Verses for various occasions . Thinking of the New Year 14 VERSES FOR VARIOUS OCCASIONS thl: new year As 1 stand at the brink of the coming year,And look back on the year gone by, A current of thought doth illumine my mind,Like a star in yon darkling sky. I can see the dim Past as if yesterday:The deeds that have fretted my life Are so pictured with all their vivid appealThat they fill my faint heart with strife. But away with the thoughts of the days now past! Let the mercy of (jod appear;Let me think of the Futures eternal joy, And the bliss that I fain were here! O the promising days of the
Verses for various occasions . Thinking of the New Year 14 VERSES FOR VARIOUS OCCASIONS thl: new year As 1 stand at the brink of the coming year,And look back on the year gone by, A current of thought doth illumine my mind,Like a star in yon darkling sky. I can see the dim Past as if yesterday:The deeds that have fretted my life Are so pictured with all their vivid appealThat they fill my faint heart with strife. But away with the thoughts of the days now past! Let the mercy of (jod appear;Let me think of the Futures eternal joy, And the bliss that I fain were here! O the promising days of the coming year! May they gladden our hearts so true;May they plenish our souls with the love of God, fJringing heavenly peace anew ! 15. Washington (Faed)16 VERSES FOR VARIOUS OCCASIONS WASHINCrrON Brave scion of a noble race, Endowed with Natures strength and grace, With pride we think of hands were raised in Freedoms cause,To crush the Tyrants unjust lawsAnd give us liberty. i Great leader of that wanpor bandThat thrust the Tyrant from our land. With joy we honor name shall live in Historys pageTo thrill brave men of every age Who seek fair Liberty. The teeming fields, the forest glades,The peaceful bowers, the sylvan shades. Proclaim thy noble land where brave men dwellInspired by Freedoms magic spell, Thy monument shall be.¥1 ^ ^Iot^W^ ^Hi^ ^1 ^.^jji^^w^^I^^^^H Repose in Egypt (PlockTiorst) 18 VERSES FOR VARIOUS OCCASIONS SAINT JOSEPH Pure as the snowflakes that cover the mountain,Fair as the Hly that floats on the stream, Meek as the white dove that sips at the fountain,Joseph appears in the bright morning beam. Gaze on his visage so strongly appeahng; Note the expression so heavenly f
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