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Christians."
W.

M.

L.

York,

1885,

DEDICATION.

EDWARD
Badeley
I

BADELEY,

ESQ,

dear

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Affectionately

J.
Oratory,

December

21,

iS'jb,

CONTENTS.

of of

Time Isaiah,
Bereavement

ch.

Ixiv

in
from

afar

Ones

ng of
Love

Cain

Purity of
of Perseverance

the

Cross
.

of
Guidance and

Sin

Shadow

and

the

Hero.

Judgment
. .

man
XV

ven
in Season

ds

ient

Church

rse

of

Truth

without

Christ

ss

ek

Fathers

ness
of

th

Moses

tion
the

Veil

ss
,

and

Jonathan

ll

of

David

at

Melita

..

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re

of

Saints

rers

to

Come

Religion
Nazianzen

ar

of

the

Cloud

ainst

Sight

Patience of Cain

gion

without Meekness

Fruit

Church

in
to

Prayer

Wrath

Come.

imity and

John

Novissima

ion and Obed-Edom of

Gift
Power

Tongues
of

Prayer

Justorum
Elements

m
of Friends

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mitage

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for for

the
Matins,

Morning Sunday
"

"

Monday Tuesday

**

**

Wednesday Thursday
Friday

"

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"

Safurday Sunday
"

for

Lauds,

CONTENTS.

XIX

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APPEiMDIX.

W.

N., Art

on

his

birthday

and

Nature,

"c

ter

Flower

es

of

Syrens.'.

of

Unbelief Office
Single of

estly and

een

Seasons

Greece

d
XX

Caswall

^-^'

THE

TRANCE

OF

TIME.

"Felix,
Atquc

qui
metus

poluit
omnes,

rerum

cognoscete
ct

causas,

inexorabile

fa'um

Bubjccit

pedibus,

strepitumque

Acherontis

In

childhood, The AH,

when

with

eager year I

eyes

season-measured

view'd,

garb'd Pledged

in

fairy

guise.

constancy

of good.

Spring
Bade

sang
me

of heaven
gaze
suns on,

; the

summer

flowers fade
;

and
autumns

did

not

Even

o'er

bowers wish,

Heard

my

strong

and

stay'd.

came

and
as

went,

the

short-lived
they bore
wove,

fo

their my young
own

varying

dance each
of

To

heart
sure

Its

claim

love.

ifferent
my
its

now

"

the

whirling

year
;

ly

dizzy fair

eyes
tints

pursue
appear

And

All

blent

in

one

dusk

hue.

dwell

on

rich
or

autumnal winter's

lights, social

ng-time,
days Brown

ring

Long

are

fire-side
is fresh

nights,

autumn

spring.

what
gifts

this
nor

earth

to

thee,
nor can

my

heart bless.

feed
no

thee
owner's

Thou In

hast all its

part

fleetingness.

flame,

the

storm,

the
terror,

quaking
nought the

ground
is

's

joy,
must

earth's

Thou

but

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sound

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art

! O

princely
sense

state

by
to

of

change

opprest,

thin Heaven's

antedate
Age of

feariess

rest October,

1827.

PARAPHRASE

OF

ISAIAH,

CHAP.

LXIV.

Thou
Thy
erst

wouldest presence

rend from
earnest

the the
from
so

breadth
sons

of
of

eils
as

Thou

on

high

in

strength,
1

Thou

would'st

ain
out

by

judgments

was

Thy
in

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and

mountain

withering

Thy

wra

would

Thy

name

"

the

Just,

the

fu Me

dubious Thy foes

;

attributes and, kings,

to

human

mind
spurn

who

le, then

would

quake

to

hopeless

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stout

bows,

and

totters

the

secure.

pleasure's
!

bondsman

hides

his

hea

down bright
who
not

! for

then

shall

from

its

springs thirsts
seen,

im hath

the
ear

draught
hath

of
not

life

be

heard

things

He heaven,
of meek
"

hath

purposed

for

the

he

love,

guiding

with

gracious
on

rejoicing
we err,

pilgrim Thine

his

way.

though
the
not

and
in

averted
done.
give
sun

folly

Thine
of

Israel

tl;iat the His

be

hour pledge
counsels

chastisement
of
to
an

beams,
! for

eternal

the

end abideth
our

endure
sure.

shall Lord

saved,
!
are

our

rest

our

sins

sins

we,

and

corrupt;
abominate

our

seeming-virtuous all,

but

dead
summer's

to

Thee,

l,

like

leaves

when

gree

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the their is

autumn

blast,

our

lusts serpent

eep there

prey

where
to

the

fell

none

plead

with

God

rayer.

liis

laggart
;

spirit

to

the

work

rcession

conscience-sprung doth
to

despair
bosom

still, calls Thee

a

in

each
;
"

lurk
risen

avenge
we

Thy
we

like

brand, Lord, fashion

gaze Father senseless with

a

and
!

expire.

O
and
as

our

we

are

Th
we

while

the

potter,

Hand
the

Divine,

mould
not
are
our

Thy guilt, Thine

vessels

of
word

sluggish of

Thy
by price,

wrath
people

Thy

for

Zion

! 'tis

waste

;
;
"

"

the where

"iir,
once

oly

place

in

flames

ires
the

sacrifice

of

praise

and from

prayer,

her

brightness
our

gleams
;
"

Gentile
Thou Thine

lies

pride
arm,

and

wilt

self-

escuing

unvex'd

amid

Is

ry?

ATIONS

IN

BEREAVEMENT.

was

full

urgent
in

with his

thee, speed till thy

;

Sister
"

And pain,
near
"

startling then

languor

end

Such

was

the hurried from

path

decreed,
road

The
thy soul abode.

ead

earth

to

thine

God's

wrought
:
"

with

thee,

sweet

maid,

Yet

merciful sickness

the
;
"

haste dearest,

baffles
die,

thou

Thou

wast

not

made
bitterness.

to

taste

Death's

slow-wasting

charm,

or

fever's

distress.

came

unheralded
so

"

but
bore

it

was

we

For witness,

thy

Saviour
wast

thou

meet

at

once

to

All

warning
where

spared, hearts
are

He

gives

for

prom

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prepared.

wrought
cure

in

mystery

both

complaint

d To

human
aside

skill
all
means,

unknown
to

"

make
;

us

sure

It

was

His Lest
we

deed should
poor

alone

lay that

on

our

selves,

thou

ught

away.

urgent
-

as

scant

of

time

:-^lest,

ar,
We

many

lingering
alternate

day hope
;

ckened
The
ague

with
of

and

fea

delay

Watching

each
in
turn,

spark
till
all
our

quench'd dark.

came

and

went

"

that

so

thy

im

ht

te

with With

all youth

pleasant and
can

thoughts loveliness claim,

and
;

Sorrow
nor

lot

nor

part

in

thy

soft

soo

name.

of

sad

hearts,
thou

and
art

light

of

downcast

Dearest
thy

enshrined
our

fragrance
we

in
ever

memories find
of thee weary

For

must

Bare
this be. weary

thought life,

while

life

Aprils

VOICE

FROM

AFAR.

Weep
as

not
nor

for
tinge

me

"

lithe
stream

wont,

with
home,

gloom

of

love

that hearts

circles and
bounty

Light the gifts

free

in

Heaven's

lends

I
,

Still smiles
mild,

am

near

"

the

prized

on

earth,

converse

your 1 the
and

blameless

mirth

Now
sounds

too

hear
tale musings

er'd

complete.
sweet.

prayers,

A is
all

sea

before
;
"

rone

spread

its
as

pure they

still
pass.

glas

earth-scenes We,
on

its

shore,
our

in

the

bosom

of

rest,
are

d's

knowledge,

and

blest
^9,

September

THE

HIDDEN

ONES.

Hid

are

the
high

saints

of

God
sign
;

"

by

angelic
nor

ment

soft,

empire's divine.
air,

golden

rod

Marks
but the

them

unbought

earth's

par

THE

HIDDEN

ONES.

ears

His the

throne haughty

within
world

the

secret

heart.

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apart.

They

gleam
mists

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the

night,
heavenly trims ray
;

uggish

stifling
"

the

hants

the

while,

old

history

his

ht,

Aping
! staid

the

day

look,

loud

voice,

and

reason's

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its learned
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Forcing

way.
us

haracters

aid

not
race.

to

trace

Christ

and

His

princely

Yet

not
to

all -hid
see;
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from 'neath

those their

tch

dull

guise

of

th, beams

bursting

unwittingly

disclose

Their

heaven-wrought
love, patience,

birth.
faith's
serene
repose

And
the

the
slow

soul's heart

tutor'd

mirth.
to

dance,

prove

her

er

O'er

self in its proud

hour.

These

are

the of
to

chosen

few.

nant

fruit
in
waste,

largely-scatter'd reap

grace

whom

He

Of

man's

cold wills

race

on

perverse,
time
return

in

His
space,
treasures

clear

Of

boundless
by
scant

and
for

s,

gi

To

fill

the

thrones

of

heaven.

Lord

! who
obscure,

can

trace

but

Thou soul-thralling

ife

'twixt

sin's

ll keen

Spirit,

now

quench'd,

reviv

w?

Or

who

can

tell, stands
sure on

pardon's

seal

Davi

ow.
Why
our

Saul" fi^il

and

Demas hearts
in

fell

st

the

annealin

eak.
Help,

for

Thy

mergy's

sake September^

THANKSGIVING.

"*

Thott

in

faithfulness

hast

afflicted

me.'*

in

this

dust

Thy
love

sovereign divine and

;

voice

First
all My

quicken'd

Thine,
very

"

^Thy
is

care

choice,

praise

Thine.

se
In

Thee, childhood

while

Thy
frail
I

providence
trace.

blessings

given,

ere

dawning

sense

Could

seek

or

scan

Thy

grace

gs
Bright

in

boyhood's dreams,
and
reason's

marvelling
^ncyings

hour,

strang
power
;

gs,

when

awfiil
bolder
range

Gave

thought

s Unask*d,
choicer

of

friends,
unhoped,
still,
a

which

to

my
come

door
;

have
countless

store

Lord,
shrine

in

memory's those up,

austereness
seasons

fondest

place

sad,
Thy face

looking kind

saw

clad.

not

miss

one

sigh
throbbing

or

tear.

eart-pang,
was

or

brow
severe,

the
sweet

chastisement its

nd

memory

now.

let

the

fragrant
in of the

scars

abide. stead.
side head.

ove-tokens
shadows

Thy

spear-pierced

nd

thom-encompass*d

uch

Thy
self
to

tender would
truth
narrow

force
swerve

be
or

still,
stray, will

hen

the

froward way.

long

Thy

me

wealth
lure

fer,

hr
or

remove
name

he

of in
in

power
straits, this

thrives feith

in world's

weakness

love.

nd

shame.

THE

BRAND

OF

CAIN.

AR

upon
sorrow

my

brow
of
cross

the pain
is
;

sign

Of
!

and
hopeful

no

mine,

It

is

the

brand

of

Cain.

course

of

passion
hope

and
and
fear,

the
"

fret

Of

godless
care,

and
their

guilt,

"

their

hues
there.

have

And

fix'd

sternness

our

1 wash I
no more

out

the may
not

imprinted pine,
meet

sha

That

martyr,
cross,

though
a

to

claim

Thy

saint

of

Thine.
November

18

ZEAL

AND

LOVE,

would'st high
1

thou

reach,

rash
state?

scholar

unruffled
easy

thy

dreams

resign,

PERSECUTION.

35
Fear,

of up them,

sin,

and
Holy

Zeal,

and
;

the

Hill

till Charity still.

appear

elf-denial

s the

philosophic
severe

flame,

thoughts
ne'er

unfed when
was

served, fiiith

trial

came,

gifts,

when

dead.
November
20,

18

J2,

PERSECUTION.
fled
into

the

woman

the

wilderness.**

who
at

is he

in

deserts
hour

seen,

the

twilight and speech, Heaven

when

?
mien,

garb

austere,

dauntless
in

red
as

in in

purpose

keen.

he perils

had

been.

et

blithe

lower.

Holy
*

Mother
child,

made it is my
cast
me

reply,

Dear

Priest.
forth,
and I

world

has

36
Dwell

ZEAL

AND

PURITY,

with bears
to

wild
men

earth my

and

gusty

sky

He

mandates

high,

And

works

my
day,

sage

behest.

**

Another

dear sacred

child, band.

and

thou

Shalt
Ah

join

his

1 well

I deem,
rule,

thou
and

shrinkest severing and light

!
"

now vow

From

urgent

Gay

hopes

flit round,
hath
a

thy

Time

taming

hand

Oxford.

November

22^

ZEAL
Come

AND

PURITY.
for

**

with

me,

and

see

my

zeal

the

Thou

to

wax cause

fierce

In
To

the

of
to

the pierce

Lord,

threat

and

With
Anger

the
and the
bade

heavenly Zeal,

sword

And
Who Sin's

Joy
thee

of
to

the feel.

brave.

slave.

The

Altar's

pure
'as

flame
it
soars
:

Consumes
Faith
For meetly

may

blame,

it

serves

and

adores.
smitest
atone

Thou

warnest

and
must

Yet
For
a

Christ
soul
own.

that

thou

slightest

"

Thine

November

^j,

GIFT

OF

PERSEVERANCE.

as

brooded
seized
me me,

o'er

my

guilty
to

state,

fever

duties
in my

devise.
Saviour's

buy

interest

hat

His

love

would

extenuate.

courge gift of my

and
cost,

penance, served by

masterful
an

self-

artifice

uell

restless

thoughts

and

en

sighs. doubts, which fain heaven's peace

as

tossed,

He

said

"

**E'en

deeds
not

the
;

soul

from

God,

nor

its

needs
thine
!
to

thee

own

fears,
me

and
it

wait

the by

lesson learn

Let
kneel

con

day
the

before

Omniscie

Ray,
when
!

shrink,

Truth's

avenging

shaft

November

2j,

THE

SIGN

OF

THE

CROSS.

across

this Holy

sinful

flesh

of

mine

draw

the

Sign,
stir within
me

ood

thoughts slumbering

and
;

ir
there
true

strength
up
a

divine

springs

courage

high

ho

shall

say, hour and

but

hateful
unbound,

spirits

ro

their
to
on

brief
see,

wail

their
ground the fresh

overthrow

far

heathen hails
cannot

lonely

Saint
he

odor,

tho

source

know.
November

^5,

BONDAQE.

OPHET,

tell

me

not

of deeds
sin

peace,
;

Christ's
only
can

all-loving from
to

release,

nd

death

judgment
birth hast

leads.

from

thy thy

set

thy
;

face

owards tend and

note

Redeemer His
secret

Lord
holy place,

deck

nd

His

word.

shall
haply
purpose

reach
tears

Heaven's
may
stay instant

glorious

et

of

His

wrath,

plead

for faith

one

who
but

cannot

pray,

hose

is

despair,
nor

hates
sin

his that

heart,^
rankles

puts

away

he

there.
November 28^

THE

SCARS

OF

SIN.

smile voice

is

bright,
is

my

glance

is
;

free,

calm
seem a

and tj-pe

clear
to

friend, holy

I love

thee

and

fear.

am

scanned

by saint
is

eyes surround

unseen,

nd

these
mete

no

what

by

what found.

has

been,

nd

joy

the

lost

is

my

good

Angel and
scarce

shrank
ways
dare

to

see

My
now

thoughts
he

of
gaze

ill;
on me,

car-seam'd

and

crippled

still.

ANGELIC

GUIDANCE.

hese

the

tracks

of

some

unearthl

iend,
prints,

and
with

his
men,

vesture-skirts
conforms
or

of

as

talk

aright that

sjonpathetic

words, thought;
"

deeds
or

b
him

my

hid

stoops

tend
grief;
"

ubtful-pleading

or

blunts

ght
see

not

"

or

in

dreams
what
fitly

of

night
is

the

scope,
own,

in

which
then

will
I

Christ's
real

might

ca

ision

for

to

the

thoughtful half
unveils

alks
;
on

with

Him,

He

en

earth-stain'd

souls

such

toke

l.
dare
not

claim

as

theirs

what

there

d.
all

hopeless,

eye

His

boundless

gr

SUBSTANCE

AND

SHADOW.

do
on

but the

grope fentasies

in

learning's
of
sense

pedant
bestow
us

dol

substance,

bidding
of
on

bow

low
are

those
or

shades
still,

being

which
brief

man's

trial-groun
come

such go,
aught show,

shapes

and

moods,

which

of

Truth

or

Life

in

their

sway

or

judge,

and

skill

to

sane

wound.
immortal thy mind
to

of

seed,
gift,
"

high-destined
a

Man
yet
a

dread
is

creature,

its

own

centre,

and
in

it

draw

itself,

and

moulds.

its

thou

span

utward by

things, Heaven,

the by

vassals

of

its

wil

earth

unthwarted

WANDERINGS.

yet

I heart first

left
and
I

home's hope

youthful
were

shrine,
stored

caught
the

the
Eternal

rajrs

divine,
.

drank

Word.

afar

the

world

unroll'd
page
;

many-pictured
the
marvels
to

ed

which
her gage.

she

told,

trusted

pleasures
scenes

quaff
I

'd,

sought
;

awhile

prized
and heart

before
sister's
no

parent's
my

praise cold

smile

rr'd

more.

er

sear,

so

ever

cloy they
one

rth's
Adam

favors lost

as

fade
fierce

for

joy

Eden's

sacred

shade.

HE

SAINT

AND

THE

HERO.

AGED

Saint
praises

I fer

off

I
name

heard
\
"

The

of
power,

thy

deed
zeal's

of

thy

prudent
flame.

word,

triumphant

came

and
heart,
thy

saw

and, drew
smile,

having
offence

seen,

Weak

m
Thy

prompt

thy

simple

lowly

diligence.

Saint's. This
to

is have

not

the

Hero's
and
learn

praise

found,
Heaven's boon
to

malign
its

humblest spurn.
December

wa

Nor

least

of

Biscay.

lo,

PRIVATE

JUDGMENT.
are

wand'rers,

ye path

sore

distress'd
has
:

that
by

which
saintly his

Christ
throng
own

bless'd,

'd
claims

His
to

trast

weak
still,

will,

idol

"

^so

ye

languish
all wrong.

wranglers

and

of

old,
you

and
prophets of fear

met

your

need,
creed,
;

of
to

His

throes fenced

swage

the

rich have
from

bequest
safe age
to

He

made,

acred

hands charge

convey'd
age.

come

home

!
ne'er

obey let
;

the

call

r
grain

pleads, of
and
she

who Holy
win

fall

Truth she shall

the

you

and dust.

must,

lifts
as

her
her

from

reign

in

youth.

THE

WATCHMAN.

{A
not.

Song.)
not,

and
on

fret

for grey

threaten'd
height
fierce
!

chman
though the
foe,

Truth's

the

feithful,

and

kness

is

aye

Heaven

might.

Ammon
pair, for

and
unite love,

niggard
;

'I^,

-fitted
work

and
be

some

work

for might

weakness

shall

Heaven's

feebleness,

Saul's
Ahithophel's
from

black spite

wrath.
;

aid
prayers

Gerizim,

and

curses

Gath
weakness
shall

prove

Heaven's

not,

and
no

quake friend
question in

not,

thou
;

Warder

there

sight the

thee

to

days

of

old.

was

one,

but
in the

he

stay'd
Presence

the

sin
;

the

host,
scom'd Baal

bright din,
Heaven's

Elias

the

Carmel
match

would

mi

years
one

are

many,

Eternity
;

one,

is
are

the

Infinite few, is
few

hosen
scantness

the

deeds

well might.

still

Heaven's

December

12,

MEMORY.

me
my
as

is

now

thousand
its

miles
image

away

thoughts keen,
me, as

ever)'

fair there,

still

lingered
all I

turning upon

could

loved day.

survey.

o,

Death's upwards,
1

unaverted
shall whirl,
on me

speed
no

bear.

in

breathless

the

things

ere,

when

at

length

reach

the

Throne

ower,

till

unscared,
of my

I
past

shall

in

fulness

see

ision

innumerous

deeds,
motive

heart-courses
on

and
the

their dooming

gaze in

till
strait,

red

hour.

that

the

Judge

I remember
December

Trafalgar,

/j*,

THE
is

HAVEN.

this

awe,

by

stillness
soul
?

spread

'er
reared
my

the

world-fretted
on wave

its
by

godless breezes

head.

keen

bark, through toward

sped,
bed.

fiercely

the
its

ocean

chafed

goal.

there
I
I thou

reigns
could

so

deep
weep.
rare

rest,

at

almost
in
a

hast
peace

this

guest
;

figure

blest
not

en

seen,

though

possess'd,
still

hich

cherub-flames

keep.

WORD

IN

SEASON.

! when
Thy

sin's witness

close-marshall'd
on

line way,

his

should
how

he
Thy

raise will

Thy

glorious

sign,

display

oly
on

Paul,

with hill, th'

a

soul
a

of

flame, lone
;

Mars'
speak with

soldier

thus

Atoning of
stone

Name,
?

heart

so,"

He

**

said
in for
as

hush
and
to

thee,

and

se

thoughts
sent
use

prayer thee they

watchful

ns

speak,
*'

them

rise.
December

77,

FAIR

WORDS.

ds

are

good,
thou

and
felt

freely

given,
true

though think
serious

them
to

thee
heart

well,
is

hell

or

heaven

due.

thee his
thou

sore,

man's

will

should
;
to
serve

swerve

true

path
ventur'st

divine nought
nor

neighbor's

weal

thine.

1 such

words

may
and

once

be unite
;

said,

re

shame
twice,

fear
mark

oken
sin

they

instead

against

the

light.

December

//,

MOSES.

the

patriot
man

fierce,
on

became
earth,

meekest
us

how
our

love's
souls
new

quickening birth.

flame

give

the

man

of
by

meekest self-will.

heart,

Canaan
where sin

w,

Grace
us

has still.

done

its

part,

defiles

who
seest
me

hast
me

taught
frail
at

me

in

Thy

fear.

best,

loss

with
future

Moses
rest

here,
I

gain

his

December

79,

THE

PATIENT

CHURCH.

Bide with

thou meek

thy

time

1
race

eyes

the

of

pride

ime,

the

gate,

and
and
is

be

the

heathen's

jest,

Smiling
to

self-possest

whom thou

pledged
victor's

victor's

sway

Bide

the

day

Think
the

on

the unripe
at

sin

eap'd

seed,
Bethel
but
a

and

toil'd
at

to

istory-marks No
the

and
ban
'

Dan,

blessing,
wise

Shepherd

hid

his

heav

ld

fate,

Nor

reck'd

tyrant's

hate.

Such
bright
!

loss

is

gain

he

Advent

that

shall

loose

ain

ow

the

shadows

break,

and

gleams

Edge
thrones

the
are

dim

distant
trembling,

line.

and

earth's

es

quail, True Seed

I thou

shalt

prevail

rs,

December

20y

JEREMIAH.
I
men
"

that

had

in
; that

the
I

wilderness might

lodging-place

leave

my

people,

them

me

I"
me

the

peaceful

prophet life
school
!
;

cried,

Spare
man's

this wrath,

troubled
to

his

pride,

head

the

sacred

strife

ace

me

in

some

silent
flowers
nor

vale. abound
1

groves

and grudge,

es

that

tongues

that

meek

spirit
denied
ours,

err'd,

opprest

God
sin

repose,
to

is

whom earth's

Heaven's
woes

rest

ledged,

to

heal

ta,

December

22,

PENANCE.

l grief
not

1 if
or

e'er

thy

spirits

feint,

pain
hope,
or
ease

opprest.
or
sour

vain

complaint.
:

cheer

thy

breast

view

thy

bitterest

pangs

as

sent

shadow
is its

of

that

doom,

the

soul's

just
true

punishment

own

guilt's
"

home.

thine

own

judge
the
will

hate drops the

thy

proud

he

And let

while

sad
attend

flow,
smart,

thy

And

sanctify

thy

woe.

THE

COURSE

OF

TRUTH.

God

raised
not
to

up

the
the

third people,

day, but

and
unto

show

nly, before

all

witness

of

God."

royal

Truth,

released

from

mort

roes, His
brief slumber,

and Holiest

triumphant sued

111 A

had
patron Tetrarch's

the

multitude,
eye,
or

ted
world's

claimed
or

to

winning
school.

grace,

proofs

arned

obing
to

Him
a

in

viewless
meanest turn

air,

He

told
;

ret

few their
of

of

mould imparted

They

in

The
the

gift
brute

men

pure-hearted,

many

heard

His

mysteri

igh,
strange

fearful

tongvit,

^xA

c.\oMOd

the in Rear'd His

might

of few,
on

Truth, obeyed,

as

it

has yet

been
unseen.

the

and

lone
their

heights, watch-flame
sees

and

rare.

saints mad

bear,

the

world

the

wide

-cir

laze. whence it
streams,

searching its

and

ho

uench

rays.
December

24,

STMAS

WITHOUT

CHRIST.

can

I
due the

keep festive
sight

my

Christmas
show,

feast

its

of

of
its

the

High
flow

Priest ?

rom

whom

glories

ar

the

tuneful
towers
a

bells

around,

he

blessed
on

see

tranger

foreign

ground,

ritons
will

now

so

brave the

and

high,

ye in the

weep

day
passes

Christ
calls

judgment
Bride
away

by,

Christmas
Easter
a scene

then lose of
cheeriess
its

will
bloom

lose
;

its

mirth,

iir

strife
home

and
!

dearth

thin,

December

S,

SLEEPLESSNESS.

God,
night
we,

before
clear
worms,
as

whose day,
o'er

fece

is

poor creep,

life's delay,

scant

and

now

death's dint

foretaste and
sorrow's

alternate

bor's that

weight.
state

fever-troubled

Lord

Thy
in
our

glory,
man

watchfulness,
;

but
our

disease
cost

bounds

transgress

Thy grasps

eternal the the

plan
powers effort
the

by made

Thee

displa

'er

rebel

ell

beneath

sudden
ban.

shade

nature's

withering

by

^December

ABRAHAM.

better

portion

didst

thou

choose,

Heart,
first
I

God's

choice,

and

pledge

of

Ge

grace
truest

type,

he
smile,

with

unruffled and bade

her

face

the

world's
;
a

depart

trader,

with his rich

no

trader

art,

uys

in

Canaan

last

resting-place,
ample

ely

yields

Siddim's

spac

the is
their

heathen
soul's

gifts

of

those

he

sav

high
with

solitude,

mmune

thus
!

God,

and

not

th

the

scoflfings

of though
nor

the

wealth-enslaved,
in absent

prey,

as

mood
unmanner'd

almly

move,

reck

the

th.
December

^7,

THE

GREEK

FATHERS.

then

sing
!

thy the

heathen thought of
;

praise, holier

Greece
sad
of

days

heart thine
in

abides
Truth's

first

hour power.

ongues
the

and Spirit's and

weapons
fiery
our

of

His

shower, guides.

fethers

is

Clement's

varied

page

days Origen
saintly

of

doubt

and eagle purpose

heresy,

pain
eye
;

with
Basil's

high

ite

imperial
cleanse

the

Altar's

stain.

thee soul
court's

the

glorious
zeal and

preacher
and lips
of
;
race

came,

of

flame,

stem

martyr-guest inexhaustive heaven -taught Athanase,

own

thine,

Nazianzen's royal-hearted Paul's

grace

mantle

blest.
December

nie.

28

THE

WITNESS.

shall
vow

child
cleanse

of
his his
in

God
soul

fulfil

to
on

from

ill,

raise

high

baptism-light,
vestment

Aaron's

seed

white

let

him
or

shun
heathen

the

haunts sacrifice
;

of

vice,

the

board
self-trusting

of

wealthy

pride,

ic, the

guide.
smiles

adulterer's

preside.

as

he he

threads

the his

maze

of when

men,

lift
in

witness,

is

spoke
at

Heaven's
of higher his

dread
grace place.

face.

ne

hand
carry

ross

to

in

he

hears
will

and
lose sinning heart

sits

him of

still.
ill
;
;

he
fear
sins

his
;

hate
after,

of
his

hate

then

desecrate
to

last,

despair

persuades

great

ca.

December

30^

THE

DEATH

OF

MOSES.

Father's promise

hope from

I my
on

childhood's
high
I

dre

waited
when

for
my

its

glories

beam
nigh.

death

is

death
eye

is
nor

come,

but

not

decay
;

mind
of youth's
nerve

is

dim

keenness
in

vigorous

day

rills

each

and

limb.

scene

I thrice deceit
my

welcome
view
;

after

toil

no

I
lips

ght

but
vision

press
true

the
!

soil,

prove

the

glorious many-tinted

heights,

its groves,

wealthy

plains.

call

! but

He

my

steps

restrains

they
!
"

melt is
no

they

are

but

shades

yet

rest,

! in
seen,

store,

since
not

Canaan
possest ?
December

fedes

and

a,

jOy

MELCHIZEDEK.

hout
having

father,
neither

without

mother,
of
days,

without
nor

beginning

en

bless'd
;
nor

are

they,

who

feel

their

lo

voice

of

friends

nor

pleas

ne

aught
;

on

which

the

saddened

heart

an

he

rich

earth,

garb'd

in

her

daint

ess and

joy,

doth

but
smiles

the

more

oppress

responsive
at

and the

rapture

ick

heart,

beyond

veil

they

in

strange

dajrs,

the

weapons

of

Heav

grace;

passing line,
the

o'er

the

high"born

He

oulds

vessel

of

His
of

vast

design
and of its

ss,
from through

homeless, earth, long

reft
and
woe

age

pla

careless

His

rare

Melchizedek

January

/,

TRANSFIGURATION.

"They

glorified

God

in

me."

thee

once

and
to

nought admire
it
;

discem'd

For

stranger

ious

aspect,
no

but unearthly

bum'd
fire.

With

I
Thy
yet

saw,

and
was

confess'd
rare

speech

and

high
breast,

it

vex'd

my

burden'd

once

more^

and
and
form,

awe-struck and thee

was

gazed
air
;
"

face,

living
Saint
"

glory
a

round

blazed
I

Saint

there

e.

Ja$mary

"?,

283

BEHIND

THE

VEIL

the
a

House

of

sacred
throng.

rest,

thoughtless I

gth

heard
the

its
saints

creed among.

confess'd,

knelt

his

strain

and

unadom'd,
message might famished
have
ear.

spoke
at

Christ's
home I

there

what

scom'd,

charmed

my

grant
Word

me

this and
sons

abiding
to

grace, know
;

ierce

the

veil

on

Moses'
be

fece, slow.

hough

his

speech

'Januarv

")^

JUDGMENT.

fell

beneath
life's
snares

Th

yrod,
I go,

hrough from
choose

David's Thyself

lot,
the

O
woe.

God

hould
haunt,
or

fece and

Thy
stun,

plagues until
mute

which

art

sinks
a

in

despair.

names

random

ill.

then the
man

guide holier
are

in

David's
;

path.

chose

pain
tools is

and
Angel's

of gain.

wrath,

scourge

yanuary

lo,

SENSITIVENESS.

SENSITIVENESS.

was,

I
fear
not

shrank
of what

from
was

what wrong

was

right

Frotn

ould

brave

the
was

sacred
strong.

fight,

Because

the

foe

now

I
sorer

cast

that

finer

sense

And

shcme
of
at

aside
was

dread
aim

sin

indolence,
was

Such

Heaven

pride.

when

my calmly
to

Saviour
do
my

calls,. best
;

rise.

And

ing
hope

Him, and

with
fear,

silent

eyes

Of

the

rest

tep,

mount

where my
; yet,

He

has
o'er

led
;^

"

Men

count

baitings

now
love

them His

though
moi^.

self

dread,

precept

Malta.

^atmary

I5"

68

DAVID

AND

JONATHAN,

DAVID

AND

JONATHAN.

"

Thy

love

to

me

was

wonderful,

passing

of

women."

HEART

of fire !
flower
woe was

Thou
What

misjudged of Jesse's race

thine,
when

by
!

wilful

ma

thou

and

Last He The

greeted
to

fece
die,
a

to

fece
on

I
us

doom'd

thou

to

impress

portent

of

blood-stained

holiness.

Yet

it

was

well

"

^for

so,

'mid
tide,

cares

of

And A
spell

crime's
was

encircling thee, kingly

o'er

zealous
pride

one,

to

Earth-joy
With

and battle-scene

and

pageant,

prompt

blend 77je pale

calm

spectre

of

b\ame\ess

had

he spirit

lived, keen
snapped

before

thy
high

throne

to

and
in

it

had

twain

love's

sl

band,

dear
of his
to

in

memory

comrade
us

reft, dies,

the he

warning
is

give lost

ves

who

but

lives.

Malta,

January

i6t

HUMILIATION.

VE

been
have
met

honor'd
scorn

and
and
earth's

obey'd,
slight
sober
;

my

heart
than

loves

shade,

More

her

laughing

light

what

is

rule
a

but
snare

sad
?

weight

Of

duty
meanness,

and

but

with

hayi^ie,t

C^.^

my

hid
on

choice, the good

it

if

not

from line

heaven
;

Moves

heavenward Lord,
simply from
Thine.

nse

it,

earthly

And

make
Malta,

yatmary

id,

THE

CALL

OF

DAVID.

the

Lord

said,

Arise,

anoint

him,

st

bom

of

Jesse's
thy
bashful

race,

er
the

lights

fece.
oil

Prophet's
for
a

gifted
path of
toil.

thee thy

Angels,

circling
thee
as

round
we

thee. thee,
near

shall
thy thy

find feith

found
us

first
severe.

brought

lion-fight

and doom
to

mid of

thy

flocks

awhile
smile
;

thy

greatness heaviest
of

bear

God's

load.
"

guessing

the
scarce

road,

road,

and

ascended,

ld

praise
court

thou

shalt
battle

attain.
plain
care,

royal
comes

and

heart-ache,
hope,

distress,
;

ed

and friend and

by

loneliness

from
faith, aims
of

and

gifts
and

from
woe
"

foe.

ed

guift,
earth

est

defiled,

wisdom,
tyrannic

sin-beguiled.
mood.
men

power's shared

els
success,
a

with

of

blood.

parental

tears,

dreary

gift

of

j^ears.

e^ lavish
we

that
on

guileless
the thee

"ce

and
storm

form
I

scarring
in

take buffet chary unborn

thy in
fame,

blindness.

we

thee of thy
may thee

kindness
"

bless

or

blame,
root

"

we

mould

for

the

man's

promised
mould thee
to

heaUng
hence
the

Fruit,
to

we

rise.

our

brother,

skies.
i8^

Malta.

jfawuary

BLIGHT.

time

my

heart
gay,

unfolded and

its

fresh

springtime

scattered

around, wam'd
that
;

sper
all

of

earth's
love's

unhealthy light

grou and

there

pure

grieves

Sun's And
ah
!

ray

and

canker-worm,
storm

sudden-whelming
my self-will

"

smiled,

nor

reck'd

gracious

sound.

ow

defilement
hear
a an

dims

life's

memory-spring
strain.

ot

early-cherish'd
then
it

first

joy,

and

brings

pain

and

self-hate,
lull without my

and

vain

remorseful
to

Tears
Not
one

grief

rest.

hope,
its

this

breast

day

lose

load,

and

youth

\"\oom.

again.

JOSEPH.

JOSEPH.
Symbol
dwelt
in thee

ST

of
as

the
in

Eternal
some

Son
sacred

shrine,

raw

hearts
;

after

thee,

and

make

them

thine

parent

only

by

that
who

light

was

won,

brethren

crouch'd

had

in

wrath

g b

heathen

pomp hid
Presence

abased
of
a

her

at

the

sign

the

guest thou

divine, bads't

king

heard,

and

all

wa

done.
was
'*

fulfill'd

Nature's
clad
in

dim
visible

augury,

Wisdom,

form,

would

be that
all
must

ir,

love

and
time

bow

the

knee

it might

seem,

what

the

Substance

came.

lack'd

sceptre,

when

It
^.

but

laid

by

aming
Maita.

front,

and

boi^

m\\\\s%

^w^xsnr

Januairj

ao^

SUPERSTITION.

d
So

and shudder,

Christ,
when

Thy

children
they
see

of

the

two-edged mouth.
As
to to

sword

sharp-issuing

from

fell
charms

back
of

from
man,

Thee,
or

cling

heathen

id
love

them and

against

Thee,
I
.

Thou

Fount

light

before And full

Thine
firmly shame
;

awftil
fix
not
me

eyes
there, bent

will

go

my

doom

know,
Not
fearing Thy heart
can

fainting
less Name
cure.

with
they,

despair
but

than

deeming
my

shall

feil,

nought

Malta,
y

January

21,

ISAAC.

the
in

guileless
the
wife

years
a

the

Patriarch
foresight deeds,

spe

father's
gracious

chose

the

prayers

and

wh

thank-offerings

from
written

his
in

pilgrim

ten

se,

though

the

heavens,

out

truth's

lower

roll,

which

ste

ws

sad
son's,

trespass
mother's,

at

his

history's
and
its their
to
scans

close,
punishment earthly
earthly

their
true

brightness,

but

seed
sin,

vouchsafed

read
move

but

dimly with

high

heavenward faith
are

averted
of
sin's

face,
pains
may

into

by

warning
that

ints

lower'd,

the

world

REVERSES.

mirth
sudden

is

full

and shall

free, be
;

gloom power
axe

haughty
Watcher's

mounts

high,

is
;

nigh.
when greatest

rowth
It

has hastes
to

bound

die.

the lain

rich
its

town,

that

long

huts pageants
"

among,
vast.

ears
vaunts

its

it

shall

not
are

last but
a

tints

that

shine,

sign

Of

summer

past

when
fond
yearning
to

thine

eye

survejrs, gaze,
thy

th

adoring heart,
grave
save

friends-

ve

its

doth

tend.
but
grow

gifts

below,
an

Truth,

Towards

end.

HOPE.

not

children
stepped

of
from

guilty
out

sire,

oe

his

wave-tossed

e,
stem

baptism

flush'd

earth's

om.

the

heavens

then

clear'd,

or

cherub

e portal
were

Eden's

did stirred

at

once

retire who

;
was

ghts

of

Him

rainbow

hues
gloom,

so

streak'd

the

o'ersha

ng

ith

could

e'en

that

desolate

scene

has

come

and

gone

and

now

ond

substance

of

the

deluge

type,

ST.

PAUL

AT

MELITA.

our

slight
;

aik

shall

cross

mo

surge

while
ripe. with

the

gross

earth

melts,

for

judgm

its
mount

haughty
up
to

turrets

to

emerge,

shall

Eden's

long-lost
February

ta.

5,

ST.

PAUL

AT

MELITA.

And

when them
on

Paul the

had
fire,

gathered
there
came

bundle
a

of

laid

viper

heat."

in
water

his

prophetic

strength.

he

peril
man

o'er,

many-gifted
on

at

length
shore.

tepp'd

the

promised

trod

the
wait

shore
till

; but

not
came

to

rest,

or

Angels
pains

J humblest

the

Saint ftame.

attest,

iJrebrands

and

the

when

he
instant
! hence

felt

the
was

viper's given
to

smart,

aid

learn
rest
to

do

thy

part,

leave

the

Heaven.

February

8,

WARNINGS

Heaven
Warnings

sends
go it

sorrow.

first, burst

Lest

should

With

stunning
souls
To
too

might
bright
the
morrow.

On

fear

science

bear

us

To

the
human may

hid

springs

Of
Why

things
not

dream,

Or

thought's

daLy-^"eaxs!L^

ch

thoughts
While

fetters, Faith
of disowns

Dread

earth's
Heaven's
the but wall

tones,

Recks
And
on

but

call,

Reads

?leaven's

letters

Calatafimi

and

Palermo,

February

i2y

i8js.

DREAMS.

Oh

miserable
to

power
raise

allowed,

the

guilty spirit hour

past,
to

awhile

the

illumined
twilight
to
act

cas

On

its

youth's
it

guiling
or

again frantic

the

scoflf

in

Satan's

trai

Nay,
grief

hush
ill
"

thee,
fits
a

angry

heart
;
seivl,

penitent is

the

thorn

it

divmeVy

TEMPTATION,

pierce

thee
thee

in

thy

virtue's thou
art,

palmy and

home,
whence

arn

what has
come.

hy

wealth

February

26^

^^33'

TEMPTATION.

Lord,
Didst
in

who

with

the

Children
flame,

Three

walk
those

the

piercing

trial-hours,

which,

save

hee, I
dare these
not
name

let

quivering

eyes

and

sickening

eart
to

dust

beneath

the

Tempter's

da

who

didst

once

Thy

life

from

Mary'

breast

Renew

from

day

to

day,
sweet,

ight

Thy
this Thine
a

smile,

severely clay my ! whole

but

On
am

frail
with

soul

; and

eel

secret

joy,

thaX^^^Ssxvsax,
MarcH
28
^

OUR

FUTURE.

OUR

FUTURE.

do,

thou

knowest know

not

now

but

th

shalt

hereafter."

Did

we

but

see,

life

first

open'd,

how

our

journey
day,
time

lay

its

earliest

and
as

its
we

closing
one

iew

ourselves, for the

shall
such

trive

high

prize,

sigh

ld

break
spirit,

thful

though

bold

for

Jesu

e.

But I

Thou,
traced
out

dear

Lord

I
scenes

bright

which

w^r

come,

pure spare
:

blessings,
me,

and

verdant Thy

home,

and

withhold

fearfu

d
me

year

by

year,

till

am

found
girdle

pale,

with

Paul's

sad

bound.
2

A^H

HEATHENISM,

HEATHENISM.

Balak's
spake,

magic clear

fires
as

Spirit
prayers

in

Israel

untrue

and
to

covetous

desires
;

God
summoned

vouchsafe
dreams,

dwell
His

earlier

word

bring

atient

Job's
iing.

vex'd

friends,

and

Gerar

guileless

such
Aaron's

overflowing
vest
we e'en

grace
on

the Son

Sibyl
now

ran,

should

fear,

the

lacks

place
roams

unchristen'd where

man

ough,

faith

is

keen,

He

canno

make

of

the

very

stones,

or

thirst

with

as

slake.

'Aj^l

TAORMINL

TAORMINI.

Jacob

went

on

his
him/*

way,

and

the

Ange

God

met

hast

thou

tracked
met

traveller's

round,

Nor

visions

thee
marvel

there,
to
so

couldst

but

have
?

found

This

blighted

world

feir

feel

an

awe

within
man

thee
see

rise,

That

sinful fer
to

should
Seraph's
by

ies

worthier be

eyes

Than

shared

thee

them
coming

in

heart pains

thou and

shalt
fears,

not

fein

'Mid
the

third fourteen

heaven

once

nerved

Saint

or

trial-years.

A^'xX

26,

SYMPATHY.

of

the

Just,
this

call

not
me,

you

share

joy

with
at

joy

and

wonder plain,

the

view
sea

mountain,

and

on

that lodged
run

loftier
in

mountain

old,
cell. four,

fe

Eden's
rivers
ere

the
as

behold

is

earth,

it

fell.

when
tried
in

ye

think
by

of

those

who

stay

ill
but

the

world's
for lost

fight,
the

looking

day

ich

shall

the

unite.

rather,

elder from
the
scene,

Spirits
first
man's

strong

have

trod
race

nether

amoti^

and
thought

ye

can

sympathize mighty
the
stars,
men.

"

1 their

ken the

height
smile

and
at

depth, dim-eyed

ski

aviour

perforce
apart Eyes
are

am

thine.

and searching

Saint

all-divine

uman

is

that

Heart

April

sg^

RELICS

OF

SAINTS.

is

not

the
for

God
all

of live

the
unto

dead,
Him.*'

but

of

the

Fathers the

are

in
:

dus'.,
as

yet

live

to

Go

Truth seeds

if

the
beneath
till

motionless

held

the

of

life

the
the

so

ng

and

struggling

judgme

hence

we

leam houses,

with though

reverence

to

est

se

frail
;

the

grave

may

urge
are

his
;
"

cunnin ^but

tests,
are

and

they

earth

they

heaven

hrines.

June

i,

DAY-LABORERS.

'*

And

he

said,

It

is

finished."

only, the Moses Though the

of

God's
work wearied of

messengers grace, upon

to

to

man.

which Nebo's

He

beg

height,
fight
the

loth
foe,

leave and

the

doom'd

yield

sun-brigh

and To

Joshua's

armdd

hand.

David

wrought

in

turn

strenuous

yet

he

might
for

not

build,

but King

only
;

Gifts
these

the

Heavenly rear'd, work

was

another the full

his

peaceful

Till

done.

Christian
"iin
thy will

warrior!

thou,

whose

id

Mother
avenge

of

her

present
;

chain
yea,
even

His work,
it

Bride

Beeins spend
save,

the
in

and
thy

thou
but,

strength,

Thy

lot

shall

be

the

grave.

June

2^

WARFARE.

"

Freely

ye

have

received

freely

give.'*

"

Give
should

any
our

boon fair-eyed
course

for

peace Mother
on a

I
e'er

worid's
which her
in

and
call

troubled
release ?

very

is

No

thy

garden

stand,

he

flowers
are

tnou

piantest proper
care,

there,

hich
of

thy

God
for

I in the

meekness

and
realms

in

love,

aiting

blissful

above.''

las

I for

thou
one

must

leam,
is

guileless
not

rough
of

the

holy

the

Word

Truth

through

land,
to
sever,

and
Paul

fire

to

bum

blessed
cot
or

had

stay'd

learned
priest's

shade,
white tuneful their attire. choir.

ith

the the
not

nd

Saints'
gnashed

had

teeth,

nor

ris

slay, hadst been

a

ou

heathen

in

thy

da

June

j,

SACRILEGE.

Church

shone

brightly

in

her

yout

days, Ere
an

the

world

on

her would undefiled

smiled
pour
:

outcast,

she

her

Keen,

free,
I
not

and
that
arm

ould

of

force

were

thrusts

her

from

her

awful

an

shrine.

duty His

bound Mother
was

each from
it
to

convert-king
the dust,
nor

pious

enrich,
rest
to
common

fear
;
or

Christ
shall has

for

the

trust

who
once

dare
on

make the

unc

Holy

Altar

been

brothers

"

hence,

while

ye

for

il

Triumph is
a

is

still

your
1

own

pilgrim

Church

"

^yet

shrink

share

we

toil
not

in

our

old

place the

to

stand,

dreading,

despoiler*s

yune

4,

LIBERALISM.

destroyed
sins
to

Baal

out

of

Israel. departed

Howbe
not

of

Jeroboam
wit,
were

Jehu
golden

em,

the
in

calves

that

were

and

that

Dan."

ot

halve
presumptuous

the

Gospel
heart

of !

God's
I

gr

of

know

ll. of those

who

plan

that

we

sh

ell,
his
the

in

tranquil
Word

home
refines all
of

and
natures

holy

place

rude,

mes

the

stirrings

the

multitude.

ye

have

caught

some

echoes

of

its

rk'd
will
more

it spoke

of
mercy,

peace,
"

chastised
and
ye

and
;

heaid

as

for

zeal

and depths

quick-eyed
of

sanctity,

the by.

dread

grace,

ye

pass'd

so

ye

have
are

the
doubters

Truth

for

ye
it

in
be

best,

whether
as

theme
or

discarding,

unmeet

fo

n ancient
our

Sages.
Foe
I
"

O
^but

new-compass'd
what, rules if it

own

camp,

and

amid

friends

jftf^t^ S*

DECLENSION.

n
*'

I What
vex

am

sad,
boots

I
it

say,
me

to

strive,

my

spirit

day

by

day,

what
we

good
our

will

come,

ugh

prayer triumphant

obtain, home, regain

?

ring

old
wandering

times

flocks

d
the
service

not
same

our

history
weary

run

round. faith
be begun,

in

meek forms

length

in

bound

on

would
strength

give
the wealth, and

us

strength

"

t
then

earth

subdue
and
pride
untrue."

;
at

comes

leng

sloth,

prayers

this
reason

is

worldly-wise
is
a

crime,

the the

Lord dark

bade
ancient

His

Church
time.

arise,

wills
we

that her His leave

she flame

should
must

shine
trim

soul-converting

Sign,
to

the

rest

Him.

THE When I woald bum. And

mould them

AGE

TO

COMK

search

the truths that in

me

into rule and argument,

"

A hundred
learn

reasoners

cried,

"

Hast

thou

to

Those
are

dreams

are

scatter'd

now,

those

fires

spent ?"
mount to

And,

did 1
liy-

simpler
'twas

thoughls,

and

Some

theme

of peace,

stillthe

same

reply.

Peiplex'd, I hoped But But And

my

heart
in wit,

was

pure of guile,

judged me
now

weak

to

disagree ;
awhile,

see

that Age

men

are

mad

joy

the

to

come

will think

with honr

'Tis the old history

"

Truth
then

"ivithout a
rising

Despised
tomb.

and

slain,

from

EXTERNAL

RELIGION.

first Church,
the
image

earth's

rulers

welcomed
impressed
come.

home

their
as

zeal

seasons,

they

of

their

guest

words

and

works,
to

their
love,

hopes

and

orth
when

forbid
a

Martyr her

claimed love.

her

tears,

aint

inspired

ving service of

wealth,
now

and discard

feverish
;

power.

one

excited
too

hour
1

crifice

hard

about
own

the in every

holiest
time,

day,

doubt

and

search,

lest

aught

should

shall

this
suffer

cease

must

crosiers

nes
cast

touch
His

profene.
vineyard wall, slain
?

without

Heaven-sent

Heir

is

June

ii^

ST.

GREGORY

NAZIANZEN.

ving
What is

man,

of

humble here
:

heart

and

dost
city's

thou

the

crowd
of
ear

the

lordly

few

Are
pain
it
was

dull
to

1
"

thee,
at

till

thou
as

didst though

patriarch-throne
power unfit.

length,

rks

the

All-wise
as
we

! ask
:

our

services

div

Not
world*s

the

profit,

by

our

gifts

deci

Our
king's slow-tongued

duty-task.
courts

loth

Jeremias
rule

plead by

Moses

eloquen

thou,

bright

Angel

of

the

East

ar

The
.

Cross
upon

divine,
thy

high

liquid
the thy and

accents,

Men
cold
were

mock'd
city heard stirr'd,
nigh.

Sign

at

battle-ciy,

hearts
was

deem'd

co Pe

couldst
:
"

people

raise,

but

couldst

rule

So,
set

gentle thee
free,

one,

"

for,

ere

thy

years

full.
Thy
thee upon

work
the

was

done
thou
"

lot

lovedst
to
serve,

best.

the

past,

yet

rest.

june

12,

REVERENCE.

at

Jesu's
mercy

name,

for
a

'tis

the

Sign
line.

ul

towards
ancestry, in from

guilty birth
a

meful And

defiled,
child rebel
aims

upwards thoughts
scorn

of

unlovely
And

and

of
can

judgment-flames,
I

without

fear
assailing

behold and

my

Life.

Just
the

sin,

death-stain'd

strife

so,

albeit
of

His

woe

is

our

release, dims
our

that

woe

aye

peace Life And

is

hidden
this who,
is

in

Fount good that they

of

Blood

tidings

souls, that

pierced

have

woe.

Are
the
ease

fain many,

to

share clinging

it

too to

for

their written,

lot

y
Me

an1
"

sloth,

'tis

"To

not

THE

PILLAR

OF

THE

CLOUD.

Lead,

Kindly
gloom,

Light,

amid

the

encircling

Lead
The nighl

Thou
and

me

on

I far from "home-

is dark, Lead Thou

I
me

am

on

!
not

Keep The

Thou distant

oiy
scene,

feet
"

; 1
one

do

ask enough

to

see

step

for

me.

not

ever

thus,

nor

pra/d
me

that
;

Thou

Shouldst
to

lead

on

choose

and Thou
day, will
:

see

my
on

path,
I

but

Lead
the ruled garish
my

me

and,
remember

spite
not

of

fears

past

Thy
Will

power

hath
me on,

blest

me,

sure

lead fen, night

mom

moor

and The
the I have

o'er

crag gone
;

and

torrent,

is

with

those loved

angel

feces
since,

smil
and

long

awhile.

June

i6^

SAMARIA.

not

at

our

kindred finds
her

in likeness

the

North,
there

Samaria

-formed
forth

Priesthood,

and

the

Church

though
grace seals

their

fathers

sinned,

and

the

the

Holy

Apostolic the

Line bounds

love
trace

overflows

His

His

reveal'd

design.

had
not

Seers
that

to

them
run

the
forth,

Word and

is

Word

glad

give
a

ny

Shunammite,
Seven-thousand

till

in ?

His

eye

full

live

dinia.

June

77,

JONAH.
Jonah
to

rose

up

flee
of

unto

Tarshish,
Lord."

fro

presence

the

in

his
tranquil

meditative
seer

bower,

reclined
of
an

the

creepers

hour.

ote

each
soothes
a

plant,
the safe,
an

to

rear

each
sense,

fruit

ch

languid

deem'd

refined

pursuit,

"

Lofd,

indolence.

sudden
Lift sloth thou had

voice
the

was

heard

at

length,
I"

prophet's the

rod prophet's

sapp'd

str

fear'd,

and

fled

from

God.

by

fearful
the
;
"

judgment
offending
murmurs,

tamed,
race

threats
spares

he made

pride-inflamed,
by grace.

threat

void

"

pride
can

and

sloth
guests the

man's

worst

such
bliss,
sweet

invade
green ?
repose

choicest
the

garden-shade

rdinia.

June

/(?,

FAITH

AGAINST

SIGHT.

was

in
the

the day

days of

of

Lot,

so

shall

it

be

the

Son

of

Man."

world

has has

cycles
been,
is

in

its

course,

when
again appal
a

nce

acted

o'er

some

feted
OT

law,
ouf

which
deeds
sins,
as

need
with

ith,
men's

binds separate

cha

which round

blended
fulfil.

The

same

bad

fear

ye

not,

though
nobles

Gallio's
count

scorn

ye

soft-clad
1

you

mad,

earts
are

the
be,
crimes
to

fig-tree's

signs

"

rough

st

and
more

so

learn
the

ye

well

your

plough
scatter

earth
the

it

is

decre

And

wide

seed.

DESOLATION.

not

thou
His'
not

art

left

of
in

God,
the sky He nigh.

ause
canst

tokens

read
He

this

earth
ever

trod

teach

thee

was

ees,

beneath
con

the His
thy

fig-tree

green,
lore
;
unseen.

haniel thou
enters

sacred

chamber

seek,
unopen'd

through

the

door.

when

thou
in

liest,
the

by

slumber

bound, fight,

wearied
girt

Christian Saints
thee around,

ory,

with above

stands

through

the

nig

friends

to

Emmaus He feel
some

bend holds

their their

joins,

although
thou

shouldst

fever's

force,

voyage,

when
thee
wave,

calms

prevail,
sea,

prison the

upon
He

the
wings

ks

the thou

sail,
art

shore

is

gained,

and

free.

inia*

Jtme

18

ZEAL

AND

PATIENCE.

"

I,

Paul,

the

prisoner

of

the

Lord."

MRADE

bold
trial how

of
severe,

toil

and

pain

sever'd thy

first loved

by

prisoner's

chain
I

om

labor-sphere

did

impatience heaven-sent
thou

first

impel
to

bond
bear

break

ldst

its

hindrance

well,

,
The

might languor sickness

we

know
of

1 for

sore

we

feel

delay,
our

lets
up

Winter

zeal,

Or

foes

block

our

way.

d
To Thy With

I who work
vast

Thy
the

thousand
thousandth
for
us

years

dost

part
create

plan,
a

zeal

patient

heart.

ardinia,

June

ig,

THE

RELIGION

OF

CAIN.

*'

Am

my

brother's

keeper?

"

time
true

has

been, failh,
commerce

it

seem'd

precept
to

he in
men

Christ's
still
souls,

tokens

dis

life's

the
wait

thought
a

have
;

and

judgm

day

used
stripp'd

their

gifts
their

as

ministers for

of

zeal

God

of

tered

now

"

for

Adam's
in
a

eldest selfish
bonds

bom

ain'd stands
;

our

practice
alone,

rule,

Christ's

asund

rn

has

his

private

thought,

selects

hool.
his
"

creed, with

and those

lives
who

in
count

closest

ti

wship

it blasp my.

spare

reasoning

"

men

have

long
are

ye

out
own

of

date,

and
;

they

are

wise words

heir

weapons

let

your

trong, be

cry the

loud,

till

each

scared the

boaster

Apostles
not,

tamed but
rest

pagan
;

breast.

argued did

preach'd

and

the

inia,

yum

79,

"

ST.

PAUL.

that,
me

with
amid
who

passionate

complaint of

bom

God's
had the

deeds presence

mig

envied

those

ed
my

Prophet
heart

and loves,

strong-hearted and Fancy

Saint

strive

aint

d,

when

straight

stranger

met

ight,
as

my

guest,
mine,

and and and

did

awhile without
"

unite

ot

with

lived

restra
so

he

was,

grave,

meek

mien.
untrue,
or

'd in

told
he

purpose

weak with

the

mood,

could

ap

speak.
stem

force,

or

show

of

feelings
or

deep
:
"

craft,

methought,

hi

pride
came

"

voice,

"

St

Paul

is

OWERS

WITHOUT

FRUIT.

thou
o'er

thy
thee

words,
swell

the and

thoughts throng thy soul,

;

cont

will

condense
to

within purpose

change

strong.

who

lets
luxurious

his

feelings
flow,
service
woe.

run

oft

when
faints
at

hard every

must

be

done,

meanest

deed
and

more

favor
are

bears,

hearts

wills

weighed.
choicest and fade.

brightest
bloom

transports,

prayer

their

hour

nia.
.

Jtme

20^

ZEAL

AND

MEEKNESS.

ZEAL

AND

MEEKNESS.

Christ And

bade yet He

His

followers

take the sword

chid the deed, When Peter seized upon His word. And a foe to bleed. made

The

gospel Creed, a sword Meek hands alone may

ever

of strife,
rear

And

Zeal

begins

its hfe

In silent thought

and fear.

Ye,

who

would

weed

the Vineyard's

soil.

Treasure Lest
in

the lesson given ;

the

judgment-booksye
not

toil

For

Satan,

for heaven.

Of

Sardima.

Junt

so,

18^

VEXATIONS.

trial
his

has
own

its
woe,

weight and

which,
need

whoso of

succorin

race

artyr's

hope blood
;

half

wipes

away life's

the

tra

ing

the

while

humblest

res

more,

because

they

hold

in

Holy

place.
in
nor

my

comfort,
not

these
forms
a

days

of
heroic
fail,

grie

is
from

Christ's,
Him,
if
not

ta

sparrow
and

ot

He
foes
or

pitying

view,

send
and

relief

friends prevail
heart,
?

perplex,

peevi

houghts

keep

good

nor

take

the

nigga

urse

as,
will

who

must

see

ere

he
not

would
poorly

fill

up

God

word,
of

bare

letter, by its

heedless

its

force,
sun

lking

light

amid

earth's

ust.

THE

CHURCH

IN

PRAYER.

loiterest by the
1

within
barren

Simon's
sea,

walls,

Saint
preach

when
and
set

many him

sinner free ?

calls

this

be

he,

who

erst

confess'd

Christ
traant

affection
in of

keen,
rest,

untimely
an

mood

Essene

who lone gain'd dawn

at

the

sixth
to

hour pray,

sought

house-top
a

sight

beyond
day.

his

thought,

of

Gentile

reckon
time of

not,

when

perils
mis-spent
nor

lour.
;
nor

prayer

meanest

chance,
its

place,
bent.

hour

out

heavenward

THE

WRATH

TO

COME.

His

mouth

came

out

sharp

two-ed

sword.'*

first

God

stirred

me,

and

the

Chur

word
as a

theme
to
own

of

reverent

search
clear

and

le

cost

the and

lustre

rule

she
;

taught,

rite,

and

doc

pour'd

onscience there
was

craved,
that and,

and
wore

reason

did
mien

ac

austere

did mouth

doubt, had

troubled,
to

ask'd
so

to

force

edge

shar

sword. oped my

other

her
pang.

trust,

the

holy
pointed,

Book

healed

She

found
on

Himself,
of

considerate
that
doctrine's

Master,
fearful

tterance

so

Fount
s

of
;

Love

His

servants

sends the

deeds

Himsell'

reveals

sin

hell.

PUSILLANIMITY.

need-to

be ^baptized Thou to
me?**

of

Thee,

and

didst pour
all

thou

start,

Thou
on

Holy the from

Baptist,

repentance

Sinless
thy

Brow

thy
the

meekness,
Ascetic's

hearers

th

port,

and

Preache

fire,

forth^

and

with

pang

thou

didst

He

might

be

chief,

not

thou.

so

on

us

at
we

whiles
dread,
or

it

falls,

to
some

claim

that

dare

fo

part;
we

ust

shrink
common

as

cravens

from
or

the

de,

in

eyes,

purpose up
to

ith

pure

thoughts

look

God,

keep

Our

secret

in

our

heart.

JAMES

AND

JOHN.

brothers David's
cost

freely royal

cast

their

lot

Son;
counting
not,

of deem

conquest

the

battle

won.

in

heart,

they

hope

to

gain

undivided
man

joy
one

may
was one

with
with

man

remain,

boy

boy.

heard
fell.
prey linger

and

will'd

that

James

st

of
out

Satan's
his

rage

fellows age.

all,

die

in

bloodless

they

join
the

hands Conqueror's

once

more

above,
;

fore

throne

God

grants
times

prayer,

but His

in
own.

His

love

kes

and

ways

HORA

NOVISSIMA.

r
my

goes
last
me

forth hour
in
a

Thy
is

dread nigh,

command,

grant 1
was

Christian
die.

land,

bom,

to

not,

Lord,

that

friends
by, 1
"

may

be.

kindred, blessing grant let

me

standing
I
or

which

leave

to

Thee

deny.
,

my
Mother's

failing

limbs
smile

beneath
recline
;

prayers
out

sustain her

my

laboring shrine.

breath

om

Sacred

let
its

the

Cross
emblems

beside
rest

my
:

bed

due the
a

let
ease

absolving laden
breast

words

be

said.

Lord,
He,
as

where'er
who
one,

we

lie,

canst

aid

taught
will
to

His
not

own

live

upbraid

dread

die

alone.

CONSOLATION.

It

is

be

not

afraid."

sink blighted

down
or

in

gloom

or

fear,

delayed,
my heart
I
"

hisper,
be

Lord,
not

shall
,

cheer,

I;

afiuid

artled

at

some

sudden
I feel,

blow,

retful
not,

thoughts
it my

is

but

1
to

"

shall
heal

flow.

balm

wound

ill

quit

Thy
pass

way,

though
;

foes

onward each
not

defend
the
a
....

rough

voice
1

watchword friend
I
"

afraid

oh

when
me

judgment's
from
may
;

trampet
grave,

clear

s
its

the I

echo

hear,
comes

Tis

Christ

He

to

save."

U7ZAU

AND

OBED-EDOM.

ark

of

God

has
or

hidden
profene,

strength

reverence

or

their

seed,
or

shall gain.

find

at

length

penalty

as

sojourner
destined
the home it

it

sought

old

its
on

place, it

sing
one

brought

who

did

grace.

here

was

one,

outstripping band,
to
save

all

holy-vestured
laid rude
on

it,

its

fall,

corrective

hand.

who

the

Church

would

cleanse,

mark
stern
are

the
ways

warning
to

runs

two

aid
seas.

her

ark

"

patrons,

and

as

THE

GIFT

OF

TONGUES.

cast

with

men

of

language
creed,
converse

strange

foreign-moulded
their sacred random
themes

change,

succeed.

ow

coveted
their then

the
mingled
high
my

gift
throng
witness
my

thread

ds,
weakness

lift

chaip'd

tongue.

I has
us

our

dearth
power
seasons

of
once

faith

and

prayer

this
at

given,
rare.

it

sent

then

flits

back

to

heaven

yum

24^

THE

POWER

OF

PRAYER.

is

not

on

the

earth
a

soul

so

base

Bat
In

may

obtain

place
;

covenanted
his

grace

at Some

feeble loosening

prayer
of
great

of

faith
chains,

obtains

his

earnests

of
to

the

release, reach
at

which
length

gift

gift,

and

rnal

prize.

"

ay

save

self;

"

^but

minds

that

wa he

tower

Aim
on

at

wider
to

power.

the

world
not

shower.
;
"

"

this

is

at

once

by

fastings

ga

And

trials

well

sustained,

ureness, in

righteous

deeds,
and
zeal

and
for

toils

the

Truth,

God

SEMITA

JUSTORUM.

look
1
see

back
at

upon

my

former Inward

racej

which

the
or

Ray
some

brightly

burn'd,

guided

ay; in for

its
my

wealthier eye
mark,
to

scene

and
and

nobler
feet
to

range,
'twas

tra

ext

I
or

trial
strange

did

convey,

ef,

pain,

or

eventful larger
on,

day.

tormented
whene'er,
of

soul

such

grace.
I

in
the

journeying

hadow

Providential stirrings shoot

Hand,
across

breathless

breast.
to

know

what
what
to

He
stricter

will
rule

now

reve

sin

uncloak,
me

command, behest.

girding

work

His

full

June

St

THE

ELEMENTS,

{A
Man
To In

Tragic

Chorus,)

is
scan

permitted and

much
learn frame
can

nature's

;
tame
can

Till

he

well-nigh mischiefe thmgs,

ills
as

Brute
Invisible
warring

and

touch
turn

and purposes

to
a

of

good.

Thus,

god

below,

He
harmonize,
As

can

control, what from

seems

amiss

to

severed
dimly

the

whole

And

understood.

But
One

o'er

the Hand

elements

alone, has day prevents

sway.

One
What

Hand influence

by

day

In

straiter

belt

o*er

the

ever-sounding
eye
to
trace
came

shore

Or

who How
the

has
the

Plague
of

? Tempest's

doublings
Air's
set

the

the
a

weight explore

and
?

flame

scale

us
man,

God

has
when
in

will'd

fully
twilight
all

skill'd,
dim hours
;

gropes

assed
fearfullest
to

his powers

flexible
so

him, discern

he

may

is
e'en

feebleness.

for in
for
the

earth's

success

Him

wisdom the
keys
to

turn,

holds
and

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home,

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come.

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out

thy

faith deny. thou

Hope
wast

given
an

the

heathen
from

adopted dead when

heir, sin

strangely

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men,

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our

kin,
lustre but
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fonts,

to

regain.
canst

st

Lord

Thou

tain

blood,

or

taint

of

sin.

Twice of made, Ere

all

in

their

day
cost

offer

precious

Heaven's
was

hand

to

stay

lost prevailed from yet taken people's

;

The
was

first
outcast

the
at

promised
his
prayer

hom

own

sin,

To

change

his

doom.

When

fervent
tree,

Paul
as

was

fain

accursed

Christ

had

borne,

ear.
answer
came,
"

eful Already

Price

more

shed
Harbor,

in

vain.

illes

jfune

27^

SEPARATION

OF

FRIENDS.

their

souls,

who

'neath
birth,

the

Altar

ntil
of

their
patience

second

ift

need,
first friends

as

separate
of

rom

their
earth's

earth
all

at

blessings Angel knows

are

not

outsho

Eden's
earth
won

flame,
not

at

yet,

the

Dead

hat

crown,

which
left

was

his twilight

aim.
scene

en

he

it,

'twas

bout

his

silent

bier,

less

struggle,

faith

and

sight

betwee

startled

at

his

pains
her

and

dreary
high,
shade

end,

Hope

raised
twin-sisters
in the
for

chalice

the

still
mourner's

his

attend,

iew'd
by
steam

eye.

day

him
summer-even,

from

earth

ascends,

in

peechless the

intercession
azure

of

his

friends,

oward

heaven.

dearest,

with

word and

he
raise

could

dispel

ll

questioning,
to

earts

rapture, prayer
too

whispering
to

all

was

nd

turning
secrets

praise.

other

he divine.

could

declare.

By

patterns

all

arthly

creed

retouching

here
line.
as

and

nd

deepening
1 he

every
to

longs
we

speak,

I
:

to

know,

And
not

yet

both
: a

refrain
little be doubt

good
all

below,

nd

will

soon

plain.?

June
last

27^

twelve R. Hurrell

lines

were

added
death.

Feb.

28,

Froude's

MORNING.

ROM

ST.

GREGORY

NAZIAKZEN.

nd

raise the sacrifice

my

clasped
hath
day
a

hands
no

to

Thee
in

darkness
this

part

me

firm,

and
waves

with
of

freeman's
in stray,

might the fight

the

passion Thee

should
head,

I
Thy

from

table
which
are

where
mine
me

bow,

my
set

shame,
out

honor
on

now

"

Lord

1 lead

my

way

'S34

EVENING.

FROM

ST.

GREGORY

NAZIANZEN.

Truth this I made

am

1 how

have
festival

lied

to

Thee
:

day

Thy
dim
my
ere

should

be

night

prayer,

and Thy

did

deem

could

keep

in

me

morning

beam.

foot

slipp'd-;
foe,
and

and,
robb'd

as

I
me

lay,

he

cam

loomy

of

heaven'

lame. my

Thou

darkness.

Lord,

till

am

li

^^

HERMITAGE.

FROM

ST.

GREGORY

NAZIANZEN.

ome

one

whispered
rich in
was

yesterday,

Of

the

and
own

feishionable,
small

regory
Easy

his

way

and

comfortable.

ad
Whom

he

not
a

of

wealth gay

his
did

fill
bless,

garden
trickling
sweets

nd

gently the

rill,

And

of

idleness

"

made
Fasts

answer

"

Is

it

ease

to

keep and

and

tears

to

shed,

idl

hours

wounded

knees.

Call

bed

?"

veritable
to

monk

death

his
in

fleshly
are

frame
sunk,
name.

re

who have

sloth

forfeited

the

^^3

INTERCESSION.

Moses after

on

the
and
were

Mountain day by
gone.

lay,
day.

night,
suns

Till

forty

us,
day his

in

the
and

Presence
starry

bright, night, quite

won

trous

ugh

soul

had
and

flitted

From

earth,

Eden

pageant

of

kingdom

vast,

things

unutterable,

pass'd
eye
;

Before

the

Prophet's

shadows
of

of Life, them

th'
and that

Eternal

Throne,

ount

Altar-stone,

and

tread

thereon,

WAITING

FOR

THE

MORNING,

131

lest in A

he

should
vale
were

his

own

forget, yet,

the
sadder

struggling
came,

vision
all

uncing
idol
rite,

that
in

guilty

deed need

that

their

for

his

flock

might

intercede,
rising flame.

And

stay

Heaven's

September

4^

'^35*

TING

FOR

THE

MORNING.

oddam
sed
"

quasi

pratum,

in nondum

quo

animae

nihil Visioni

r,

manebant,

idonese

Bedce

Hist,

v.

hey
not

are

at

rest

".

stir

the

heaven
or

of

their

repose

loud-voiced selfish
the

grief,
plaint for

passionate

request.

those

in

mountain

grots
river,

of
as

Eden

lie.

ear

the

fourfold

it hurries

by.

They

hear

it

sweep dark
pool
more

ance
at

down eddying
never

the

and
or

savage

hey

current

deep
;
as

Shall
hear,

grow
muse,

pale

and

meekly

fa

w
long

untired, flow.

unspent,

that

giant

ll

And with
;

soothing
the

sounds neighboring
waters
as

de

along Angelic
as

the

haunted
forms abide. of

garden's

bounds

words

watch,

o'er

lawn

ve. of that

erses

hymn

which

Seraphs

ove^

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for

^tttttts.'

Primo

die,

quo

Trinitas.

To-day Began To-day Did

the
the
a

Blessed
earth

Three

in One skies
;

and

Conqueror,
the grave

God
arise

the
;

Son,

from

'

Thtse

Hymns
from Ihe

are

all

lre"

translationa,
except
two,

made
whkh

in

836-8, from

Koman

Breriaiy,

an

the

Faiisian.

too

will

wake, languor,
bid, with

and,
all

despite
unite.

loth

and

salmists

through wistful
eyes.

the

dim

night

iting

ay

He
prayer
grant
an

hear,
to

and

heed addressed

each

vow

Him

;
now,

instant

cleansing
rest

future

glorious

ay

He who
most

plentifully hymn
still

shower,

all

His
and

love sacred

and
hour

power,

his

sweetest

gifts
and

and light
win,

best.

of

purity

presence

if
us

we

shield burning aught

our

from darts

the

deeds
sin
;

of

night.

of

defiled bodies eternal

now

or

dissolute
imbrute, the fruit

or

fires fire

be

lit

within.

in

our

hearts,

Redeemer spring
of

dear,

ever-gushing
to

race

cleanse,

life

to

cheer

bounteous
Son,

Father,
awful and

we

intreat,
sweet,

ly

fe-creating everlasting

Paraclete, King.

SUNDAY."

2.

Nocte

surgentes.

us

arise,

and

watch always

by
;

night,

meditate
chant,
as

in

our

Maker's
praise.

sight,

nited

hymns

of

singing
them

with
we

the
may after

Saints
attain

in

bliss,

ith

everlasting

this. earthly pain.

nd

heaven

for

this,

Father,

Only
of
grace,

Son,

nd
whom

Spirit,
all

God
worship

shall

be

done

MONDAY.

Somno

refecti

artubus.

as

refreshed
off Thy
our

our

limbs,

we

spring

bed, suppliants,
a

and

rise

while
eyes.

they

sing,

with

Father's

the

first
in

on

every heart all

;

tongue,

first
our

every

doings
1 from

day
may

long,
start

Thee

Thou

the

gloom,
renew

and
;

bid

the

light

aling which

beams
have

crept

in

with

night,

bosoms, nothing those

hymn who

Lord,
there
hymnthem

unburthen offend Thy

to

Thou,
;

praises end.

now

the

this,
Spirit,

Father,

Only
of

Son,

God
worship and

grace. shall be

all

done

every

time

place.

TUESDAY.

Consors

Paterni

luminis.

from
art

God, Thyself shall

us

and the break

we

Light
day,

from

Light,

hants
with

the

clouds

of

night

while

pray.

Thou

the

gloom

that

haunts

the

iness
a

that

bind

spell.

indulgent forlorn, do
the
not
mom.

be,

ur

hey

see,

nt

r,

etc.

SDAY.

Creator

optime.

and

dost
touch

control,

hy

divine,
of

mbers
is
not

the

soul,

Thine.

ernal sins

Holiness, away,
to

rising

confess,

lingering

day.

THURSDAY,

139
by night,

arts

and

hands
in
our

Lord,

lift them Psalmists

need;
the

give

word,

holy

Paul

the

deed.

sin

to

Thee

of years
stain
from

gone bare
;

by,

hidden
not

lies

ink pray

Thine wouldst
etc.

awful

eye, spare.

that

Thou

this,

Father,

THURSDAY.
Nox

atra

renim

contegit.

ender

lights,
has Lord,
an

all
swept

hues away
we

divine
;

night
on us,

and

shall

shine

ht

in

inward

day.

pots

of
of

guilt,

sin's
we

wages
own

base,
;

cher
us

hearts,
robe
for
us

and

in

Thy

grace,

didst

sins

atone.

sluggard
in

soul,
its

that

bears lair,

their

mark

rinks

silent its

gropes

amid

chambers
art not

dark there.

Thee,

who

er
we

I send
may

Thy
bear
of

piercing
to

rays,

liat
in

be

the yet

light

Thy
in

pure

gaze,

nd

rejoice
O
Father,

Thee.

this,

etc.

FRIDAY.

Tu

Trinitatis

Unitas.

the
with
us

dread
His
for

Three
sovereign

in

One,
might,
of

who

swa

All

this
in

hymn
the

praise.

His

watchers

night

in

the
spurn

night,
our

when bed for and

all

is
rise,

still.

We

find

the

balm

ghostly

ill,

by

night
guilt
our

our

envious
souls

foe
stain,

would
of
mercy
;

he

deep
make

streams
us

flow,

white

again

with

bodies
awake keen

braced within,
may

and

bright,

hearts
and

burn

our

light,

'd,

unsoil'd

by

sin.

on

Thine radiance

own,

Redeemer

sweet

increate long day morning

the pure

shall

keep
state.

our

feet

heir

this,

Father,

eta

SATURDAY.

Summse

Parens

clementiae.

of

mercies

infinite,

all

things
in

that
the

be. depth and height,

shrouded

chants,
stream

accept
"^

our

tears,

'

pour
bosom

the

laden

cheers,
more.

hy

sweetness

with

fire

the

overcharged
profound girdle bind
;

mind,

nd

wounds

watcher's
which sloth

has

bound.

with presence with

their
come,

chants

by

night

fill'd

strength

and

light

eternal

home.

Father,

etc

S;gw"!8

for

%mU^

SUNDAY.

Sterne

renim

conditor.

of
of
a

the
the

earth
day

and and

sky,
night,

ler

glad

variety,

mpering

all,

and

making

light

upon short

our

dark
each

path night
is

flinging,
begun,

tting
I for

chanticleer

singing. lingering
sun.

ark

I he

chides

the

the

morning
lets loose

star

replies,

nd

the
bandit

imprison'd flies

day

the

godless

hrill

it

sounds,
the wrought

the
weary
a

storm
seaman's

relenting
ears

Soothes it

nce
In

great Peter's

repenting,
tears.

that

flood

of

ouse

we

let

the
our

blithesome hearts
as

ciy

Of

that
the

bird

awaken they lie,

hide
And

slumberers
the

arrest

sin-o'ertaken.

ope To

and
the

health
fearful sheathes revives

are

in

his

strain,
;

and
his

the blade feith

ailing profane,
was

urder
Faith

when

failin

Jesu,
Turn will *Into

Master
on
us

when Thy

we

sin,

healing
within
:

face

It

melt

the

offence grace

penitential

Beam

on

our

bewilder'd shadows
where

mind.
flee
;

Till

its
cry

dreamy
out

Stones

Thou

hast

shi

the

Father
the
witness.
on

and Spirit,

the
who

Son,
in Heaven

Three Earth
be

and
ever

One,
given.

raise

SUNDAY.

Ecce

jam

noctis.

have
nearer

grown

the
the

shades day, streaks

:

of

night,

nd

draws

ering
we

the
began

sky
to

with
pray

of

light,

ince

pray

for cleansing

mercy

when

we

sin,

or

and
safety,

release,

ghostly

and
peace.

within

or

everlasting

to

the
to

Father, the
Holy

as

is

meet.

raise
to

Only

Son,

the

Paraclete,

MONDAY.

Splendor

Patemse

glorise.

the of

Father Light
from

Effluence evolving Light,

of the

bright, light,

'

ght

unfiling day
:

Ray,

creative

uest

Sun,
'1 hy

upon
calm

us

stream

th
the

perpetual still and sunshine thought

beam,

Spirit's
sense

king

divine.

ek

we

too

the

Father's
grace,

fece,

ther
of
can

of

almighty

majesty
purge

excelling.
our

tainted

dwelling

can

aid
envious loss

us,

who
foes,

can

break make

eth

of

and

urs

of

and

pain

succeed.

infusing

self-control, of
to

nt

chastity keen flame

soul,
soar
on

high,

upt

simplicity.

Himself
become of which

for
the
the

food
cup

be of is

given,

Heaven, quaff
'd

joy

he

Spirit's

sobering

draught

that
shall with be
soft

joy
glow

replenish^,
with modest "ith
be

red. bright,

beaming

without

twilight

dawn'd
in

"

upon

our

way,

Thy

Word,
Word

this

day,

y Thy

Father
cloudy

Divine,
pillar shine.

he

Father, Spirit,

and Three
as

the
and

Son,

the
old,

One,

and

in

Heaven,

TUESDAY.

Ales

diei

nuntios.

Day's
At

herald length
its is

bird heard,

Telling
And
small

morning

torch
still

is

lit,

and

Christ's
Within
the

accents

thrill,

heart

rekindling

it

Away,

He
languid

cries,
eyes.

With

And

sickly
I
As
am

slumbers
at

profitless

hand. stand. truth, and holiness.

watchers and

In

awe,

He
The

will

appear
to

hearts
pale
cannot

cheer
and
sleep

Of

suppliants

abstinent.

Who
Because

they

weep

Keep
The
I

us

awake,

fetters

break,
has night

which
melt

night the

forged

for

us

Yea,
To
all

sinless
is

light,
and

bright

glorious.

To And
the

Father, Spirit,

Son,

One,
Trinity,
given

Most
praise

Holy
be

All In
as

Earth
of

and

Heaven,
endlessly.

old,

and

WEDNESDAY.

Nox

et

tenebrae

et

nubila.

gloom shapes,
is

and
away

flitting
!

shades,

stly

rising,

and

pervades

with Dazzles

His

bright
pursues
up, and

spear
;

the

night

and

wakes
a

glows

with

Of

thousand

hues.

,
With

O
a

Christ,
single
chant

and mind.
and be

Thee

alone,

with To Thy

plaint

would

flock

kind.

it

needs stain

Thy
to

light
clean
us

divine.

Spot
of

and

Angels,

on

shine

With

Thy

face

serene.

the

Father,
the
be

and

the Ghost,

Son,

And

Holy
glory,
as

is host.

done

By

the

angelic

THURSDAY.

Lux

ecce

surgit

aurea.

the
the

golden
paly

dawn

is
are

glowing,
going, long,

shades
us

have
a

led
of

far wrong.

and

labyrinth

it bring it
cleanse,
clear

us

peace
as

serene

;
;

it

is

clean
be
a

and
Our

our

words

spoke. cloak
;

thoughts

without

the

day's

account,

shall and holy

stand.

less

tongue
eyes
as

hand,

ast

and of
a

unbeguiled, little
child."

sh

is

One
how

who

from
still

above
hours
move

es
our

the

day

of dawn

service
to

done,

the

setting

sun.

the

Father,

and

the

Son,

As

of

old,

and

as

in

Heaven,
given.

Now

and

here

be

glory

FRIDAY.

iEtema

coeli

gloria.

ory

of

the

eternal
to

Heaven, given, Son,

essed
the

Hope
Almighty

mortals

Only
Holy
and
mood,
we

the
us,

Virgin's Lord,
a

One
shall

ise

rise

In
a

sober

zeal,

which from

glorifies

Thee

gratitude.

the
us

day-star,
of

keenly
Sun's advancing shades Light
go make
not
us

glancing,
;

lls

the

ile

the

unhealthy
us,

decline.
1

se

within and, Stay,

Divine hence,

se,

risen,

and

bright.

reaming

through

each

cleansed

sen

the
heart

root
new

of

faith

shall
;

spread

fashionM shall
the
and

hope
bear

spring
fruit

above,
love.

shall

of Son,

Father, And
be glory, the

the

Holy
as

Ghost,
done

is

By

the

angelic

host

SATURDAY.

Aurora

jam

spargit

polum.

dawn

is day
are

sprinkled
steals

o'er

the
on

sky,

The

softly
far is,

ts

scatter'd fraudful
the

and shall
sun

nigh.
fly
;

all

that

Before
of

brightening that
of

ill,

stalk
guilt
that

at

will,

And

forms
sin,

that
ventures

fright.
in

hideous

of

our

crimes bows
us

the

tale in

complete.
sight, fleet.
sweet.

Which
to

Thy
shall

the
by

latest,
our

they
full by

-told
And

numbers

melted

the

light

Father,
Whom given Here all
as

Son,
we

and adore
now

Spirit,
and

One,
love,

praise,
in

and
above.

always,

Heaven

PRIME.

Jam
{From

lucis

orto

sidere.

the

Parisian

Breviary.^)

that
We

the

day-star

glimmers

bright,

suppliantly He, the

pray uncreated
us

Light,
our

May

guide

on

way.

de

the

Anglo-Norman
vA.

History

of
the

Sir

(Vol.

p.

588),
for
a

who

did

Author

him

translation

this

sinful

word,

nor

deed
idly
on

of
rove

wrong,
;

thoughts simple
in
our

that
truth be

our

tongue,

hearts
r

be

love.

while

the

hours

in

order

flow,

Christ,
gates, gate

securely

fence
by
sense.

beleaguered
of

the

foe,

"

every

grant

that toil

to

Thine
may

honor,
tend
;

Lord,

daily
we

begin in

it

at

Thy

word,

Thy

favor

end.

lest

the lord

flesh
it
o'er

in

its the

excess

uld

soul.

taming
rebel,

abstinence

repress
control.

and

God
to to

the His

Father

glory
Son,

be,

Only

the

Spirit,

One
ages
run.

and

Three,

le

endless

TERCE.

Nunc

Sancte

nobis

Spiritud.

Holy
with
the

Ghost,
Father

who

ever

One Son,

and
souls

with
possess

hour,
full

our

Thy

food

of

holiness.

flesh, forth
love

and
our

heart,
witness

and
to

lips,

and

mankind
frame,

light

up

our

mortal living

others

catch

the

flame.

to
to

the the and

Father, Spirit,
thanks

to

the
in

Son,

Three
and

One,
given

raise

glory

SEXT.
m

Rector

potens,

verax

Deus.

who the

canst

not
as

change
they
the

nor

fail,
by,

hours,
beams in

roll

with burning

morning sky,

pale,

the

mid-day

Thou
wasting

the
fever guard

fires
of
our

of
the

hate heart

and
;

strife,

'perils
to
our

feeble

life, impart

souls

Thy

peace

this,

Father, Spirit,

Only

Son,
of
grace,
in

Holy
all

God
Three

glory.
every

One,
place.

given

in

time

and

NONE.

Rerum

Deus

tenax

vigor.

God,
Of
all

unchangeable the Life light successive and

in

and
Power, silence

true,

spensing
Every

through

hour,

rd,
That

brighten
it may

our

declining
wane,

day,

never

ll

death,
Brings

when

all the
mom

things

round
again.

detay

back

is

grace Father,

on

Thy

redeem'd

confer,

Co-equal

Son,
the in

Holy

Ghost,
Three

Comforter,

Eternal

One.

Father

of

Lights, each day

nut

by

whom
Is

kindled nipht,

of

Who,

when

the

heavens
in bind
morn

were

made,
;

didst

lay

Their Thou, The Hear And

rudiments
who

light and and when

didst

blend evening light

in

one

glistening
Thou
our

pale, is gone,

plaint, and

lawlessness

strife prevail. "S9

lest
us

the

whelming with life

in

weight
view
;

of

crime

thoughts
us a

and
sinner's

schemes due.
at

of

sense

and

we

knock the and without

Heaven's prize

door,
to

strive

immortal
evermore

win,

lly

ded

and

pure

within.

this,
Spirit,

Father,

Only
of grace,

Son,

God
worship and

om ever}'

all lime

shall place.

be

done

MONDAY.

Immense

cceli

conditor.

of Who,
mix,

unbounded
lest

space.

the

sky

and should

main
lose its

and

heaven

the
rills the
ravens

moist
on

and
earth

rare,

hat

might

flow whene'er

he

angry

flame, below
:

from

on

us

of

Thy

grace
spring
renew

he

everlasting frail the

steps ancient

ur

the

trace

wandering.

faith
rear

in

lustre
her
star

grow,
in

nd
all

heaven.
below, of
even.

sparks

of by

earth damps

Unquench'd

it,

Father, Spirit
glory.
time

Son, of
grace, in

And

Holy
be

om

Three and place.

One,

In

every

TUESDAY.

Telluris

alme

conditor.

ntiful
Thou
waters

Creator, didst
from

who, the
mass,

mould
the

world,
that
so

didst

might

immovable

remain

its

dull

clods flowers

it
in

might

transmute
or

golden
of

vale

wood,

juice

thirst-allaying
herbage

fruit.

grateful

spread

for

food

Thou
cool

our

smarting

wounds of Thy
past Thy grace
to

and
;

he
tears

freshness
start

forth and
calm

the

blot,
place

cleanse

holy

we

obey

Thy

full tainted is

behest,

the
in

world's highest

touch
and
best,

and

brea

what

rant
And

it,

Father,

Only God
Three time

Son,
of
grace in
;

Holy
all

Spirit,
glory. every

One,
place.

whom

Be

given

in

and

WEDNESDAY.

Coeli

Deus

sanctissime.

who,

thron'd plains of
beams

in

the

holy

height, diffuse

gh

ether of

didst light.
hues
;

he
In

dazzling soft

transparent

didst, the the

on

the

fourth
cresset
moon

day,
of
at

in

heaven
sun,

fierce

the
even,

And And

meek
stars

that

wildly

run

they

might alternating

mark

and night

arbitrate

xt

and

day,

And

tend

the

train

sedate

r,

Lord,
clean

the
these
the

brooding
hearts spell its of

night for
sin,

within,

And

Thy

abode

Unlock

Crumble

giant

load.

it,

Father, Spirit,
all

Only

Son,
of
be

And To

Holy

God
praise

grace, done

whom

In

every

time

and

place.

THURSDAY.

Magnse

Deus

potentise.

God,

who

hast
the

given
sea

and

the

sky,

fish

and

to

bird for
a

dwelling

to

keep

sons

of

the
one

waters,

low

and

one

high.

ious

of

heaven,

Lorti,

Thy
whom
of

servants,

Thou

hast

new

made

ver

blood,
lest they
elate,
or

trespass

and

die

ide

should

sin
on

should earth,

degrade,

ey

stumble
or

be

dizzied

on

high.

To
And Now

the the and

Father

and
be

Son done.

Spirit
always,

Glory

and

praise.

FRIDAY.

Hominis

supeme

Conditor.

Whom of the
man

all

obey,

"

! who

from bring and the

thy
to

height
light

dull

earth

ping

things,

fierce

might

And wild
or

the gentler

huge

make
animal,

nging
serve

from
in For

nothing

at

Thy and

caM,
all

their sinners'

due

time,

sake

Shield
it
in

us

from

ill sudden habitual

I
stress,

by
our

passion's minds'
our

dress,
to

through

actions
our

seek

press

Upon

will.

Vouchsafe

the

prize

sacred

joy's

perpetual

mood.
gratitude,

service-seeking
love
to

quell
arise.

each

strife

or

feud.

If

it

Grant
whom, the

it,

Lord

Father,
Three earth
all

Only
in

Son,

Holy
heaven

Spirit,

One,
be

do

SATURDAY.

Jam

sol

recedit

igneus.

red

sun

is

gone,

Thou Three,
servants

Light
Holy
a

of

the

heart,

sed
Thy

One,
sun

Everlasting

impart.

were

Lauds
are

in

the

morn,

Here may temple

we

Vespew

at

even

adorn
new

bom voices in

With

our

Heaven.

the

Father And

be

praise.
to

praise always,

the

Son

the
the

Spirit

infinite

days

68

COMPLINE.

COMPLINE.

Te

lucis

ante

terminum.

Now
By
Thee,

that
all

the

day-light
grace of
our

dies
love,

avi-ay,

Thy

and
world,

Maker
watch

the bed

we

pray

To

above.

Let

dreams
The

depart of

and the

phantoms night,

fl

offspring
us,

Keep
Pure

like
in
our

shrines,
foe's

beneath despite.

Thine

This

grace

on

Thy

redeemed
Son, the

confer.

Father,

Co-equal Ghost,
Three

And

Holy

Comforter,

Eternal

in

One,

ADVENT"

VESPERS.

Creator

alme

siderum.

of
of of these

the
all

starry

pole,
live,

iour light

who

every

faithful
receive.

soul,

su,

prayers

sooner

than

our

foe

malign
above

uld
come,

triumph,
to

from
be

the
in

medicine
love
;

sick

world,

the
a

deep whole

wounds
race,

to

cleanse
go,

and

cur

didst
a

Victim, bitter

from

Virgin

pure,

Cross

unto.

hast

Name, and
bow,

and

hast
to

Power,

height Angels

depth and

sway,
cDwer,

devils

u Lord,

too

shalt
in

be

our

Judge
bestow

at

length

Thy
of
us

grace

weapons

celestial
from

strength, the foe.

And

snatch

or

and Father,
Holy

glory,

power
to

and Son,

praise.

To

and

Ghost,
Three

be

paid
in

always.

The

Eternal

One.

ADVENT"

MATINS.

Verbum

supemum

prodiens.

ernal

Word,
Eternal
in

proceeding Father's
breast.
come.

from

The

the
a

end world

of

ages

To

aid

distrest

ighten,

Lord,
spirits with
to

and Thy

set

on

fire

Our

love,

t,

dead

earth,

they

may

aspire

when
fix

the the

judgment-seat
sinner's
a

on

high

all
to

doom,
voice home

the
to

just
your

glad destined

cry,
;

me

from

the

black
endless
fece of of

and

yawning
pain,

lake

restless, may the bliss

God

partake,
attain.

heaven

God

the
Holy

Father,

God
to

the

Son,

Ghost,
when
glory be.

Thee, is

heretofore,

time

done,

ending

ADVENT"

LAUD"

"n

clara

vox

redarguit.

joyful
dim

voice and

is

thrilling,
way
;

each
ancient

winding
filling

he

Temple

ist

is

coming

"

from awake
to

thy

bed,
and

Earth-bound
the
sun

soul,
new-risen

spr

shed

Health

on

human

suffering.

to

grant
a

pardon Lamb
hasten
to

free,
from
we,

Comes
and

willing

Heaven

tearful,

One

and

all,

be

forgiven.

again

He earth

comes

in

light, and
woe

Girding
!

with
our

fear
loving

be
our

Thou guilt

Might,
foe.

From

and

ghostly

the And

Father, the
witness,

and
Spirit,
Three earth
be who

the

Son,
in

Heaven

and
ever

One,
given.

Praise

on

TRANSFIGURATION-

MATINS.

Quicunque

Christum

quseritis.

who
up

seek
your

the
eyes

Lord,
on

ift

high, Sign

there

He bright

doth

the

accord

His

majest}'.

see

dazzling
outlive depth

sight
all
or

hat

shall

time,

than

starry

height.

imitless

and

sublime.

He

for heathen

Israel's
tribes

fold
decreed, pledged seed.
of

nd
King

to

Abraham

old

nd

his

unfeiling

ets

foretold witnessed Father

speaks

His

birth.
He
came.

nd

when
to

all

the

earth

TRANSFIGURATION"

LAUDS,

esus,
babes

who

displays His

beaming

fece,

ith

the

Father, the

endless

praise,
Anun.

with

Spirit

of grace.

TRANSFIGURATION"
Lux
alma

LAUDS.

Jesu.
heart, appear.

of the Thou

anxious dost

su,

the

gloom Thy

of guilt
sweetness

depart,

shed
is he,

here.

us

with Thou

whom, dost

's

Word,

abide home,

Light
fleshly

of

our

sense

eternal denied.

ness

of God

above grace
!

athomable
Presence
be

fount

of love

hin

Thy

chosen

pVace,

Thee,

whom
Father
ever

children
blest,

see,

he
Holy

Spiritj
praise

One

and addressed.

Three, Amen,

endless

FOR
Deus

MARTYR.

tuorum

militum.

of

Thy

soldiers the Portion who

praise

and
hymn of

Crown,

Thy

people, the

the

Blest

bitter

joys,
its them and lures and
so

and
scom'd, is
at

its

frown.

ann'd

rest

Martyr

he

ran

all

valiantly

o'er

ay

of

blood
for the feet, meekly may
wait

prize

Thou

hast

eel

at

Thy
and

implore.

our

pardon

Honor
To

and
the

praise

Father
Spirit
always.

and
be

Son
done
Amen.

And

the
and

Now

ETHELWALD.

5/.

Btide's

Metrical

History

of

St,

Cuth

een

two

comrades
true
as

dear,

Zealous

and

they,

prudent
that

Ethelwald,
home

didst
the sway.

bear

In

high

man,

who
of what

ne'er,

'tis

said. tell.

Would with

his
arms

graces

he

triumphM

Over

the

Dragon

fell.

down

to

us

hath word.

come

memorable
in unguarded

season

from

ced,

that,
in
tones

as

the

Saint
ear

Drank

with
the
a

faithful
whispers

el

faint, dear
:

Thus

spoke

brother

h,

why

so

many thy words'

pause. full
stream,

Thwarting dark

er

line

Oblivion
broken theme?

draws
"

Across

the

answered sounds

''Till
earth
thou
near."

thou
thine
ne

seal
ear,

To

of be voices
sure

friend,

er

shalt

feel

Angelic

then sudden

the

hermit
change
sobs,

blest
came

o'er

udders,
mute,

and

smites
once

his
more

breast,
:

Is

then

speaks

by I

the
have

Name
now

Most
let

High
fall,
to
"

What till

lay

me

down

die

did
His

Saint
celestial

in

fear hide
;
near

gifts
an

did
Proclaim

Angel them

standing far

and

wide.

CANDLEMAS.

(A

Song,)

Angel-lights
shot
across

of

Christmas
the sky,

mom,

ch they

pass

at

Candlemas,
they die.

sparkle

and

of

earth it be

is

brief

at

best,

ough funeral
Simeon's

divine
for tapers

lights

Christmas
shine.

gone,

then
wait

for
in

eight

long

weeks
grey.

and

more.

twilight
candle

the

high

sheds

beam

wait

along
"st

the
and

penance-tide
prayer
;

solemn

song the

is

hush'd,
air.

and

lights

grow

sin-laden

while driven
own

the

sword
we

in

Mary's

soul

home, hearts,
and

hide
count

our

and

the

wound

passion

of

pride.

still,

though

Candlemas
o'er,

be

spent

nd
is

Alleluias
music in

our

need,
store.

nd

Jesus

light

in

tory.

GUARDIAN

ANGEL.

oldest

friend,
first

mine

from
my breath
shall

the
;

hour

en

drew

^ithful

fiiend,

that

be

mine,

been
to

ever

at trust

my

side

ker
my

thy

soul, child

what

time

He

fiamed

nfimt

of

dust.

heart
inform

in 'd

holy

prayer,

th,
to

aright, tutelage,
might

Joseph's

hael's

conquering

Saint,
and

nor

Mary's
best,
as

love,

earest
my
as

the being,

thou
blest

hast

known,

lest,

thou

hast

my

sponsor

at

the

font
year,

thou,

each elements

budding
of
ear.

sper

truth

childish

ere

boyhood fell,
see,

yet

was

gone,

bel

spirit didst

and

shudder

too,

then

in

turn,
me

when back

judgments
again,
was
near

came

nd

scared

quick
hallow
*

soft

breath every
Hs

to

sooth

pain.
"k He

thou

wilt

hang
is

about low

my
;

bed,

en

life

ebbing

doubt,

impatience,
sleepless

and foe.

of

gloom.

jealous,

when
mine, the

stand
if spared

before
to

the

Judge

stay till

golden is

furnace,
away.

sin

bum'd

mine,

O
my

Brother

of

my
come

soul.
;

en
gentle

release
arms

shall shall
lift
me

me

then. home.

wings

shall

waft

ory,

MARTYR

CONVERT.

(A

Hymn.)

number Sum clean And up and

the then,

of

Thine
make
an

own

complete, end
house
;

chaff,

and

the

whe

Lord,

descend.

cend,
This

and
mystery

solve of and undying

by

that
;

descent

life ill,

re
Wage

good
an

together strife.

blent,

rivers

twain
a

are

gushing

still,
;

And in

pour

mingled depths

flood

d 111

the
the

very

of

ill,

in

heart

of

good.

last As angel

are

first, eyes

the

first
;

are

last,

behold sheep-cote

se

from

the

sternly

cast

Christian
preacher's

home,
vocal

no

pastor's zeal,
to

eye,

Thy
prison

dear

Martyr
the

defy

and

wheel.

from
forfeit

the
crown

heathen
to

ranks
claim

she

stept,

ristian

souls

who and

had their

not
name.

kept

ir

birthright

form'd knelt
rose
a

her soul the

out

of defiled,

sinful

dust

in
sweetness

all

faith,
of
a

and

trust,

child.

in

the

freshness

of

that

love

preach'd,
mysteries

by of the

word world
glorious

and

deed,
above,
creed.

new-found,

running,

in

little

hour,

life

the

course

complete, Throne of

reach'd

the

endless

power.

spirit

there,
one

her
earth
we

body
and touch is

here, sky her

;

Make
use

the
name,

her know

bier,

We

her

God

nigh.

ise Praise

to

the
to

Father,
the Holy

as

is

meet,

Only

Son, Paraclete

ise
While

to

the

endless

ages

ran.

Oratory,

THE

TWO

WORLDS.

Unveil,
In
This
glory

Lord,
and
world in

and
grace grows

on

us

shine

gaudy The
beauty

pale
face.

before

of

Thy

Till A Where

Thou
sort
suns

art

seen,

it

seems

to

be

of

feiry

ground, light
the

unsetting

when pourd
all

Thy
upon

keener,
our

purer

beam

sight,
to

ses

its
was

power

charm,

'

what

day

is

night

noblest

toils
made
are

are

then
blood

the
to

scourge
flow
;

ich

Thy the

joys

but

treacherous

thorns

ich

circled

round

Thy

brow.

thus,
restless
tender

when
aims
memories

we

renounce

for

Thee

and
of

fears, the years,

past,

hopes

of

coming

is

our

sacrifice, from
we

whose
above
cannot

eyes
;

lighted
offer

what
we

keep.
to

at

have

ceased

love.

ory.

ST.

MICHAEL.

(J.
Thou

Hymn.

)
high

champion
imperial
on

Of For

Heaven's
ever

Bride,
her
and by
eye,
at

waiting

ore

her

onward

path,
secure,

her
her

si

her guide

guard
!

night

To

thee
those the them

was

given.
false angels of the Heaven, steep, and
on

When
Against

rose

Majesty
down

hurl
close prison

where

they

roam

in

helpless

pose.

Thee,
When

Michael,
sight and

thee, breathing fail,

pardon'd

soul

with

solemn

joy

ail, holiest
avail. rites
are

spent,

and

tears

re

And When sound the

thou, Time that

at

last.
must

itself

die, and piercing the vaulted

halt
wake

dread
and
to

dead,
all

rend
meet

ummon

the

Omniscient

udge

on

high.

tory.

DREAM

OF

GERONTIUa
I.

"
Gerontius.
Maria
I
"

am

near

to

death,
I know
it
now.

Thou the

art

calling of

me

token
at

this

faltering this

breath,
on

chill
"

heart,

dampness

row,

this

new

feeling,

never

felt

before,

ith I
am

me,

Lord,
going,

in

my I
am

extremity
nq
more.

!)

that innermost
! great
out

this

strange

abandonment,

of emptying
natural

souls

God
each which
;

! I

look

to

of

constituent

force,

by

I
a

come

to

for

me,

O
his

my

friends
summons

visitant
at

king
of

dire
to
come

my
to

do

like

whom,
never

scare

me

and

never,

to

me

before
your

death,
'tis

"

O
!
.

loving

friends,

pra

he my
I

"

ough

very
was

being
no more

had
a

given
substance
to

way.

ough
could

fall

back

on

nought

be sole

my

loving
Thou,
turn
no

Lord

Thou

my

Re

)
whither,
out

but the

must

needs

drop
that
utter

from shapeless,

universal

frame
blank

scopeless, of
come

abys I
came

nothingness,

which

is

it

that

has

to

pass

in

me

rror
for

this
me,

it
my

is,

my

dearest,

this have

friends,

who

rength

to

pray.

Assistants.

eleison,
*

Christe
*

eleison,

Kyrie

eleis
4e

4k

Gerontius.

ihee,
;

my

fainting

soul,

and

play

through
and

such
as

waning
still has

span
to

thought
to

be

trod,

meet
storm

thy of spent. the

God.
that bewilderment

ile
a

the
season

or

ere

afresh the

ruin

on

me

fiiU,

well

interval.

Assistants.

iful,

be
be
sins

gracious
gracious

; ;

spare

him,
deliver

Lor

iful,

Lord,
;

the

that

are

past

From

the
any sin,

perils complying
or

of

dying

From
With His
self,

denying

God,
at

or

relying
;

the

last

From
all

the that

nethermost
is

fire
;

om

evil

om

power
servant
once

of

the

devil

deliver, and
for
ever.

Thy

birth,
him

and

by

Thy

Cross,
loss
:

escue Thy
him

fi-om
and
a

endless
burial, final

death
from rising

ve Thy

fall the up

from

tomb,
above, love, doom.

By
By

Thy the

mounting

Spirit's
in

gracious day of

ve

him

the

Gerontius.

nctus

fortis,

Sanctus
oro

Deus,
te.

De

profundis

iserere,

Judex

mens,

believe
is

and and

truly

God
next

Three,
acknowledge taken

God
duly
by
most

is

One

Manhood
trust

the

Son.
fully

and manhood
thought

hope

In

that

crucified
and
as

each
to to

deed
He has

unruly

Do

death, His
and grace life

died.

and and

wholly

Light
love,

strength
solely,

belong,

supremely,

Him

the
fortis, profundis

holy. Sanctus
oro

Him

the

strong.

Deus,
te.

De

Judex
mihi,
in

mens,

Parce

Domine.
veneration.

hold the

For

love
as

of

Him

alone,

Church,
her take

His

creation,
as

And

teachings,
with

His

own.

joy
me,

whatever pain
or

Now

besets
a

fear,

with

strong

will

sever

193

THE

DREAM

OF

GERONTJUS.

Adoration With

aye be given.

To

and through the angelic host. the God of earth and heavfin, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost

Sanctus fortis, Sanctus Deus, De

Miserere,

profundis

oro

te,

Judex mens.

Mortis in discrimine.

can

no
sense

more

; for now

it comes is and
worse

ag^n.
than pfun.

That That

of ruin,

which

masterful

negation
me man

collapse

Of all that makes

Of Or

; as

though

I bent

Over the dizzy brink

some
worse,

sheer infinite descent

as

though for
ever

Down, The And

down

was

EUir^

through

solid framework
needs
must

of created things,

sink and sink

And, crueller still,

Into the

vast

abyss.

A fierce and restlessfright begins to fill

The
mansion of my

soul.

And,

worse

and

Some

bodily form

of ill

on

the

wind,

with

many

loathsome

se

the

hallowed

air,

and

laughs,

aps wings,
me

ous

kes

wild
3|C

with
3|C

horror

and
3|C

dismay
4c

|c

Assistants.

him,
so

O
many

Lord,
by

in

this

his

evil

hour.
power

old

Thy

gracious

Amen.
and

)
Elias
from

the

common

doom

Amen.

)
the
waters

from

in

saving

home

Amen.)
from
;

th'

abounding

guilt

of

th He

(Amen.)
multiform

all

his

and

fell

distres

Amen.
when
;

)
his father's knife
was

raised

ay

(Amen.
burning

)
Sodom
on

rom

its

judgment

from
;

the

land

of

bondage

and

(Amen
the

)
hungry lions in their

from

(Amen.
the

)
Children
;

Three

amid

the

fur

flame

(Amen.)
from the

Susanna

slander

and

shame;
from

(Amen.")
Golia
and the
wrath of

(Amen.
the
two

)
Apostles

from

their

prison-thral

(Amen.
from

)
her
torments
so

;
to

(Amen.)
show his

"

Thy evil
hour.

this

Thy

servant

in

Gerontius.

a
pain

hora has

est

and
me.

fein

would
Into
. .

wearied

hands,
into

Thy

hands
....

The

Priest.

cere,

anima

Christiana,

dehocmundo!

this

world

Go,

in

the

Name

d
Father,
Name
living of

mnipotent
the
the
the

who

created
our

th

Jesus
who the
on

Christ,
bled

Lo thee who

God,
of
out

for

Name
pour'd

Holy thee

Spirit,
!

been

Go,

in

and

Archangels
and and
and

in

the
;

name

es

Dominations
of

in

the
in

doms

Powers;

and go and

the
!

bim

Seraphim,
of and

forth

the

name

Patriarchs
Evangelists,
;

Prophets

Apostles

yrs
Monks

and

Confessors
and
; and
women,

in
;

the
in

name

Hermits
all

the of

name

Virgins
men

Saints go
I

God,
on

and
;

Go

urse

may

thy thy
:"

place dwelling
through

to-day be

be

found
Holy of

in Mount

pe

may

the Name

the

Christ,

ord.

Soul

of

Gerontius.

to

sleep

and

now

I for I
and

am

refresh'd,
in
sense me

nge

refreshment lightness,
as

feel
a

nexpressive I

edom,
ne'er

were

at

length How
beat

myself,

had
more

been
the

before. busy

still
time,

no

of
nor

nor

my
;
one

fluttering

breath,

struggl

pulse

does
a

moment

differ
:
"

from
one

the
softly
went

dream
"

yes and

some

gone

then

sigh

the
then

room.

surely
"

heard
;

priestly
knelt

voice

Subvenite
to

and
still

they
;

in

hear and

him
more

but

thin
accents

and

fainter
an

faint

the

ever-widening
is

interval.

whence
? silence

this

What

is

this

pours

solitariness

he

deep

rest,

so

soothing

and
.so

something

too

of
my

sternness

and upon

of

drives

back

thoughts

ring introversion,
to

trange

and
myself.
else
to

perforce

begin

feed
nought

upon

have

feed

upon.

alive

or

dead
still

?
;

am

not

dead.

the
of

body
confidence
particular

for

possess
clings
to
me,

which organ

each

holds
with the
me

its

place
rest

tofore,
symmetry,
me

combining

that
man;

wraps surely

round, could

kes
but

and
every
to

mo

will I
cannot

it,

part
my
sense

of

me.

et

bring
power.

home

trial,
;

that
I
cannot

have
stir

the
a

range

hand
my
each

or

foot,

make

my

fingers
witness

or

lips
to

pressure the myself

I know

each,

eyelid's

instantaneous
a

stroke still.

have
my

body

very

attitude.

I
the

know,

not

knowing

how
I have
it.

vast
me,

universe,
or

where
am

ting it
or

quitting
the
an

or

is

rushing

on

wings onward
miles
severance course.

lightning
now
are

on

e'en

million

apart.

is
out

this

peremptory lengthening

in-

measurements

pace.

grow I

and

multiply infinity

by

speed

and

traversing

less
finite

subdivision,
towards
out

huftying
infinitesimal,

back

dying

of

the

expansive

world

marvel

some

one

has
'tis
not

me

fast
a

his
they

ample
use on

palm

grasp

as

earth, my
subtle

but

all being,

around

the

surfece
I
were

of
a

gh

sphere,
a

and

capable

accosted

thus, pressure but

borne
a

uniform
me

entle

tells

am

not
on

g,
! 1

forward
singing
;

my

ark

hear

yet

in

sooth

1
a

hear,

or

touch,

or

taste

the

hat

heart-subduing

melody

Angel.

My
My.

work
task

is

done,
is
o'er.

And
Taking

so

I
it

come.

home.
is
won,

For

the

crown

Alleluia,

For

evermore.

My
In

Father charge This

E'en

gave
to
me

child
from

of its
save,

earth

birth,

To

serve

and

Alleluia,

And

saved

is

he.

This
To

child
me was

of

clay

given,

To

rear

and

train

In

the

narrow

way,
.

Alleluia,

From

earth

to

heaven.

Sout.

member

of

that

family

ous made, of ages of

beings,

who,

ere

the

worl

back,

have
:
"

stood
never

around has

hrone
;

God

^he

known

ough
a

those
strong
to

cycles and
on

all
pure

but
celestial

infinite,

life.
face of

re

gaze

the the

unveil'd everlasting

rank

from

Fount

th, Him begins with again.

a

rved

keen

ecstatic

love.

I he

Angel.

how
in
a

wonderful
man,

in

depth

and

heigh

how what

wonderful

Thou

hat

love,

soft

persuasive

mig

ale

complete

of

saints

Thou

dost

the

throne
1

which

angels

lost

thro

pride

grovelling
in the whole

babe blood
essence

upon of his
first

the
sire.

grou

his

shattered

and

coird
was

around
not

his
of form his

heart
nature,

demon but mind had

di

ind

and

his

opening

was

sent

from in

heaven
soul

to

set

right and

balance

his
a

of

truth

have

waged that

long

relentless

fight,
spirit

lved from
been

death-cnviron'd fallen
state,

to

its

when
so

all
a

was

repurchased

at

dread

cost

what
hope

shifting

parti-color'd of triumph has

scene

and

fear, and of

and
been

dis

klessness

penitence,

history

that
to

dreary,
nerve

life-long

fr
to

oh,

the

grace

him

and

strange
!

composite

Oi

neaven

an

th

ty

dwarfd
to

to

baseness
seed

1 fragrant !

flowei
seeming

poisonous

and

th corruption
!
art
so
near

weakness

mastering

er

ver

to

crime

and
some

shame,

thou
;
"

hast

achieved

deed

hould

ethereal
made
not
one

natures

comprehend
and
it

ng

up

of
to
one

spirit
nurse

of and

clay,
to

task'd
to

tend.

throughout

its

mortal

y?
the

than

Seraph

in

his

height

of

place

gel-guardian
race.

knows

and

loves

the

ra so

Soul,

now the
could

surely
;

that had drunk I

am

at

length
earth,

body

part those
as

with

have

accents
a

in.

ot

have

worshipped

god

the

voi

was

so

musical

;
so

but

now

I
so

am

ole

of
a

heart, full

calm,

self-possess'd

such

content,

and
discriminant,
intoxicate.
at

with

sense

rehensive
temptation
1
am even

and
can

have
1

terror

the
a

thought
saintliness.

clasp'd

by

such

Angel.
to

aise
last

Him,
are

at

whose

sublime become
is
set

decre
the

first,

the

first
prisoner

m whom

the

suppliant

fr

proud
are

first-borns

from

thrones
^

cast.
^
^

n*

"

3.

Soul.

address

him.

Mighty
all hail
!

one,

my

ardian

Spirit,

Angel.

All

hail,

my
hail 1

child what

hild

and

brother,

woulde

Soul.

ld

have

nothing sake.
I

but wish
;

to

speak
to

with
with

speaking's

hold
I

us know
of
not
a

communion

though

fain

things,
curiousness.

were

it

but

meet

to

as

Angel.

You
a

cannot

now

wish

which

ought

not

to

be

wi

Soul.

I
on

will the
its the

speak.
moment

ever

had
the

believed
struggling it fell

when
case,

ed

mortal

forthwith
of
sent

awful be
me

Presence

its
to

God,
its
to
own

to

judged
now

and
from

lets

going

my

Angel.

art

not

let

but

with

extremest

spe

arcely
a

art moment,

thou
as

disembodied
men measure

yet. time,

its

million-million-millionth less
than leave
"

part,
the interval
;

that the

thou
* '

didst

body they

and
to to

the prayer

Subvenite,
yet

and
have

fell

scarcely

they

begun

pray.

rits

and
and

men

by
in

different
the flow

standards
of
time.
"

ess

greater
moon,

and
which

primeval rise

ordinances harmoniously
and the

and

set

recurring

seasons,

swing, rod
the

way

and and

that, punctual,

of

the
men

suspended divide
common

continuous,

for

their

use.

with

us

in

the

immaterial succession living its

world

tervals

in by
or

their the
with
a

asured

thought
intensity.

alone

row

wane

ime

is is is

not

common

property and received

swift and is

at

long

is

short,
as

slow

ear

distant,

grasp'

ndard
memory

of

his
lacks

own

chronology.
its natural

resting-poin periods.

ars, thy

and
very

centuries,

and
of

energy
thee

thought
thy

keeps

from

God.
.

Soul.

Dear

Angel, meeting

say Him
of

have
my

now

no

fear

at

earthly
was

life,
to
me,

the
me

thought
most

de

judgment
it aye

terrible. I
saw

before
severe

and
in

Judge
that
at

e'en

the

Crucifix.
my

the

hour

is

come,

fear

is

this

balance upon
me,

of I

my
can

destiny,

close
a

forward

look

serenest

joy.

Angel.

It

is
now

because
thou

thou
fear. hast

didst

fear,

that

dost

forestalled

the

agony,

and

so

ecause

already
is
same

in

thy
That

soul

dgment
the

begun. for the

day

of

doom world

collected
for all

lemn
case

consummation of
;

flesh.

the

each,
and,

anticipate
as

his

death

the
is

last

great

day

particular
too,
ere

judgment
thou upon the
comest

rehearsed,
to

the
ray

Throne,

falls from and

to

thee,

as

Judge,
uprising of

expressive
in

of
thy

thy

lm

joy
thee

soul

fruit

thy

recompense,

aven

begun.

"4.
Soul.

But
a

hark
hubbub,

! upon

my

sense

fierce fear.

which

would

ma

be

frighted.

Angel.
We
are

now

arrived
;

the

judgment-court

that

sullen

DREAM

OF

GERONTIUS,

middle

region, among and

where the scoffs

sons

of

old of

ppeared his
his

God,

jibes
legions wild,
souls

at

holy

Job.
property.
to

throng
to

the

vestibule,

and

claim

their Hist

ther

for

hell.

their

cry.

Soul.
how
a

ur

and

uncouth

dissonance

Demons.
Low-bom

clods
brute

Of

earth,
aspire

They

To

become

gods.
new

By
And
And

a an

birth,
grace,
of

extra
a
score

merits.

As

if aught stand
in

Could Of
And

place

the the great

high glance

thought,
of fire

Of
The

the powers

spirits,

blest,

THE

DREAM

OF

GERONTIUS.

ZOg

The

lords

by

right,
owners,

The

primal

Of the
And realm

proud

dwelling
"

of light,

Aside

thrust, Chuck'd down

mig'ht

By Of

the
a

sheer

despot's Of
a

will. frown.

tyrant's

Who Their

after expelling
hosts, gave,

Triumphant And
still

still.

unjust.
forfeit
crown

Each

To And

psalm

-droners,
groaners. slave. cheat. knave,

cantii^ To
every pious And

And

crawling dust

Who

lick'd the Under

his feet

HE

DREAM

OF

GEROA'TIUS.

Angel. restless of panting prey,

of

their
caged

being within

asts

who,

their

s,

ep

hideous
incessant

purring pacing
to

have and

their fro.

life,

Soul. they
are

mpotent
repute
;

1 and

yet

on

earth and

ave

for

wondrous

power

ll

oks
Evil

describe,

how
seen,

that would and

the

very
a

face
force life

One,
the

if

have choke

freeze
who
saw

blood,
it

the

Angel.
In
a

thy

trial-state
close
at

hadst

traitor

nesding the

home. hell
the keys.

l,

who
and

with

powers
senses

of

agued,
that

of Thy

kept

deadliest
is it, in

foe

unlocked of

thy
man.

heart.

erefore

respect

fallen
some

ones

show

so

majestical.
Angel
or

en

child

of his

grace, integrity
on

nd

upright
meets

in
the
as

demons
cowards

their
the

rai

scud

away

from
in

fight

ft

hath

holy

hermit
of

his

cell,

disburdened
at

mortality,

their
when

threats fhey

and

warlike
swarm

overtures

ying,

'd

like

ound, them, and departed

to

his

Judge.

Demons.

Virtue
A

and
knave's

vice, pretence, all

I ha

'Tis Ha

the
I

same

Dread

of
venomous

hell-fire.
flame, plea.

Of
A

the

coward's price.

Give

him

his

Saint

though

he

be,

From

shrewd

good
slave

sense

He'll
Hal And
the heaven
With
not

for

hire

hal

does
above

but

aspire

To

sordid
love.

aim,

And

from

Ha

! ha

Soul.

those

"lse

spirits when I awful

as

shall

see

t
at

Master,
least, His

reach

His

throne?

judgment-word
I
now

sonal
not

intonation,
see

ee,
been remain

thee,

Angel
since

Hitherto the earth

darkness thus
?

left
all
comes

sight-bereft
If still, of that
one,
so,

through
it

e-time hearing
a

how and

the

am

taste,

and
sense

touch

glimmer

princely

binds

ideas

in

and

makes

the

Angel.

uch,
;

nor

taste,

nor

hearing

hast

livest

in

world of

of
most

signs holy
now

and

types,

esentations
and strong,
soul,

truths, encompass

which thou

odied with
so

hast
beside

by

right
;

rse

aught
a

thyself should
load

est

stem

solitude
in of
mercy

reak lower
seem

thy

being,

are

vouchsafed

measures

perception.

to

thee,

as

though

through

n c

brought.
ear,

or

nerves,

or

palate,

which

ne.
art

hou

wrapp'd

and

swathed

around

eams, that
are

true,

yet
of thy

enigmatical
present
come

belongings
such

state.

hrough
thee.

sj-mbols,

not

hus

thou

tell'st

of

space,

and

time,

ze,

and

of
use

refreshment
similitude
the blisters
now

after of .fire earth, thou

be

"

me

thee

in

knowledge
may

dost
to

as

hich thou
"

said with

bum.
its
"

extension,

parts

long
move

habit thyself,

cozens

thee,

to not
or

nor

limbs
who
that

to

move.

heard
foot,

pf
still

those,

after

los

cried

they

or

foot, with
or

as

though thee, who

all

they hast

had
not

it still
lost

now

foot,

but

which

made

it

be,

until when lost,

now,

the

joyous
thou wilt

day regain glorified. Saints explicate

to

tion,

hast

new-made the
I consummated may
not

and

en

in

heaven,
let it

sufiice

thee
as

possess

of till

converse

are

granted thou

thee.

that

Beatific

Vision,

d.
*
sj:

jjc

sjc

Soul,

His
not

will
see

be again

done

worthy of
the

ere

to

face is

day
very

far
sun.

less
*

His
*

countenance. *
* *

Angel.

for

one

moment

thou

shalt

see

Lord.
will the for
it be
:

what tribunal,

time

thou and thy

to

art

arraig
lot

dread
ever,

should

it
among

be

sit

is

right

hand
or

His
to

pure

elec
is

sight,
a

that

which

the
come

soul
to

lightning-fla^h,
shalt
see,

will amid and the

the

thou

dark would

profoun

thy

soul
"

loveth

fei

moment;

but

thou

knowest

not

child.
thou

dost

ask

that

sight

of

the

Fair

Soul.

speakest
on

darkly, and
a

Angel
fear lest

; and

an

awe

me,

be

rasL

Angel.

was

mortal,

who
:

is
when

now

above
near

mid

glory
communion

he,

lo

die,

given

with
Master's

the very

Crucified,
wounds

that

the

stamped
his

flesh

and,

from

the

agony soul

thriird

through

body

and

in

embrace. that

the
ere

flame

of

the

Everlasting

bum

it

transform.

"

"

"

5-

Hark
" " "

to

those

sound

come

of

tender

beings

angelical,

First

Choir

of

Angelicals.

to

the
the

Holiest depth
most

in
be

the
praise

height,
;

in

His
sure

words

wonderful
ways !

;
.

in

all

His

His
battle

elder and

race

He
win,

gave

to

the

chastisement the

of

pain.
"

hout

soil

of

sin.

younger
marvel

son

He
His

will'd
birth parents and
:

to

be

in flesh
was

and

his

were

home

heaven

earth.

Eternal
sent
as

bless'd him
hence

His

child,
afar,

and

arm'd

rve

champion
war.

in

the

field

elemental

His
matter,

Viceroy and of

in

the
sense

world
;

the

frontier,

toMards

the

foe

Angel.

have

passed
of

the

gate,
;

and and

are

within

Judgment

whereas

and
rare,

palaces
but

are

form'd
material,

of

parts

all

worid
withal, is

of

spirits and

nought
form
;

is
a

found.
whole,

into

immaterial portions frieze,

or

and

thus edifice,
or

est
or

of

this

balustrade,
is

stair life
"

"

pavement

made
immortal

up

of

blessed, their

and

beings, praise

Maker's

continually.

cond

Choir
Holiest

of

Angelicals.

to

the the

in
be
most

the praise

height.
:

in

depth

His
sure

words
in

wonderful
ways !

all

His

thee,

man

! the

for

he
;

was

found

creant

in

fight
of

ost

his

heritage

heaven.

him

now

the
tempest's

angry

sky, din
;

d
once

the

had
but the

Angels brutes

for for

his kin.

friends,

I
flee

savage
that

kindred
monster

they brood
cave

aled
giants

the

seaside
of

and

clomb

the

wood.

now

fear, which
to

and

now

hope,

aids

chance

supplied.
sire
to
son,

youth
lived,

eld,

from

and

toil'd,

and

died.

eed
step
to

his
by

penance
step began savage
a

age

by

age

doff
again

his

garb,

be

man.

quicken'd chasten'd by

by
by

the
His

Almighty's rod,

breath,

taught

angel-visitings.

learn'd
in

to

call faith

upon
create

His

Name

And

His and and

a

household
city

"ther-land

state.

to

Him

who
length
into
to

from of

the

mire,

In

patient

days,

rated

life

people

His

praise

Soul.

ound

is

like

the

rushing
the

of

the lofty

win

ummer

wind-T-ampng and
now

pi

dying,

echoing

round
wild

about.

here,

distant,
from

and
branches

beautifu

scatter'd

the

tirred. ecstatic odors.

Third

Choiu

of

Angelicals.

to

The
the

Holiest
depth
most

in

the praise

height,
:

nd

in

be

all

His

words

wonderful

Angels, spirit-kind
were

as

beseemingly
was

given,

nce

tried their

and
seats

perfected,
in

took

heaven.

them

no

twilight and
no

or

eclipse
:

growth hopeless,
beatific

decay

all-ingulfing day.

night,*

to

the

younger
upon
its

race

there
;

rose

hope
slowly,

fall

surely, dawn'd

gracefully,
on

morning

all.

ages,

opening

out,

divide
the
base, sullen
mass

e
from

precious,
the

and
hard heirs and

ture

the

of

grace.

! from

albeit his
at

the
second

quickening birth, what

once

ray,

him

length

he

was,

still

between

that and his

earth
goal
"

and

heaven

is

journey
agony body and

uble

awaits

his

soul.

uble

debt

he
of

has
sins

to
:

pay

forfeit
chill of

his

death

is

past,

and

now

penance-fire

begins.

to

Him,
and
the

who

evermore

truth
tears

justice
soul

reigns
out

from
its

its

case,

bums

away

stains

Angel.

sing
thou

of

thy
so

approaching
eagerly
the

agony, didst question

of

face

of

Incarnate

God
keen and

smite
;

thee

with

that

su

in

et

the

memory
febrifuge
to

which
heal wound

it the

leaves

will

ign withal

wound
provoke.

it

will

the

Soul.

speakest

mysteries;

still

methinks

now the
tangle I be

engage would
m3^elf

of thy

thy angel

words
voice,

ther for

hear thy

interpreter.

Angel.

then

"

if

such

thy

lot

"

thou

seest

udge,
of Him gracious,
be

ight

will

kindle

in

thy

heart

der,
wilt

reverential
with
love,

thoughts. and
yearn

sick

im,
as

eel
one

though
so

thou
should

couldst
e'er

but

pity

sweet

have

imself
such,
a as*

dvantage
by

to

be
as

used

ly is

being

so

vile His

thee. eyes
and

pleading
thee
to

in

pensive
quick,

pierce

the

tro

hee.
wilt

thou

hate

and

loathe

thyself;

sinless,

thou

wilt

feel

that

thou

inn'd,
thou
away, wilt

didst

feel hide
a

and thee

wilt

desire His
to

nk

and have

from
aye

et

longing of
His
so

dwell

the these
"

beauty
two

countenance.

pains,

counter

and

een,

longing

for

Him,

when

thou

seest

ot;

hame
thy

of

self

at

thought
sharpest

of

seeing

Him,

be

veriest,

purgatory.

Soul.

ul

is

in

my

hand prepared

have for

no

fear,
or

dear
1
me

might
a

weal

ark

grand, like the

mysterious

harmony and
solemn

ds

deep

waters.

Angel.

We rise

have

gain'd

the

stair

towards

the

Presence-chamber

of

mighty

Angels
and hymn

keep the

the

way

er

side,

Incarnate

Angels

of

the

Sacred

Stair.

whose
they
see

goodness

none

can

know,

Thee
come

fece
the

to

face,

hath

infinite
grace
;

display

thy
man

victorious
"

len

the that tell

creature

of
trace.

day

"

ills

not

love

to

to

the

triumph

Thou

wrought, deathless thought. fire,

an

el's
of

Angel's

re

that the

very

Angel,

who shade.

with

awe

id

garden
in
a

eat

Creator
by
as

His

sickness aid.
of

saw,

othed

creature's

onized, He

victim Himself

the

Law

ich

had

who

can

praise

Him

in

His

depth

height, who
fight
?
saw

he

Him

reel

amid

that

Soul.

! for

the

lintels

of

the

presence-gate
back the

ibrating

and

echoing

strain

Fourth
"

Choir

of

Angelicals.

se
And
all
Most

to

the

Holiest

in

the praise wonderful

height,
; ;

in

the
words

depth
most

be

His
sure

in

all

His

ways

foe if

blasphemed He He reckoned placed place

His

the
ill,

Holy

Lord,

As
that

puppet
to

man

The

frontier

fill.

even

in amplest

his

best

estate.

With
sorry

gifts
was

endued, he,

sentinel

hough

thing, possess with angelic

who
a

for wife,

his

help

needs
cope

those

proud
life.

rebel

hosts

had

when,

by earth-bom
in

blandishment
Adam

of

Eve,

fell,
and he cried,

shriek'd
A
sorry

triumph,
;

sentinel

Maker
or

by
cure

His
is
to
none

word
;

is

bound,

ape

must

abandon
slay

his

doom.
Son."

His

darling

Angel.

the aloud

threshold, its

as

we

traverse

it

glad

responsive

chant

Fifth

Choir

'

of

Angelicals.

to

the the

Holiest depth
most

in
be

the
praise

height,
:

in His

ll

words

wonderful

"

loving When
second

wisdom
all
was

of
sin
to

our

God
shame,

and
the
came.

Adam
to

fight

And

the

rescue

wisest

love did strive strive

that Adam

flesh

and fail,

blood

Which

in

ould Should

afresh and

against should

their prevail

foe.

that

higher flesh

gift and
and

than

grace refine, veiy

Should

blood
His

od's

Presence Essence

Self,

And

all-divine.

generous In
man

love

I that the

He
foe,
man

who

smote

for

man

e
For

double
man

agony

in

should

undergo

nd And

in

the
on

garden
the
cross

secretly,
on

high. and

hould

teach

His

brethren

inspir

"6.
Angel.

dgment
veiled

now

is

near,

for
of
our

we

are

com

presence Soul.

God.

the

voices

that

left

on

earth.

Angel.
friends

voice the the

"

of

around
"

thy
the the

bed, priest.

Subvenite
come

with
;

echoes great
who

before
Agony,

Throne

the

Angel

of

strengthened

Him,

what

knelt
that

in

garden

shade,

bedew'd

od.
best
can

gel

plead

with and

Him the

for

souls,

the

dying

dead.

Angel

of

the

Agony.

that

shuddering

dread

which

fell

e;
by

that

cold

dismay

which

sicken'

by

that

pang

of

heart

which

thrill

Thee;
by that
;
mount

of

sins

which

crip

Thee
by

that
;

sense

of

guilt

which

Thee

! by

that

innocence

which which which

girdled
reign'd
was

T
in
one

I by

that
that

sanctity

by

Godhead

Thee;
spare
;

these

souls

which

are

so

de

Thee
in

prison,
;

calm

and

patient,

wait

Thee

Lord, Thee,
glorious
on

their

hour,

and

bid

them

at

Home,

where

they

shall

aze

Thee.

Soul.

before

my

Judge.
Angel.

Ah

I
...
.

Praise
....

to

His my

Nam

eager

spirit

has

darted

from

to

the
it with

dear
reach
its

feet them,

of

Emmanuel
the keen

re

sanctity,
a

effluence,
the

like

glory, has and

now

clo

ircles

round

Crucified,
;

se

corch'd, and

and
still

shrivelled before soul

the
1

awful

Throne.
it

suffering
yet

for
by

is

safe,
glance

quickened,

the

od.

Soul.
in
be.

me

away,

and let in
me

the

lowest

deep

There there

hope

the

lone

night-watches

eep,

Told

out

for

me.

motionless Lone,
will
not

and
forlorn,"
my
mom.

happy

in

my

pain,

sing the
I

sad

perpetual

strain,

Until
will

sing,

and

soothe

my

stri

reast.

Which
and

ne'er

can

cease

ob,

pine,

and

languish,

till

po

will

sing
me

my

absent

Lord

and

Love

Take

away,
may
in

sooner

rise,

and of

go

above,

ee

Him

the

truth

everlasting

"7Angel.

let

the
sweet

golden
music,

prison
as

ope
each

its fold

gates,
revolves

its

ready
"

hinge.
"

He

s|c

s|c

s|c

Souls

in

Prison.

Thou

hast
;

been

our

refuge

in

eneration

ore
;

the from

hills

were

bom, age

and
Thou
art

the

as

age

to

God.

ng

us

not,

Lord,

very

low

for
sons

ast

said.

Come

back

again,

ye

thousand

years
:

before and and

as
a

Thine

eyes

are

yesterday
is
come

watch

of

the

liich

gone.

grass

springs tide
it

up

in

the

morning

vening

shrivels

up

and

dies.

we

fail
are

in
we

Thine
troubled.

anger

and

in

rath

hast

set

our

sins

in
in

Thy the

sight
light

round

of

days

of

ountenance.

back, for

Lord
Thy

how

long

and

ntreated

servants.

Thy

morning
mercy all
: we

we

shall

be

filled and

hy

shall

rejoice

leasure

our

days.

shall
our

be

glad

according
:

to

the

of

humiliation
we

and

the

years

hich

have

seen

evil.

ok,

Lord,

upon

Thy

servants

let upon

the
us

beauty
:

of

the

Lord of
our

our

and it.

the

work

ha

stablish

Thou

be the

to

the

Father,

and

to

the

Son

Holy in
b3 the
:

Ghost.
beginning,
is
now,

as

and
Amen.

hall

world

without
%

end.
*

tHI^

tory,

Jamiary^

stillness

oft

magic To calm

power the
breast,

when lower;

struggling
I

passions
its ir

y Touch
Diviner with

'd by

reelings, the skies. Arab's expand, skies

;

idred

By

this the thoughts

kindling

When the

circling desert the

enclose

sand

For To

this the catch

not

hermit

seeks glow

thickest

grove.

th' inspiring solely

and
a

of heavenly given
on

love.

It is To

in

the

freedom

purify is

fix the heart singing above

heaven
in air.
care.

There That No No

Spirit high
measure

aye

lifts us
mortal mortal around,

all mortal that

swells

mystic
such

sound,
tones

minstrel
"

breathes

"""^"^.

gels'

hymn,' the

"

the

sovereign

harmony
the
saints

guides

rolling

orbs the

along tales

sk

ence

perchance

of

ew'd Angelic unheard,

or
"

eard

choirs
because

in

solitude,
the

earthly
ears

mirth
man

has
1

charms

their

to

or

he

knows brightens

ncjt
such

of

the
a

bliss, life
as

aven

that

Michaelmas

Term,

TO

F.

W.

N.

BIRTHDAY

OFFERING.

Frank, manhood
no more,

this

mom

has of
thy
must

ushered
days begin
ways
;

in

he

thou thy
arm,

choose

future and
nerve

thy

thy

heart.

TO

F,

W.

N,

211

thou

voucher
thou dimm'd Life's

feir

hast

given,

what
has weary

wilt
thy

achieve.
sun-lit
eve

heaven
;

chill

Sovereign
to

Wisdom
so

in
a

its grace

thee
we are

long linked
ne'er

race.

other,

with

chain
;

hat

time
we

shall

destroy
in

have
now

oeen

pain,
;

ogether
I
to

in
may

joy

uly

share brightness
'tis
no

claim

present

of
recent

thy tie
in

name.

rother,

Which from
our

binds

our

fates

one,

tender thread stored sacred all had

infancy
was

The

twisted

spun

"

deed,

who
by

in love

her

fond

mind

forms,

enshrined.

affection
six, she

share,

All

loved

them
Pair

all

her her

early-chosen

Did
course

full
the
has

favor

fall

;
to

mother

is not allusion favorites. no

the

author's

moth'

we

became

her thought,

dearest
her

theme,
nightly

waking

dream.

! brother,

shall
love, pay her

we

e'er

forget

Her
cannot

care,

her

zeal

the

countless
ever

debt,
;
were

But through

we

must

feel

her

earnestness

shed
our

purchased

blessings

on

head

in And

the pain of

end and

of

days

she
came.

stood.

weakness
was

force

thought
of
love
memory

unsubdued.
same

Her
e'en

fire when
kept

the

fail'd
in

its

part,

still

lodgment

her

heart

when Of
flesh

her
her

Maker
spirit

from freed, the

the

thrall

suffering
"

'companied
mercy
'twas

call,
"

In
moment

decreed,
the
next

here,

she

trod

TO

F.

W.

N.

239

then

at

length
many

she
a

is
woe.

at

rest,

And,
in

after
that
was

es

Saviour
her

blest.
below he
;
own

Who

hope when
His

till the

day

shall
s

aints

before

Father

throne.

is

left

for

us

to
were

prove
not

Her

prayers

in

vain

that

God's
fall'n
sent

grace-according
as

love

Has

gentle

rain. vernal perfumes

in

the

due

hour,
the
flower.

the

young

leaf,

Frank,

we

both
of and
on nor

are

summoned Lord thou sword given.

;
;"

now

As

champions
am

the

I, buckle

shortly
thy

Must

employ,
as

lightly
of

ve

messengers

heaven

in

my

heart

that

gift

hide

change

it not

away

atriot-warrior's
statesman's

hour
tranquil

of

pride,

Or

sway

APPENDIX.

fire, the

or

pleader's and
tame

skill the

ce

soul

will.

we

follow
our

undismayed

re'er
His
us

God

shall
present fall !
we

call

Spirit's
lest
we

aid

old

the

end in
a

of

days

stand, land.

rs

deathless

yune

21^

1S26.

NATURE

AND

ART.

FOR

AN

ALBUM.

goeth

forth wealth
a

"

'

with of of mind,

reckless

trust

his self

thing might

dust find
;

ve

skill

mes
or

and
weapon
"

toils

stone,

wood,

and

ore

of

his

power.

Psalm

civ.

[ciii.] 23.

ana

spire,

by boast

tower-girt

heights,
;

would

his births,
one

fulfil mimic still

;

le lacks
is

and
secret

ligtits,"

the

master-hand
to
move,

shall
to

give
to

the,

speak,

live

away

this toil

shade
of
man,

of

might,

puny
great

et

Nature
gorgeous

in

my

sight
;
'

her

plan

bear eyeless

those
towers,

sullen those

walls, tongueless

labor'd
nerveless,
is
or

toys

of
cold,

highest and
to

name

dumb
frame

fitted
a

but tomb
;

offin

suit

when

sense

is
the

pass'd lifeless

away,

lifeless

works

clay.

let

me

sit

where

wooded
plain winding

hills
;

yon
cattle

far-reaching bank
its

rills,

prospect freedom,

is

to

me

right

dear,
are

health,

and

joy

here.

is

spirit
the

ranging
stream,

through
the garbs air
ever

earth, thousand resdess

scent,

;
new,

shapes,

at

One
and
life is

doih
taste,

wear

olor,

and

sound

energy

of

found.

leaves

are

rustling her
o'er

in

the
;

breeze.

bird

renews

song

field
sunbeam insect,

to

brook, glides

heath,
along
;

o'er

happy
by,
or

in

its

hour. the

softly

sips

flower.

dewy

rain

descends,
the
welkin

and

now

isk
not,

showers though the

red

shroud
angry
brow
;

with

owns hail-storm

thunderand

cloud lightning

pelt,

harm,

lovely

Nature
in but
on

others
court

dwell
;

favor'd
smiles

thy

hear

them

tell,

feed
what

their glimpse loitering

report,
an

Ulcombe
her

yields

angers

in

fields.

here
sameness

form

has
of its

ne'er

unbent
;

sway

iron

rule,

starn

precedent,
day in
to

eat
as

the

graceful

prisoner

his
love

cell, it

et

be

thought

well.

His
binds

high
on

dispose
each his

has
part

set,

absent,

may
the

cherish heart
;

yet

Ulcombe
verdant of

of
hope peace,

divinely

given,
scenes

uns

and

of

heaven

prepared fix'd

His

will
to

to

meet,

His
into

work

do
heat.

bored

sudden

ing
plan

Nature,
my ways

not

dull and

Art, rule my

heart
Sept,

SNAPDRAGON.

RIDDLE

FOR

FLOWER

BOOK.

AM

rooted
buttressed in
in
a an

in

the
tower

wall
or

ancient

hall bed, with

risoned

art-wrought cramp'd

ased

mortar,

lead

living

stock the

alone
lifeless
stone.

rother

of

lse

unprized,
the
spot
vast

I that
and

have
gives varied
me

my
me

worth birth field

will
:

On

ature's

Braver
in

flowers

than
and
a

yield,

old

form
of

rich dew
winning

in
;

hue,

Children

purer and

Smiling

lips

eyes

are

such, he
whose

"

^and lot
a

yet is

thou

knowest

lowest.

proud by

hearts,
human
can

home
;

reject

architect bear
to

dwell cell,
bloom,
s

the

pale

recluse's
my

spread with

crimson cloister

the

gloom.

gay

gifts of favor

and

honors and
the
queen

rare,

! win

wear

of

beauty,

be ring

ure's

and
cluster,

festive where
a

scene

imb
oaks fair

and

vouchsafe
Lily, stately

stair.

dame,
of
name,

of

birth

and starved
thy

pomp with

Crocus,
earth

cold

in

timid
freely

gold.
boast

Dahlia, brought
wealth, have
me

from birth,
an

foreign

coast

knowledge,
flower

power,
;

each
alone

emblem

remains

it

mine

to

set

restraint
and

roving

wish
man's

selfish haunts
eve.

plaint
to

for
mom

drear and
the balmy
barren

leave

it

mine

stone

deck

with soften and works

green
to

life grace

not

its

own

to

human

the
to

rugged display
way,

face.

the

Unseen

the

crowded
life's busy

public
arts

combine Divine.

shut

out

the

Hand

no

more

scentless

flower,
high power,

approving
my

Heaven's leaves
the

nly

exhale

ance
!

of
'tis

Syrian
comfort breath well
live

gale.

timely

given of
might

the
it

answering

Heaven
I die.

be

! then

College

cloister

and

Oct.

^,

PICTURE.

The

maiden

is

not

dead,

but

sleepeth."

not

gone

"

still

in

our

sight

dearest
as

maid in

shall
tints
as

live, bright,
,

true,

youth

and

health

could

give.

till

is

ours

the

modest by
so

eye
art

;
;

smile

unwrought that shot

ance

piercingly
;

ion's

keenest

dart

rilling felt
a

voice,

ne'er

could
;
"

hear

joy
she might

and
was

pain
ours,

that
she

fear
;

not

remain

the

page
sweet,

divine tranquil
or

call'd
tone,

forth

clear,

rful

hymn,

seemly

mirth

meek

inquiry
on

of

that

face,

ng dim truth

wonders paths
on

found, she
sought ground
to trace

id

sacred

thankful
aught
sure

sigh

that

would

arise,

her
explaining
while

doubts

removed.
voice
to

the

prize,

ring

she

loved

pensive

brow,

the crowds
the
were

world
was

might found
;

see

she
burst

in

of
only

heart,
friends

overflowing

glee
;

round

warmth thoughts

of

promise,

prompt in
store,

to

with
content's

good deep

with
on,

stream,
was o'er

which
;

pw'd

when

hope

peace,

which,

with
sights which

its
shine

own

bright
fair
;

cheapest
purest grace,

track'd

its

way

was

she

in

the her

sudden

hour call,
"

brought her
to

Maker's
self-mastering

heart's

power

ly

part

with

all,

"

eye

loved,

all

her

hand
glow,

press'd

keen of

affection's

oice

home,

all

pleasures

best,

dearest

thoughts

below.

friend-lit duteously
upon
a

hearth,
she
rose

from
;

social

board,

ith

the
sure

Master's repose.

word

find

her tried

wonder relief
her in

up

she vain
;

sped.

laid

down

upon of pain,
"

her

bed

languor

and

aited ling'ring fill

till

the night

solemn

spell day,

and

)
compel

its

numbers,

and

was

she
in

then each
be,

and

such

she
breast

is,
;

ed

mourner's

shall
promised

she

and

more

than
;

this,

glory

blest

in

due

lines
saints

her

Saviour shall
parted
nor

dear
range, here, change.
August^

scattered
in

knit

love is

souls
none,

cloud

LADY

NATURE DAUGHTERS.

AND

HER

s,

well

deem,
to
move

delight
;

comely

tire

and
the where

delicate,
robes

and
they

bright.
love.

re

hues scarfs,
gems,

alternate

play,
mantles

s,

and and

and

gay, hair.

and

crisped

not

waste,

nor

sinful
nor

pride, fault beside,"

me
her

them
very

not,

cheerfulness
weaves
*

and her holy

the thoughts and whose

glitters
scenes

curious
still of
roam

dress

birth-friends
to

home. is
;

please
?
a

praise

dear,

s
she

she

she

there
found

"

has

pattern

her
around
her.

ature's

glowing

world

loves, gatest
of

as

lady
to

bright.
shine, all
tints of

guise

fo^ms

grace, robe

light.

inge

her heaven,
main,
tree,

divine.
rain-bow

and
and

cloud.
proud.
green.

ul

mountain
meadow

ng

and
in

are

deck'd bird
slim,
nor
on

broider'd

sheen.
tower.

bough-propp'd
nor

tiny
nor

flower.

spar,

shell

of

sea

is

fair

in

its

degree.

not

pride,
'quits her

this her

vaunt

of of

beauty^

ll

she
amid

trust

duty

d,

gorgeous and

state.

ight,

and
beaming of
a

bland, from

delicate,

er

her
love

fiice
we

raise

Father's

trace.

adies,

shrinking
the

from

the

view

Of

piying

day,
pursue
way.
cares.

tranquil Their

diligence

heaven-appointed
duties,
silent
unawares.

oiseless

ercies

lighting influence
by
as

odest

working

good, understood,
might they give, live.

ifts,

the viewless

keen

heart
spirits
in

ch

ese

they

love,

these her

ighty
daily

Nature
toils rolls

speeds in
silence

through
too
:

er

almly
by

her

giant
her vex'd
matures

spheres,

heds

stealth
sage's

dew's
pursuit,

kind

tears

heating

hums
her

the

sap,

the
still

fruit,

d,

deft

hand

concealing.

MV

LAD

NA

TURE.

253

love
rouse

to

laugh chord's
festive

and

sing,

the

full
ring

sound,

j"in

the dancers

e sight

gather fair
on

round.

so

earth,
mirth
;

lady's
sound

graceful
so

chasing

pain,
"

lady's Nature

thrilling

strain.

left moods
to

behind
of

lighter her
glee duties
a

mind

fulfil,
still.
sort

prattler of every

and
its

beast antic

and

its sport and dancing

bat, twigs

ing
cry

brook, of
evening

gnat.

uncouth,
are

and

grotesque,

Nature's

picturesque. Poesy
fire ?
sea,

the fency

birth
and

of
its

earth, thoughts

and

and

sky,

vid

inspire.

do hopes

wealth have

and

power
or

find
toil

rest,

fail'd,

opprest

s,

and

lawns, work,

and
restore

deer,
them
rare,

and
ease.
"

trees.

re's the

rich, shall

the work-day

gifted

"

souls

repair,

nobled,
the shall

unrefined. rude

world
their
answers

and
lowly

unkind
lot
not.

? ?

friend Nature

-bom her
we

in

her

starry

dome.
home.

lady-lighted
'mid
rule the

re

spheres
hearts

bears

sway,

es

where

obey.
Fehruary
^,

MONKS.

FOR

SMALL

ALBUM.

(
Why,

IVith

lines

on

hinges

to

Jit

it.)

dear

Cousin, why

Ask when fount

for
a

verses,

poet's

of

song

is

"

if aught

be

there,
and
touch chill,
it

sh
may

the

of

lady

can

perfumed bring

waters

convent

spring

Monks

in

the

olden
time,

hey
were

were

rhymesters

"-

rhymesters, Latin rhyme.

in

in

ks

the

days old

of

ed

in

secret,

the

Church's

dly-sheltering

No ^

bland

medUators they

Of

courtly

lay.

.They

bad

visiom^^^^"__

they yet

had
not

visions,

in
sent

slumbers

soft

and

^^^
a

No

lesson
^^

First
fest,

by

vigils, penance

and

^^i^^^"!''^
This
their

learn.

soul-ennobling
gain,

joys

wrougbt

out^^
from

,.

When

home^ey
stirrd,
"-

blessing
their

merriest

word
their

gayest smile

of

musings

ry,

the

hallow'd aisle.
?
"
"

ngsters

hark
round

! they

answer

ive

chantings

sound

his

cowled
vest,

strong

heart
service

has

his
cloister

he

blest
garb'd
is

he,
frost-work
the

the

branches

on

stately
tree.

'Tis

danger

thwarting
spell,

And

it

fits

me

well

December^

THE

WINTER

FLOWER.

BIRTHDAY

OFFERING.

(For

Music.)

Bloom,

beloved
;
"

Flower
*tis
no

"

Unknown
glitter
can

matter.

ourts

brief
but

hour, flatter.

Crowds

lants
See

in
best miss

the
the
the

garden

Sun's
green

glory sward

hey

in

^PRIZED

where'er

KNOWN.

"

Sure

this

is

blessing,
tone

utrings

the
the

loud world's

Of

dull

caressing.
December JO

HOME.

I
of

roam

in

this

fair
meets

English
my glorious
eyes

lan

ision

Temple
;

without

within,

all

rise

-encluster'd slender
arms.

columns,

and

expand

Like

olive-plants

tand, answering

each,

in

home's

soft

thi sym

and

brothers. fondness,
its

At
and of

the with

altar anxious
vows

sighs

hand
and

offering and
beams
not

young
same,

pray

me,

the
I ten

go

where shrines,

ision

thousand

e.

26o Such
fruit may
?
run

APPENDIX,

And

through

distant

My

weary

round,

yet

miss

thy

likeness
i6^

Oxford,

November

THE
C"AS",
The

ISLES
Stranger, craft

OF

THE

SIRENS.

cease

those choirs
voice, wires.
;

piercing

not

of Siren

Hush Upon

the

seductive

that

floats

the

languid

Music's
Not
to

ethereal

fire
our

was

given,

dissolve
Promethean

clay, beams from

But

draw
And

Heaven

purge

the

dross

away. the lies,

Weak
Those

self

! with

thee
a

mischief
;

throbs
nor

tale

disclose made
woes.

Nor
The

age

trial

has

wise

Man

of

many

Off

Lisbon.

December

7j,

CORCYRA.

beneath
upon

an

olive's the
sight

branches
of
to
on a

grey.
lost
renown

azed and dwelt

restless

town,

poet
a

raised
race

long the

that
waters,

sea

held
a

as

its
a

forced
states
we now

way drown.
note

vil

strife

hundred
stream

to

multitudinous
one

gh
their

life,

in

birth

and
spent

in and

decay.
run,

being's

history
in awful sphere

spirits in
its

live

singleness.

self-form'd
while done.
on me

of

light
the

or

glo

h,

pondering

fierce

hen

reverence

shall
saw,

its
and

seal

impress

ough

corpses

walk'd

omb.

MESSINA.

mo

sum

human!

nil

"

me

alienum

puto

wedded

to

the

Lord,

still

yearns

heart

these

scenes

of and

ancient voice

heathen of bard its

that
sweet

egend
my

hoar,
restless

youth
and

with

shades

of

power,

those

who

bo

part

mad
my

deeds memory
my
no

that here,

set

the
"

world
I is

in it blame?
to

ah is

from from

eyes

the

tear

fain

star

fount
sympathy

impure

these Adam's

drops
race

but

that
in each

with

brother's of this tomb

history fair
place

reads

its

the

cliffs
man's

ed

and

splendid

re

stone,

hope,
prize.

pride-

stain'd,

the

course

wit

the

PROGRESS

OF

UNBELIEF.

is

the
are

iVutumn

of upon

the

Tree

of

Life

es
lets

shed them

the
a

unthankful

e
the

whirl,

prey

to

trife,
to store

them

for

the

months

earth.
the

close

door,

and

dress

the

chee

earth,
still
;

ing

and
rite,
a

in

his

comely

gear

ept

and

of

household

Baal

will

out

amid

the
stalk

sleet,

and

view

shrivelling

and
choicest
stirs

silent-foiling
scent

after
and

truth,
in

of

and

fading
;

the
once

Angels' pattern

grie

here
my

for

she,

th,

Country,

now

gross-hearted

rown. but
to

bum

the

stem

before

her

hrone.

THE

PRIESTLY

OFFICE.

FROM

ST.

GREGORY

NAZIANZEN.

vice

o'er

the

Mystic

Feast

I and

stand bring

se

Thy

victim-flock,

near

iest
of

wise, Love

and
!

by

bloodless
Fount need Thy

rite.

gushing who

of

best

know,

clean

Hand)
ofl"ce
this,

bemired and

souls again

to

clear

ir

defilement,

make

MARRIED

AND

THE

SINGLE.

ENT

FROM

ST.

GREGORY

NAZIANZEN.

hen

the

hand

some

mimic

form

paint, its purpose

store

s
next,

first
of

in

shadows
hues

lamt,

its

varied

applies,

the

earlier
no

school
claim youth

of of

sacred
honor

lore bore,

irgin-life
in Religion's
in

the

Law thafe

held
better

raced when
"

symbols

dim
came

wa
a

the

Christ

by

Vir

irth,

radiant
"

passage

from

high

heaven

arth,
spuming

father
all
her

for

His

mortal
consecrate,

state,

ve

and fleshly

daughters and and the

in the Word

laws,

letter's of

us

the

Spirit
the

Grace,
at

shone
in

glorious

Celibate
of

len

the

dazzling spells
of

lightnings earth

its

stren

g
the

and this
life's

marriage

body, peace

heaven
of

world
troubled the

below

ternal the

saints of

high

throne

God,

haunts

an.

there
on

circles eartli,

round
a

the
blameless

King

of
court

ven

right.
as

emblems
their

of

their

God
on

to

shine, brow

in

heart,

and

their

funeral their

lights

in

the

world's
ever

twilight

God,

and

loved

by

Him

ountless soft
your

multitudes,
thraldom
haughty your
;

content

to

bow

he

of
step,

the

marriage your forward

vow

deck
arrays tell

hair,

and

silk

your

the

gain

which

wedlock

conferred
;

an

and

then

the

single

shall

be

married
glib
mien
:
"

many

thus tongue,

might full

plead, confident

their

r
rite

all

who

live

to

whom

the

brought
who
at
are

the

privilege but
on
our

of

life
law

and
obey

lig

wedded,

the

creation the

blood
our

and
line

cla began. drew

time Adanj's

Demiurge side,
and
out

of of
a

man

orth
the

let
law

children
of earth,

mortal primal

sod

the

you

shall

hear

the

gifts

of

price

ie

and
taught

bound
the
arts

within
of

the the

marriage-tie. truths

life,

leep
or

h,

highest the
mart,

heaven, and

or

vasty the

deep

fiird

urged

rave
in
one

fair

countries ?

o'er

the
the

raised
germ union,

the

town

what

gave

nd

al

and

of

sceptre

firm the

the

first

husbandman,

glebe

lough.
the

ear

garden,

but

the

marriage

list

again

Who

seek

its

hain,
self, eyes, the
"

double
ears,

presence
to act
or

gain
suffer

and
weak

e'en

inspire

both

love

ear,

e's

sigh

to

soothe

when

cares

an

it

weds
is

us

to

carnal fears

life.

ant

urgent,

and

vows

rt

is

his,

who

has
as

no

yoke
seasons

at

home.
come;

yer
and

for

blessings,

the

offspring,

goods

which

go

our

need,

and

make

us

trust

away,

and
on
a

life

would

be
waste.

defaced,

vision

howling
of
the
sweet

eartless,

reft

spells

which

es

of

passion,

and

which

gladden

sweet

pranks,
;

once

more

to

make

young

of

place
haunts

about
to

our

heart-strings
;
no

flung

cheer and

festive

tide
wit

harmless
;

mirth

smiling

s p

which

scorns

the

gifts

by

heaven

ned, the human

kind.

and

teachers,

priests

and

ngs,
with each
grace

which

heaven-taught

ture
were

brings,
no

giant marriage-

offspring promise

of

the

earth,

the
:
"

owed

rth
and

Samuel, Tishbite, Twelve

Paul,

David,
the
in
more

David's
blessed

Son,

lessed

cred

apostolic instinct

choir,
with

rted

ser

ire.
now or

thers,

erst,

who

to

high

hea

spire.
ye ;

should
single,

the

single my

state

be

the
be
:

but
nor

offspring your

s,

still,

with

par

trive

coupled

in

their

day,

and

so

ye

live

marriage
"

pleads.

Now

let

her

peak

is

her

downcast
her gear

eye,
;
no

and

pale
on

her her

ch

sandals

fruit may

?
run

And

through

distant

weary

round,

yet

miss

thy

likeness

November

ib^

THE

ISLES

OF

THE

SIRENS.

Stranger,
craft
the

cease

those choirs voice,

;

piercing

not

of

Siren

seductive
the

that

floats

languid

wires.

ethereal
to

fire
our

was

given,
clay, beams

dissolve Promethean

draw

from

Heaven,

purge

the

dross

away.

self

I with

thee
a

the

mischief
;

lies,

se
age

throbs
nor

tale

disclose made
woes.

trial

has

wise

Man

of

many

CORCYRA.

beneath
upon

an

olive's
the

branches of
to
on
a

grey,
lost
renown

azed

sight

town,

and
dwelt

poet
a

raised
race

long the

that
waters,

sea

held
a

restless

as

its
a

forced
states
we

way

vil

strife

hundred
stream

to
now

drown.
note

multitudinous
one

gh
their

life,

in

birth

and
spent

in and

decay.
run.

being's
live

history
in

spirits

awful sphere

singleness.

in

its

self-form'd
while

of

light the

or

gloo

pondering

fierce

en

done.
on

everence

me

shall
saw,

its

seal

impress
walk'd

ugh

corpses

and

omb.

bove

and

below, within and of

uttermost

around.
space,

rom

the

centre

to

its

bound.

beauty

surpassing

the the
mom

Universe
of
its

smiled.
birth,

like

an

innocent bloom

child,

like

the
of

rich
some

delicate

flower

nd

the

Father
in

rejoiced
the

work

of

His

power.

et

worlds and
a

brighter
a

still, brighter than

those,

nd

brighter

again,

He
you
never

had

made,
could
name

had

He

ch

nd

that

conceivable

best.

know

of of His

one

work

Infinite and
must

Hand,

special
ever

singular

stand

perfect,

so

pure,

and
even

of

gifts

such

store,

Omnipotence
ne'er

shall

do

more.

freshness
and
the fire
in

of
the of its
August,

May,
sweetness

of

June,

July
passionate
noon.

ficent

September
together
no

serene.

match
my

for

glorious

Queen.

Mary,

all

months
all

and
thee
lasts

days

are

thine

own.

their

joyousness,

And

we

give
not

to

thee

May,
it

because it
comes

is

best.

But

because

first, of

and

is

pledge

the

rest.

Oratory.

HEATHEN

GREECE.

(a
Islands
the

song.)
of the

are

the

Blest
;
rest

They where

stud
the
the

iEgean Elysian

Sea

deep
vale

unts his

where
stream

Peneus

strong

incessant ridge

along,
mountain

craggy

and the

bare
air.
array'

keenly
in their

through
own

liquid
tints

pure
robes

d,

earth's fade.

green

which

change

stand

in

beauty

undecay'd.

what

is

Afric,

but

the

home
? silent

Of
the

burning low

Phlegethon beach
mists

and of the that

gloom,
river,

chilling whose thin

wan

dull ghosts
once

bank ghosts
isle

thin that

shiver,
were men,

Tauris,

of by

moor

and
seamen's

fen. ken.

dimly

traced pale-clifF'd

Albion.

ratory,

TO

EDWARD

CASWALL

for

the

new

year,

in

return

HIS

volume

of

poems.

o'er

clear

calm

pool.

fulness
the

of
hawthorn

an

over-brimming and of
leaves

spring,
chestnut blossoms lilac
too
was

the
vernal
:

fl

willing lighrgreen

arms,

the

prodigal
the
to

laburnum,
rich gorse
along

dropping
the turf

gold.
crept made

the

fountain's

margin,

and

276
if well

APPENDIX.

As

pleased
back upon

to

see

their

image

bright sight

Reflected
flower

their

innocent

Each

and
the

blossom

shy

Lingering

live-long
of

day
pride,

in
to

still view,

delight

Yet
Yea,
What

without

touch
a

with
was

tender,

holy
was

sympathy, another
too.

itself, yet

So
"

on

thy

verse,

my

Brother
of forms
elect,

and

my

Fri

The I
see a

fresh
many

upwelling

thy

tranquil
;

spir

angel
souls

attend

And And

gracious

thronging

sacred
azure

shades, skies.

that

shall

One
And

day

the

peaceful deck'd;

saints,

in

whitest

garme

And These,

happy
and

infants all

of

the

second
of

birth Paradise, visions

"

other
above,

plants and

Thoughts
sure.

from

tha

And
In

providences much
content

past, hang

and
o'er

memories that
mirror

dear

And And
The

recognize
see a

each
on

other's

faces

there.

heaven

earth.

Oratory,

January

/,

INDEX.

Creator,

who

ivine

lights,
'st

all

hues

divine rash
some

ld

thou tracks

reach,
of
some

scholar unearthly

mine

the the

Friend
form

hand

mimic

would

t
the
two

House comrades time

cease
.

of

sacred
dear

rest
.

thy Stranger,
His

those take
ever

piercing the
sword
.

notes

bade Holy of

followers

Ghoit,
the
starry

who pole

One

herald

bird
this
morn

rank,

has
"with bower

usher

'd

in

was

full
his but

urgent

thee,
.

Sister

dear

meditative
see

their

souls,

who

'neath

the

Altar

wait

trial
I

has
left

its

weight;
youthful
not,

which, shrine threaten'd

each

whoso

bears

home's
fret by

not,

and Lights,
mercies the
boon the

for

woe

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day

infinite

earth
for

and
peace Heaven

sky
"

of
a

eternal
voice and
of

joyful
gloom the
I

is

thrilling

fitting God
Christmas
Thou God

shades

saints keep thou

a

an

my
start,

feast Holy

didst

Baptist,

bid

shall

child

of

fulfil

rooted upon
at

in
my

the brow
name

wall the

....

sign
....

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that,

wiih

passionate obey'd

complaint

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honor'd
raise
an

and

and

my

clasped
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hands branches

to

Thee

beneath thee
I fall
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grey

and

nought Thy
with

discerned

beneath when

rod
eager Feast
to

dhood,
o*er

eyes

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the
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near

stand
.

I I

am

death

well bom

deem,

delight
.

of

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race

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arise,

sing
and anxious
dust

Thy
watch

heathen by heart
.

praise
night
.

of

the
this

in

Thy
space

sovereign
....

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unbounded
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"

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much years

reckless

trust
.

permitted
guileless

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the

Patriarch who sways

...

spent

dread

Three
magic

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.

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the

patriot
hope is
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the
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of

Life
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the Saint

day-light
day-star
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bright
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off
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heard
....

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and

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from
of

God,

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soldiers

Light

Light
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unchangeable

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man

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power
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me

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peace

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at
our

of

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Eternal
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of

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the North
.

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kindred
art

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thou

left

God
the
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seek

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rend

breadth
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sky

o
Father I

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o*er

bright.
my
guilty
state

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with
a

men

of

language pool

strange
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clear, God's

calm

of

messengers

to

man
.

ve

grown
man,

the of
ye
are

shades
humble
sore

of

night
and
true

loving

heart

d'rers,
thy thou

distressed

thou

wordsj
track'd
a

the

thoughts

control

traveller's
seen
.

round.

is
in

he

in

deserts

his
golden gone

prophetic dawn
;
"

strength.

is still

glowing
our

ot

in

sight
we

refresh'
whisper'
the

our

limbs,
yesterday.

spring

just

-lights
of

of

Christmas

mom
.

God
portion

has

hidden
didst
thou

strength

choose,

Great

ch
is

shone

brightly
o'er

in the
yet

her sky live

youthful
.

days

sprinkled
are

athers
of
sxm

in

dust,
own

to

God

"

Thine gone it

complete
....

is

has has in
not
at

been, cycles

seem'd in its
magic
a

precept
when power
so

plain

course,

all

stillness
on

oft

the

earth

soul

base
,

rest

but

grope
high

in

learning's

pedant

roimd

ampion
wax

....

fierce
.

less'd

are

they,

who

feel

thfeir

ness loneli-

are

good,
shrank

and
from Three
cast
on

freely
what
in their
us

given
was

I the

right.

Blessed
freely Lord, and

One
lot

hers

shine
face sire
.

God,
not

before of
.

whose
a

children
for
my
me

guilty
.

me

heart

unfolded

its

fresh

leaves

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God

stirred

me,

aiid

the

Church's

rd

Heaven
I I I I
am

sends

sorrow

sad, back down

say

....

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upon
in

my

former
or

race

gloom the
truths

fear.

search

that

in

me

bum

mirth

is

full

and

free
from

royal
is

Truth, this
across
awe,

released by
this

mortal spread of command mine

throes

stillness
flesh dread of
the

sinful
Thy

goes
are

forth

the

Islands
in
on

Blest

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I
Moses

roam

this

fair

English
lay

land

the and

Mountain

madest

all obey

dost

control

all dear

Cousin
within
to

why Simon's
Lord,

loiterest

walls
still

wedded
's

the the

yearns

my

heart

me

"

peaceful

prophet
of

cried

not

halve

the

Gospel

God's

grace