from authors such as these - Store well thy mental coffer, -But for thy heart's enrichment please - Accept the love I offer. - -1882 - - - - -TO WINNIE - -ON HER WEDDING DAY - - -Stars will shine on, tho thou art gone, - But we shall miss the gleaming -Of one bright eye's responsive smile, - And love-light softly beaming. - -And flowers will bloom,--but we shall miss - A fragrance and a beauty -That brightened for us here and there - The sombre path of duty. - -And friends will greet us on our way, - But we shall miss the sweetness -Of a fair presence that hath made - So much of life's completeness. - -And yet 'tis well; we give thee joy, - And pray with this caressing; -That love and peace without alloy - May be thy bridal blessing. - - - - -A LIFE WORK - -IN MEMORY OF DANIEL HILL - - -He heard the cry of man enslaved - In bonds and servile toil; -And gave his voice for freedom till - The "Freedman" tilled "free-soil." - -He saw his weaker brother reel, - Pierced by Drink's poisoned dart, -And wrought and wrote with fervent zeal - To stay the Tempter's art. - -He heard the clash of sword and gun - In deadly battle-strife; -And pleaded till his day was done - For Love's sweet rule in life. - -He rests in peace. Who now shall wear - The mantle he let fall? -Who teach as he the Father-love, - The brotherhood of all? - - - - -VISIONS - - -I saw when Israel toiled and groaned beneath the Pharoah's rod, -And in his hopeless bondage moaned his helpless prayer to God. - -I saw when from the river's brink the infant leader rose, -Who, reared in Egypt's royal court, still felt his brothers' woes. - -I heard him at the burning bush his swift excuses bring: -"Who, who am I, that I should stand before the Egyptian king? - -"And who am I that I should lead the people of thy choice? -My warning word they will not heed, nor hearken to my voice. - -"And who am I that I should move a monarch to relent? -I, but a man, and slow of speech, nor wise, nor eloquent." - -I marked the answer: "Plead no more thy vain excuse to me; -I am the Lord; my servant thou; my glory thou shalt see. - -"I am the Lord; the power is mine; 'tis thine to hear and do; -The Lord almighty is to save, by many or by few." - -The man of doubt exchanged his fears for faith in God and right, -While meek obedience on his brow sat like a crown of light. - -The slow of speech grew eloquent, till Israel gladly heard; -And bolder waxed the Leader, till the king's hard heart was stirred, - -And he in fierce displeasure drove the captives from his land; -Not knowing their deliverance was all divinely planned. - -Down the long line of two-score years I looked and saw at last, -The blissful view from Pisgah's height; the Jordan safely passed; - -And heard--as Memnon's harp had caught the sweet enchanting strain, -And sent adown the waves of time brave Miriam's glad refrain-- - -"Sing, for the Lord hath triumphed; sing, great wonders can he do; -The Lord is mighty and can save by many or by few." - -I saw again, when sin-enslaved, by Jabin's hand oppressed, -A people's cry went up to God for rescue and for rest. - -Then up rose Deborah, judge and seer, with all her valiant band, -And drove the oppressor from her gates, his chariots from her land. - -And Jael, wife of Heber, slew his captain with the sword; -So woman's hand achieved that day the victory for the Lord. - -And woman's voice extolled in song the great Deliverer's name:-- -"Praise God! He hath avenged His own, for willingly they came. - -"The mountains melt before His face, the tribes their strength renew; -The Lord is mighty and doth save by many or by few." - -I saw when Gideon led his band down to the water's bank -To prove and set them in array, as man by man they drank, - -And with the handful chosen thus went forth against the foe, -And vanquished all the Midian host, and laid their princes low. - -Not with the thousands called from far, who pitched by Harod's well; -Nor yet the undismayed who stood when the faint-hearted fell; - -But "Now, with these three hundred men, go forward," said the Lord; -"Do thou thy part, let them do theirs, trust, and obey my word." - -Their torches flashed like dancing flames, their trumpets loudly blew; -Strange warfare! but the Lord can save by many or by few. - -Once more I saw when Israel quailed before Philistia's pride; -While great Goliath, day by day, Jehovah's power defied. - -The weak and timid fled away, the valiant shrank with fear;-- -'Twas threatened death or dire defeat, and life and fame are dear. - -Even Saul, their chosen king, forgot (admiring Israel's boast!) -That he stood head and shoulders high above his martial host. - -"And are there none," he cried, "who dare to meet this vaunting foe? -And must the banner of our God trail in dishonor low?" - -Then forth there came a ruddy youth: "That banner I'll defend; -Be it not said our God hath none on whom He may depend. - -"Let no heart fail to-day because of this Philistine's boast; -The battle is the Lord's and He will vanquish this proud host." - -Then spake he to the giant foe: "A loyal servant I -Of Israel's God, whose holy name thou darest to defy. - -"In that dread name I charge thee stand, and shield thee as thou may; -The fowls of air, the beasts of earth shall feast on thee to-day." - -'Twas but a pebble from the brook, sent by a loyal will; -But sword and spear not mightier were God's purpose to fulfil. - -For one may chase a thousand, and ten thousand flee from two; -The God of right is strong to save by many or by few. - - * * * * * - -Years, ages pass and now I see a land beloved and fair; -And lo! a cruel enemy hath gained possession there. - -The riches of this goodly land into his coffers pour; -Insatiate and unscrupulous, his constant cry is "More!" - -"More money clinking in my till, more men--my licensed prey; -More _boys_ to feed my traffic when these men have passed away." - -Thus man is robbed of purse and soul, home of its peace and joy; -The wife of husband is bereft, the mother of her boy. - -The land doth mourn. On every side the spoiler hath his way; -No past oppression hath surpassed this vision of to-day. - -And who, like Moses, will exchange his self-distrust and fear -For faith to meet the encroaching foe and check his bold career? - -And who, like Deborah, will arise and lead a valiant band -To drive the Tyrant from her gates, the Traffic from her land? - -Who will, like Gideon and his men, the light of truth dare throw -On darkest evil, and the trump of coming victory blow? - -Or who, like David, will come forth in God's great name, alone, -And lay the boastful giant low, as once with sling and stone? - -When Avarice and unholy Pride against the good contend, -The battle is the Lord's and He His people will defend. - -The great Red Sea of wrong, while He doth pass, shall stand aside; -Mountains shall bow before Him, and proud Jordan's waves divide. - -Each epoch hath its burning bush, and each its palm-tree shade; -And each its oak of Ophrah, where the pledge of peace is made. - -And each its fold, where kingly soul in shepherd guise is found; -And when the Master calleth there the place is "holy ground." - -Holy the place; but whose the hour? perchance He calleth _thee_, -Or _thee_; who, who will answer now, "Lord, here am I; send me?" - -O, for the love of land and home, make answer brave and true; -Our God is mighty still to save, by many or by few. - - - - -BE YE ALSO READY - - -Let us be still before Him. Yet once more -That voice hath spoken to our startled souls -Which fell in solemn cadence on the ear -Of the hushed listeners on Mt. Olive's hill: -"At eventide, at midnight, or at morn, -The Son of Man shall come, shall surely come; -Be ready, for ye may not know the hour." -And if at eventide, when Nature folds -Her toil-spent hands and sinks into repose; -Or if at midnight hour of gloom Thou come, -Or when the morning spreads her wings of light, -Oh make us ready for the solemn call. -Supply our need, of knowledge, wisdom, grace, -Dear Lord, that with confiding joy our souls, -Made pure of sin and strong in faith, may go -To meet Thee at Thy coming. If the sound -Of sweet home-voices follow to the brink -Of death's dark river, as they fainter grow, -Then let us hear Thy still small voice of love; -Say to us, "It is I--be not afraid." -Or if the angel of the icy hand -Should find us when no human friend is near -And summon us away, then as we lose -Our hold of earth and fall away from life, -O wilt Thou grant our parting spirits may -Go out in silence and be found with Thee. - - - - -MIMOSA - - -A modest plant; soft shades of green - In leaflets poised on slender stem; -And all outspread to catch the glow - Of morning sun or dew-drop gem. - -But, lo, what change! When finger-tips - But touch the leaflets' fringe, the charm -Of life is gone--Mimosa shrinks, - As conscious of some present harm. - -So would I have my soul recoil - From touch of wrong or thought of sin; -So throw its portals wide again, - To let the dew and sunshine in. - - - - -AT THE CRISIS - - -I.--THE STEAMBOAT BELLS - -When steamboats approach Mt. Vernon their bells begin to toll, -and continue the mournful service until the sacred spot is again left -in the distance. - -Mt. Vernon's shade sweet vigil keeps -Where on her breast her hero sleeps; -O passing bells, soft be your tone, -Toll gently for our Washington. - -Toll, the great Warrior's strife is o'er; -Toll, for the Statesman pleads no more; -Toll--for a Man is fallen--on, -Peal out your dirge for Washington. - -Toll for a people's wounded heart, -Toll for a bleeding Nation's smart, -Toll for a World!--toll sadly on-- -The world hath lost a Washington. - -Ring out your wailing on the air, -And let it be a voice of prayer; -He whom we greatly need is gone;-- -God give another Washington. - -1863 - -Thus while she listened to the mournful knell - That woke sad echoes on Potomac's shore; -Saw how from Sumter's height her banner fell, - And heard, not distant far, loud battle's roar;-- - -Thus, while she heard the impatient bondman's moan, - Knew her own power defied, her trust betrayed; -While Treason rose to hurl her from her throne-- - The Spirit of the Union mused and prayed. - - -II.--THE EMANCIPATOR - -God gave another; while we stood -Aghast before the coming flood -Of war, and its attending woes, -The one for whom she prayed arose. - -Blinded and deaf, we knew him not; -Yet saw him wipe out slavery's blot; -Heard him proclaim his people free, -From lake to gulf, from sea to sea. - -Saw this and heard, but deaf and blind, -We failed to recognize the Mind, -Which, going on from strength to strength, -From grace to grace, had grown at length, - -Thro the stern lessons of the hour, -Of danger, censure, praise and power, -To be the Man among us, one, -Whom now we hail, since he is gone, -Lincoln, our more than Washington. - -1866 - - - - -ON THE DEATH OF DR. JAMES E. RHOADS - - -Fallen? No; his part was finished - In the earthly toil and strife; -He hath but lain his armor by, - And entered into life. - -Silent? No; tho' hushed forever - Tones that did like music thrill, -Through example, helpful, holy, - Lo, he speaketh still. - -Vanished? Lost to those that loved him? - No; his spirit lingering near -Still doth woo them, onward, upward, - Whispering, "Be of cheer." - -Crowned? Aye, crowned in earth and heaven; - Here with laurels fairly won; -There with star-lit diadem, - Inscribed "Well done! well done!" - - - - -ETERNAL YOUTH - - -Looking in thine eyes of azure, - Looking on thy hair of gold, -Once I wished, Evangelina, - That there were no growing old. - -For I thought of how thy sweet eyes - Would grow dim with tears and care; -How the years would turn to silver - All thy wealth of golden hair. - -How the lines of life would gather - O'er the face so placid now; -Traces of its toil and struggle - Touching lip and cheek and brow. - -This I thought, and wished the shadows - Might not lengthen o'er thy way; -Wished there were no time but spring-time, - Were no evening of the day. - -Now I fear, Evangelina, - That my wish was half a prayer, -That the listening Father heard me, - That thou liest, an answer, there. - -For thou liest in thy beauty,-- - Eyes of blue and hair of gold, -Lip and cheek and brow of marble, - Folded fingers, still and cold;-- -O my angel, God hath called thee - Where there is no growing old. - - - - -BUILDING TIME - - -The time of the singing of birds is come; - 'Tis the happiest time of the year: -They are saying, "Let's build us our summer home, - For the frost-king no longer we fear." - -The time of the singing of birds is come, - And the time of their building, too; -With a feather, a straw and a stray bit of gum - They will shew what bird-builders can do. - -The time of the singing of birds is come: - I was eaves-dropping under the trees; -And as I translated the twitter and hum, - I thought the words sounded like these: - - "Twirr-a-whirr, twirr-a-whirr, - The young leaves are astir; -We will make us a nest snug and warm - On this apple-tree bough-- - We are at it e'en now-- -All secure from intruders and storm. - - "'Tis for home, 'tis for love, - 'Tis for heaven above, -And our roof is the clear azure sky; - The foundations we lay - In this rough straw and clay, -But we'll line it with moss by and by." - -The time of the singing of birds is here, - And if under the apple-tree bough -Orlando and May would a domicile rear, - Let them hear what the birds tell them now: - - "Build for home, build for love, - Build for heaven above, -Build with music and cheer like the birds; - And if palace or cot, - Built of marble or what, -Line your nest with the moss of kind words," - - - - -SUNRISE - - -The incident here narrated occurred some years ago at the Media -Training School for Feeble-Minded Children, then in care of Dr. I. -N. Kerlin. - -A feeble, idiot boy, he stood - Where Nature in her beauty grew, -And over field and flowering wood - Her summer mantle lightly threw. - -The scene had met his eye before; - The pleasant path he oft had trod; -And one who sought in simple lore - To teach him things of heaven and God - -Had often wandered with him there, - And pointed out each lovely spot,-- -The sunlit cloud--the floweret fair-- - But still he comprehended not. - -For all his soul was void and still, - And darkness held his mind in thrall; -He recognized no Sovereign Will, - Nor saw the hand of God in all. - -In Nature's presence now alone - He stood, and filled with silent awe, -Beheld, before the coming sun, - The curtained Night in haste withdraw. - -And gazing there with vacant eye, - All motionless and mute he waits, -When lo! the chariot of the sky - Rolls through the morning's crimson gates. - -The orient beams with beauteous light-- - Hath not his soul its radiance caught? -His being grasps a new delight; - A deep, mysterious change is wrought. - -A light is kindled in his breast; - A temple-veil at length is riven; -And in that hour of strange unrest - A thought is born--of God in heaven. - -In haste he seeks his tutor's side, - For he who "bore in grief a part" -Will, in this happy hour of pride, - Responsive hail his joy of heart. - -The glowing cheek, the flashing eye, - The parted lips--_not voiceless now_-- -And, caught from that resplendent sky, - The marvelous light upon his brow,-- - -While these, ere yet he speaks, attest - The rapture which that thought has given; -He lifts his finger toward the east - And softly whispers, "_God, in Heaven!_" - -O blessed hour! and happy he - To whom, thro patient love 'twas given -To set a fettered spirit free, - And wake a hope of God in Heaven - - - - -NEAL DOW - -WRITTEN FOR A MEMORIAL DAY SERVICE - - -A Soul was stirred as one thro' blinding tears - Rehearsed a tale of want and cruel wrong; -Keen indignation banished doubts and fears; - The purpose of imperial youth grew strong. - -A Voice was heard: "Alas! that on the side - Of sin and mad oppression there is power, -But we will change all this, if God so aid":-- - And Maine's new freedom dated from that hour. - -A Life was given; fraught with noble deeds;-- - Aflame with words of truth, and tireless zeal, -And boldness for the right that gave no heed - To threatening hate, or sycophant's appeal. - -But men decried the fervor of that Soul, - And would have hushed the Voice that pleaded still -Against the oppressors' power, and such control - As brought _them_ gain, all others loss and ill. - -And men denounced that Life; and where it came - Ofttimes their scoffings tainted the sweet air, -As with malicious scorn they hailed a name - That calumny itself left clean and fair. - -And now that Soul hath entered into rest; - That Voice is silent, and that peerless Life -Hath crossed the threshold where the good and blest - Enter, and cease from sorrow, toil and strife. - -O Life and Voice and Soul! O princely one! - Our loyal hearts send greeting to thee now; -Thy name has lighted near a century gone,-- - 'Twill brighten ages yet to come, Neal Dow. - - - - -"PARADISE WILL PAY FOR ALL" - -LAST WORDS OF SAMUEL A. PURDIE - - -From the charm of idle pleasure, - From Ambition's siren song, -From the rush for earthly treasure - Of the busy, careless throng; -In the dawn of life's fair morning - He had heard the Master's call; -"Yea, I come," his heart made answer, - "Paradise will pay for all." - -On through years of toil and struggle - Walked he, faithful to his word; -Blameless life and kind entreaty - Leading many to the Lord. -Meeting dangers, bearing burdens - Well might stoutest heart appal; -But to every doubt replying, - "Paradise will pay for all." - -Now at eve, toil-spent and weary, - Pierced with pain the pilgrim lay; -Watching still with faith triumphant - For the dawn of brighter day. -Then upon his ear there falleth - Once again the Master's call: -"Come up higher." "Yea," he answers, - "Paradise will pay for all." - - - - -FORGIVENESS - - -Father in Heaven, I thank Thee for this hour, -This blessed hour wherein my contrite soul -Humbled and happy bows itself to Thee, -Pleading that all its error and its sin -May be forgiven--even as I forgive. - -The cruel wrong swept o'er me like a flood; -And my hurt soul in fierce defiance rose, -And all forgetful that itself could sin -Heaped heavy hatred on the offender's head. -There came a calmer hour in which I saw -The strong temptation that had moved him thus -To barter all his better life away-- -Love, honor, principle--to gain the world. -And seeing this I learned to pity him. -For well I knew the bauble he had won -Would only mock him with its faithless glare; -And well I knew the golden fruit he grasped -Would be but dust and ashes in his hand; -And knowing this I learned to pity him. -And as my pity grew it turned to prayer-- -That when the glitter of the gold was gone, -And the sweet fruit was bitter to his taste; -When the sad memory of the slighted past -Came, and made deeper still the present gloom, -The darkness might be lifted, and the Soul, -Self-robbed and famishing, might find its way -To the green pastures and the springs of life, -That in the heart whence love and joy had fled, -Whence hope was exiled, there might yet be peace. -But suddenly I queried in my heart -What power had moved me that I should have prayed -For him I counted as my life-long foe. -Greatly I marveled what it meant that thus -I had called down such blessing upon him-- -The kindliest boon of heaven, the peace of God. -Deep in my soul there came an answering voice: -"O Child, _it is but this--thou hast forgiven_!" - -Then thanks, O Father, for this plessed hour, -Wherein my soul, by Thine own Spirit taught, -Prays with no mockery of words Thy prayer: -"Forgive my trespasses, _as I forgive_." - - - - -A LOST SONG? - - -Horror of combat, and tumult and dread; - Thunder of cannon and bursting of bomb; -Moans of the wounded (who envy the dead) - Lost in the clamor of trumpet and drum. - O where is the song of the angels? - O when shall we hear it again? - "Peace on earth," rang the chorus seraphic, - "And good will evermore among men." - -Here is fierce anger and hatred and death, - Pitiless slaughter of pitiless foe; -Blessings and curses poured forth in a breath; - Brave self-forgetting, and measureless woe. - But where is the song of the angels? - O when shall we hear it again? - "Peace on earth," rang the chorus seraphic, - "And good will evermore among men." - -Blue waves of ocean are reddened with gore, - Victor and victim earth holds to her breast; -Hearts that will thrill with ambition no more; - Heads that so lately fond mothers caressed. - O where is the song of the angels? - O when shall we hear it again? - "Peace on earth," rang the chorus seraphic, - "And good will evermore among men." - -Victory, purchased at infinite cost, - Honors and titles so fearfully won, -Fame, at the price of lives blighted and lost, - Graves, all unnoted, unnumbered, unknown. - O where is the song of the angels? - Dear Christ, let us hear it again; - "Peace on earth," send the chorus seraphic, - "Peace on earth, and good will among men." - - - - -A NEW EARTH - - -I have dreamed a sweet dream; I have seen a fair vision; - I have looked the wide universe o'er; -And earth's nations arise in a glory elysian-- - They do not learn war any more. - -There are music and mirth; there are childhood's sweet voices, - Winsome age lends its placid charm there; -There are laughter and glee as when home-life rejoices - Unshadowed by sorrow or care. - -In all noble achievement, all worthy endeavor, - Men in kindly ambition contend; -But the valiant of heart may yet know he hath ever - In his sturdiest foeman a friend. - -Nevermore the proud boast or the haughty defiance;-- - Without end shall His kingdom increase; -'Tis the day of _all nations in Holy Alliance_, - 'Tis the reign of truth, justice, and peace. - -Nevermore shall a nation lift sword against nation, - The dominion of Hatred is o'er; -'Tis the triumph of Love, 'tis the dawn of Christ's kingdom, - They shall not learn war any more. - - - - -RECALL - - -Put up thy sword, O Nation, grand and strong! - Call in thy fleet-winged missiles from the sea; -Art thou not great enough to suffer wrong, - Land of the brave, the freest of the free? - -Put up thy sword. 'Tis nobler to endure - Than to avenge thee at another's cost; -And while thy claim and purpose are made sure, - Behold that other's life and honor lost. - -Put up thy sword. It hath not hushed the cry - That called it all too rashly from its sheath; -Still o'er the fated isle her children lie - And find surcease from anguish but in death. - -Put up thy sword, O Country, strong and free, - Let strife and avarice and oppression cease; -So shall the world thy Star of Empire see - Resplendent o'er the heaven-touched hills of Peace. - - - - -PHILISTIA'S TRIUMPH - - -1 Samuel 4: 10, 11; 7: 3. - -(WRITTEN ON THE DEFEAT OF THE PROHIBITION AMENDMENT -IN PENNSYLVANIA.) - -They fought with lances in that ancient day, - With sword and spear and arrow deftly sped. -At eventide the hosts of Israel lay - Vanquished and spoiled, the dying with the dead; - And the Ark of God was taken. - -They fought with ballots in our nearer day; - From morn to eve the light-winged missiles flew; -Again Philistia's triumph brought dismay, - And Wrong, victorious, struggling Virtue slew, - And the Ark of God was taken. - -O ye to whom the sacred trust was given - To guard the altar and the ark of God, -Have ye been recreant to the charge of heaven, - That thus we fall before the avenging rod, - And the Ark of God is taken? - -Rouse from your shameful slumbers. Put away - Your strange gods from among you. Turn again; -That in the drawing of some nobler day - The hosts of sin may be rebuked of men, - And the Ark of God re-taken. - - - - -THE WHITE RIBBON ARMY - -(Air: King Bibbler's Army.) - -FOR M. B. T. - - -In the years, years ago, when the true-hearted women, - Started forth on their errand of prayer, -Many said, "'Tis the cry of the Home for protection"; - Many said, "'Tis delusion and snare." -Some said, softly, "God bless you"; some murmured, "Mistaken"; - Some the swift shafts of calumny hurled; -But they went bravely forward, a praying procession, - Marching out, out, out in the world. - - _Chorus_ - - Hark! hark! a trembling chorus: - No, no, no, no; - We cannot have Rum ruling o'er us; - No, no, no, no; -And now to save our young men the White-Ribbon Army - Marches on, on, on round the world. - -At the head of the host came the silver-haired mothers, - Arm in arm with the daughters so fair; -While the wives for their husbands, the girls for their brothers, - Raise their voices to heaven in prayer. -As their pleadings prevail, and "the worst foe" surrenders, - The white banner of peace is unfurled; -And we now may behold them, a joyful procession, - Marching on, on, on round the world. - - _Chorus_ - - Hark! hark! a swelling chorus: - No, no, no, no; - We cannot have Rum ruling o'er us; - No, no, no, no; -And oh to save our country the White-Ribbon Army - Marches on, on, on round the world. - -They have entered the gates of the Empire Celestial, - They have compassed the Isles of the Sea, -And they carry glad tidings of good to all people, - From the land of the brave and the free. -On the peeress of England, on Afric's dark daughter, - Is the white-ribbon emblem now twirled; -And the army moves onward, a dauntless procession, - Marching on, on, on round the world. - - _Chorus_ - - Hark! hark! a ringing chorus: - No, no, no, no; - We cannot have Rum ruling o'er us; - No, no, no, no; -And lo! to save all nations the White-Ribbon Army - Marches on, on, on round the world. - - - - -CHRISTMAS - - -Dawn of glory! radiant morn! -To-day the Christ, our King, is born. -Our King, our Saviour, Son of Man, -And Son of God--all-wondrous plan! -A Virgin's joy; a world's salvation; -Humblest type of exaltation! -Highest form of life despised; -Visage marred, and beauty prized. -By angels heralded on high; -By men abhorred and doomed to die. -Entombed secure 'neath seal and stone; -Uprisen to the Eternal Throne! -Hail, blessed light! Hail glorious morn! -The Wonderful, the Christ is born! - - - - -"A DAY IN JUNE" - - -The Early Dawn looked out upon the world - And cried, "How beautiful a world to be!" - The Dawn herself was beautiful to see; -Her hair of glowing golden light uncurled - About a face of clear serenity, - Whereon rose-tinted smiles played daintily and free. -"Aye, fair the earth," she said, "most fair--and yet -How can I for one briefest space forget -How dark a stain its loveliness doth mar; -A stain, a scourge, the cruel curse of war! -Even now I dimly see and faintly hear -The clang of drum, the clash of sword and spear." -And pale with pity, swift she shrank away, -Leaving the world and war to broader day. - -The Sun at noon looked down upon the world; - From depths of vast ethereal blue looked down, - And mused, "You far, fair Earth, sure we must crown -Queen of the Universe. Great flags unfurled - O'er her bright waters witness high renown - Won by her creature, Man; aye, bring for Earth a crown! - -Yet stay--there riseth over Afric plains -A cloud of battle-smoke; with crimson stains -Her rivers run; her hills and meadows fair, -Trampled by hostile hordes, lie waste and bare. -And yonder, in the islands of the sea, -A people struggle vainly to be free; -And everywhere the banners of fair fame -Trail in the dust of hatred, greed and shame. -No crown for Earth; I mourn so bright a star -Lost in the chaos of consuming war." -And veiled in robe of woe, he went his way, -Borne by the passing hours to close of day. - -The twilight lingered, and the Evening Star - Looked back upon the world and whispered low: - "These who have spoken surely could not know:-- -Earth is a great, pure pearl, and seems from far - Set with fair homes, like gems; in amber glow, - Or emerald green, or gold or roseate snow. -But hush! In palace hall a bitter cry; -A mangled hero is borne in to die; -And in yon lowly cot, a widow's moan;-- -A mother's heart-break o'er her only son. -Alas! 'tis true. Earth's battle-fields destroy -Her noblest manhood; rob her homes of joy." -And sad the Star of Evening sank from sight, -While Earth lay shrouded in the gloom of night. - -But from afar--beyond the Morning's birth, -Beyond the depths whence Sun looked down on earth, -Beyond the dreamy distance of the Star,-- -A voice proclaimed: "They shall no more learn war." - - - - -TO-DAY - - -Light on my pathway, blessed Lord, - The light of life, I pray; -O, let the glory of Thy word - Shine o'er my life to-day. - -I cry to Thee for present help, - Turn not my prayer away; -O Strength and Refuge of Thine own, - Keep Thou my soul to-day. - -My willing but uncertain feet - Guide in Thy chosen way; -And let Thy grace sufficient be - For all my need to-day. - - - - -LOSING VICTORIES - - -My 'Infant Class' one summer morn, - Was gathered in the maple shade -Near the church door, and there we talked - Of the fair world our Lord had made-- - -The swaying trees upon the hill, - The waving grain, the shadowy grove-- -Till every little heart seemed filled - With the sweet sense of Jesus' love. - -A query came: Dear little ones, - As days go by what shall we do-- -Since Jesus has so loved us all-- - To show him that we love him too? - -"I'll mind mama," said wilful Tim; - And Ben, "I'll carry in the wood;" -Said Mary, "I will lessons learn;" - While Dimple lisped, "I will be dood." - -And how will Helen show her love? - She, with a wistful glance at Rose-- -A sweet, but pale and timid child-- - Replied, "By giving up, I 'spose." - -Dear girl! To fragile sister Rose - She oft must yield her will and way; -But now this duty shall disclose - Her love for Jesus, day by day. - -Oh oft, were we but wise, we'd find - Our triumph in another's gain; -On glowing altar--coals of love-- - Would joy to see self-idols slain. - -In simplest ways the soul may drink - With Christ the sacrificial cup, -And many a victory is won, - And nobly won, by 'giving up.' - - - - -NOT MINE - - -Thy will, Thy way, not mine, O blessed Lord; - My will would choose the smooth and pleasant way, - And that might lead from duty's path astray; -Nay, I would walk "according to Thy word," - Choosing Thy way, not mine. - -Thy peace, my gracious Saviour, would I choose, - My peace might lead me man, not God, to please, - Might lure my soul to take its selfish ease, -And, gaining all the world, itself to lose, - Give me Thy peace, not mine. - -Thy will, Thy way, Thy peace, Thou knowest best; - Let me but see the guiding of Thine eye, - Let me but know Thy voice, and swift reply -My soul shall make to every know behest, - Doing Thy will, not mine. - - - - -IN THE DESERT - - -Ah me! what life since hers in age agone - Hath not known Hagar's hour in desert wild; -Outcast from sheltering home, adrift, alone, - Bereft of love's sweet ministry, her child-- -Her heart's one treasure--late so fond and fair, -Become a burden more than she could bear; - All earth and sky a strange enfolding scroll -Writ o'er with nameless pain and sense of need -To which nor pitying eye nor ear gave heed - _Till came the thought of God._ Even so the soul, -Consumed with vain regret and doubt and dread-- - As she upon the barren sand her boy-- - Lays all it once had counted hope and joy -Upon the desolate waste itself had spread; - Self-abnegating, tho with bitter cry-- - "I yield thee, but I cannot see thee die." -But, passing thence, the agonizing plea -Faith transforms into tuneful harmony, -Glad to remember "Thou, God, seest me." - - - - -A PHANTOM IN THE "CIRCLE" - - -Written for a literary club, to which the author had formerly belonged, -in Waterford, Va. - -Start not, good friends; there was a time - When I, whom fate, in kindly mood, -Made brief sojourner in your clime, - Was glad partaker of the good -That from your "Circle" emanated; - And as the seven days went 'round - The appointed "Fourth-day evening" found -Me with its members congregated. -And also now I recognize -The smiling lips and beaming eyes -Of some, who, cordial, kind and free, -Had smiles and loving words for me. -Who, when I entered rose to greet, -And welcome gave, sincere and sweet. -But that was years ago, and now -There may be wrinkles on my brow; -There may have fled from form and face -The transient charms of youth and grace, -And time and sadness may have thrown -A shadow o'er the "chestnut brown" -Of locks that once--well, let that pass;-- - These are but sorrowful reflections, -And, like those of my looking-glass, - Do but discover imperfections; -So let us leave this train of thought - And start in happier directions. -But first I think it may be due -Alike unto myself and you, -Lest some should think I may have brought -My ghostly presence here unsought, - To make this note of explanation:-- -That not for pride, or praise, or gloom, -Or curious motive am I come; - Nor yet for want of occupation; -Far from intruding thus, I would -Have it distinctly understood - I'm here by "special invitation." - -Here! and my phantom pulses quicken! - Pale memories gather round me fast, -And now they grow, and gleam, and thicken, -And fan me with their wings of light, -And bear me to a realm more bright -Than fairy land or elfin home, -Or that sweet world whence dreams do come - The heaven of a happy Past! - - * * * * * - -Familiar faces on me smile, - Remembered voices greet my ear, -And social converse gives the while, - The old-time wisdom and good cheer. -But while we're all engaged in chat, -Of work, of weather, and all that, - And voices rise and smiles grow broader, -Presiding dignity comes forth -With modest but "amazing" worth - And calls the whole concern to order. -Then "minutes" penned by snow-white hand, -Approved without dissension stand; -And hushed is all the talk and noise -The while some soft or manly voice -From gifted author doth unfold -Before us treasures new and old. -We grant them rare, yet lay them by -Our intellectual strength to try - In essay, speech, or declamation; -We reverence the might of mind, -But here our home-spun thoughts still find - A kindlier appreciation. -With hushed breath and eyes that glisten, -To some fine argument we listen, -From one with head so full of lore -That to prevent its brimming o'er - He must impart his information. -The which he does "by book and rule," -Achieving in the village school - A never-ceasing reformation. -With rapt attention now we hear -A discourse upon Sound and Ear, - Wherein is beautifully blended, -The Science and the History, -The Knowledge and the Mystery - So fair, when fairly comprehended. -Then some poetic brain is fired, - Some secret spring unlocked, for -A brother brings, with love inspired, -Kind thoughts in glowing words attired, -And prays at once with heart and pen-- -And all the people say Amen-- - "God bless the Country Doctor." - -And "lesser lights" send out a gleam - Of intellectual glory; -And many a grave or playful theme, -Or fact profound, or doubtful dream, - Or song, or allegory -Beguiles the gloom of winter night, -And makes the slow hours swift and light; -To social pleasure adds a charm, -Makes young hearts wise and old hearts warm, - And Life a pleasant story. - - * * * * * - -O friends, I live it o'er again! -I cross the gulf 'twixt Now and Then, -And live that happy time again; -Its varied joy and brightness, all-- -The crowded room, the lighted hall, - The merry laugh, the friendly nod-- -And bless the Fate that brought--but no, -Let us not read these chances so-- - _Fate is the Sovereign will of God_; - He marks the paths by mortals trod; -And He appoints our joy and woe. -Then bless we God, whose gracious hand - Hath led us gently on our way; -By whose good will to-day we stand - Rejoicing that we live to-day. -By whose sweet mercy yet we trust -That all of us which is not dust, -From time and toils of earth shall rise -To nobler life beyond the skies. - - - - -A VALENTINE - - -Up in the same sweet heaven, - Though parted far, -We two may see at even - The same bright star. - -So the same blessed guide-star - Of Love divine -Illumines with its glory - Thy path and mine. - -When thoughts of these, of heaven - And love are thine, -Be one kind memory given - Thy Valentine. - - - - -A CONVENTION HYMN - - -Bless us now, our Heavenly Father, - As we gather once again -And unite our hearts and voices - In a grateful, glad refrain; -Praises for a Father's bounty, - Praises for a Saviour's reign. - -Guide us by thy Holy Spirit, - Lead us in thy perfect way; -Show us as we strive to serve Thee, - What to do and what to say; -Teach us how to work and suffer, - How to watch and how to pray. - -Gracious Lord, we come with pleading - For our tempted brother's sin; -At the open door of mercy - Praying Thou wilt take him in. -Sin-sick, heart-sore and repentant, - Let him now new life begin. - -And we bring our sister, moaning - Over blighted hope and home; -Robbed of all life's best possessions - By the ruthless spoiler--Rum, -To her rest in Thy compassion, - Bid the heavy-laden "Come." - -And we pray, O God of Nations, - That thine outstretched arm of might, -May rebuke this prowling evil, - May drive back the powers of night, -And preserve us Home and Country - Overruled by Love and Right. - - - - -A COLLECTION SONG - -FOR THE LOYAL TEMPERANCE LEGION - - -Kind friends, we thank you, one and all, - For giving such attention, -While we've arraigned Old Alcohol, - And of his faults made mention. -And if you'd like to see him now - Put "in a pretty pickle," -Just lend a hand and help us on - By giving us a nickel. - -He stalks the earth from east to west, - A deal of mischief doing; -But we are "on the war-path" now, - Old Alcohol pursuing. -So if you'd like to see him caught - And punished for his crime, sir, -Just lend a hand and help us on - By tossing us a dime, sir. - -He robs our homes of peace and joy; - He fills the land with sighing; -Sets snares and pitfalls for our feet, - (He'd better be a-dying.) -So if you think he should be slain, - As we believe he'd or'ter, -Just lend a hand and help us on - By handing out a quarter. - -He boasts himself a King--by law - And license well protected; -But now "the children are a-field" - We'll have him soon ejected. -So if you'd see us tackle him, - And take him by the collar, -Just lend a hand and help us on - By dropping in a dollar. - - - - -THE BALLAD OF THE BOUNDARY LINE - - -"Here shall the Boundary Line be laid." -"Not so, but here," the other said. -Clamor of contest ran fierce and high,-- -Defiant challenge and proud reply. - -For heights of the Andes rose between -The Chilean States and the Argentine; -And the mooted question, day by day, -Was "What doth limit my neighbor's sway?" - -The sunlight rose and the shadows fell -On either slope, but none could tell -Just where the morning's magic wand -Touched the Argentine or Chile land. - -Fair in their verdure, pure in their snow, -So near to heaven their summits go-- -Why should they ever by man be trod? -'Twould seem they should only belong to God. - -But the strife went on with passing years, -Fed by resentment and pride and fears; -Nor priest nor people could yet define -The rightful range of the Boundary Line. - -The strife went on with its loss and shame, -As generations went and came, -And each in its turn the task essayed -To solve the problem so long delayed. - - * * * * * - -Then kinder, kinglier thought prevailed, -Where threat of sword and gun had failed; -And love-illumined reason wrought -The adjustment long so vainly sought. - -"For how can a trifle of earth and air -With the worth of human lives compare? -And what can it matter if thine or mine -Be the narrow side on the Boundary Line? - -"And why should greed and grim distrust -Despoil us of our faith and trust? -Enough, enough, let us pledge our word -To settle by judgment, not by sword. - -"Let us heed the counsel our good priests bring, -And raise the standard of Christ our King, -And the here or there of the Boundary Line -Let God and the British king define." - -Then the mother-heart of the nation stirred, -As the fair De Costa's plea was heard: -"Fathers and brothers! warriors, men! -Shall we give our bravest to death and pain? - -"Shall we hush our hearts as we see them go-- -God pity!--to strive with a brother foe? -Long we have waited, have suffered and prayed -For a joy still denied us, a hope still delayed. - -"Enough; let the sun in highest heaven -Pencil the line for which you have striven; -Let a princely people on either side -In friendship and fair accord abide; - -"Be the strife of the past to the wild winds swept; -The faith of the future unswervingly kept; -And let 'The Christ of the Andes' rest -In token of peace on the mountain's crest." - -Grandly the people made reply; -The pledge was taken, the arms laid by, -And glad thanksgiving and festal song -Witnessed the joy of the gathered throng. - -Joy! for the strife of the past was o'er; -Joy! for the promise of war no more; -Joy in the gladness of land and home, -Joy for the world-wide peace to come. - -On snow-tipped height of the Andean range -They planted the statue fair and strange; -And there, to the query of the sky, -Its bronze and granite make reply: - -"I witness the failure of the sword, -The victory of the Love-sent word; -To dust may crumble rock and hill, -This pledge of nations abideth still." - - * * * * * - -So now the Boundary Line is laid; -Christ in the heart hath the conflict stayed; -And now doth "the Christ of the Andes" rest -In token of peace on the mountain's crest. - - - - -MARGARET LEE - - -Margaret Lee--you do not know her? - Rightly named--a pearl is she; -Half a score of years I've loved her-- - Precious Margaret Lee. - -"Dimples?" No; nor "golden tresses," - Nor yet "voice of silvery tone";-- -If such phrases must express her, - Beauty she has none. - -Soft brown hair and grey eyes dreaming - Visions that none others see; -Plain her features; _you_ might call her - Homely Margaret Lee. - -Margaret owns no stately mansion, - Carries not a heavy purse; -Heiress to no "lordly acres," - Humble station hers. - -Quietly she treads life's highway; - Quiet, yet with noble mien; -'Mid the lowly, 'mid the lofty - Journeying like a queen. - -Some have called her cold and haughty, - From her bearing, high and free; -Some have said a lofty spirit - Dwells with Margaret Lee. - -Why then do the "heavy-laden" - Hail with joy her coming nigh? -Why the childern love her shadow - As she passeth by? - -Some have deemed her weak, erratic. - Some, too self-reliant, strong; -One avers, her mood too gloomy; - One, too light her song. - -All may be; the clouds of error - Ofttimes overshade her way, -Hiding where the rough and changeful - Paths of duty lay. - -But unseen by mortal vision - Daily bends a suppliant knee; -Humbly bows a contrite spirit-- - Praying Margaret Lee-- - -Asking of the All-forgiving - Pardon for her erring life; -Seeking wisdom, faith and patience - For its coming strife. - -So with footstep sometimes faltering, - But with steadfast hope in God, -Keeps she still a blithesome journey - O'er the earthly road. - -And at last all loss and failure - Lost in mercy, it may be -Heaven's gate of pearl will open - For sweet Margaret Lee. - -There redeemed from sin and sorrow, - There from care and conflict free; -She will walk the angel city, - Angel Margaret Lee. - - - - -SOARING UPWARD - - -A. G. M., lingering on the threshold of eternity, looked lovingly -back to tell of the glory revealed to her purified vision. "Angels are -waiting," she whispered, "and all is beautiful, beautiful." Then, as -her spirit winged its happy way, a sweet murmur again was heard, -and the words were: "Soaring upward, upward into Heaven." - -They call thee dead. They say that thou art gone, - Forevermore from earth. It is not so; -I know thy gentle spirit will return - And linger fondly round the loved below. - -They call thee dead. And now thou art not ours; - "God touched thee," for thy work on earth was done. -Thy presence was to us like summer flowers; - And they are faded now; and thou art gone. - -I had not thought, fair girl, that thou couldst die; - I knew thee gentle, innocent and gay; -And dreamed not that the brightness of thine eye, - Was destined thus so soon to fade away. - -'Tis well: "He giveth His beloved sleep,"-- - O Sleeper, thou so early loved and blest! -Say, were it wrong, if we who linger weep, - And long to sleep, like thee, and be at rest? - -Ay, we who linger should not idlers be; - Day hath appointed work from morn till even; -And while we wait 'tis sweet to think of thee - As "soaring upward, upward into heaven!" - - - - -THE END OF THE ROAD - - - Do you wonder at my smiling? -Do you wonder that I faint not 'neath the burden of my load? - O, the gloom and toil and duty - Change to light and praise and beauty -While I'm looking toward the end of the road. - - Though the way is long and dreary, -And I languish for a happier, a more serene abode, - As the light of earth grows dimmer, - Looking up, I see the glimmer -Of its glory at the end of the road. - - Though the talent seemeth meager, -And my Sovereign Lord doth gather, ever, where He hath not strowed, - Yet I would not therefore spurn it, - But "with usury" return it, -At His coming at the end of the road. - - Though I now go forth with weeping, -If I bear the precious seed which the Master would have sowed, - I shall come again with singing, - Sheaves of plenty with me bringing -To His harvest at the end of the road. - - Peace shall follow tribulation: -This the boon Divine Compassion upon mortal hath bestowed; - Heavy now the cross I'm bearing; - Bright the crown I'll soon be wearing -In the Temple at the end of the road. - - * * * * * - - -Transcriber's Note - -Spelling oddities have been retained from the original book. - - - - - - - - -End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of By the Sea and Other Verses, by -Hannah Lavinia Baily - -*** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK BY THE SEA AND OTHER VERSES *** - -***** This file should be named 40237.txt or 40237.zip ***** -This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: - http://www.gutenberg.org/4/0/2/3/40237/ - -Produced by Greg Bergquist, Diane Monico, and the Online -Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This -file was produced from images generously made available -by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) - - -Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions -will be renamed. - -Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no -one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation -(and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without -permission and without paying copyright royalties. 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