. The poets' Lincoln : tributes in verse to the martyred President. a fadeless halo round your name; Urging men on, with Avise and strong endeavor,To bright and honest fame! Through years of care, to rest and joy a stranger,You saw complete the work you had begun, Thoughtless of threats, nor heeding death or danger,You toiled till all was done. THE POETS LINCOLN 221 You freed the bondman from his iron master,You broke the strong and cruel chains he wore, You saved the Ship of State from foul disasterAnd brought her safe to shore. You fell! An anxious nations hopes seemed blighted,While million
. The poets' Lincoln : tributes in verse to the martyred President. a fadeless halo round your name; Urging men on, with Avise and strong endeavor,To bright and honest fame! Through years of care, to rest and joy a stranger,You saw complete the work you had begun, Thoughtless of threats, nor heeding death or danger,You toiled till all was done. THE POETS LINCOLN 221 You freed the bondman from his iron master,You broke the strong and cruel chains he wore, You saved the Ship of State from foul disasterAnd brought her safe to shore. You fell! An anxious nations hopes seemed blighted,While millions shuddered at your dreadful fall; But God is goodl His wondrous hand has rightedAnd reunited all. You fell, but in your death you were victorious; To moulder in the tomb your form has gone,While through the world your great soul grows moreglorious As years go gliding on! All hail, great Chieftain! Long will sweetly clusterA thousand memories round your sacred name, Nor time, nor death shall dim the spotless lusterThat shines upon your fame. 222 THE POETS LINCOLN. STATUE OF LINCOLNBy Vinnie Ream, rotunda of the Capitol, Washington, D. C. SAMUEL FRANCIS SMITH, clergyman, born inBoston, Massachusetts, October 21, 1808. At-tended the Boston Latin School in 1820-5, and wasgraduated at Harvard in 1829 and at Andover Theo-logical Seminary in 1832. Was ordained to the ministryof the Baptist Church at Waterville, Maine, in 1834,where he occupied pastorates from 1834 until 1842,and at Newton, Massachusetts, 1842 to 1854. Wasprofessor of languages in Waterville • College whileresiding in that city, and there he also received the de-gree of in 1854. THE POETS LINCOLN 223 He has done a large amount of literary work, mainlyin the line of hymnology, his most popular compositionbeing our national hymn, My Country, Tis of Thee,which was written while he was a theological student,and first sung at a childrens celebration in the ParkStreet Church, Boston, July 4, 1832. The MorningLight is
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