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With stricken hearts, in »j:ri('f, and sore, Kind words of synip;illiy arc sure, Like liealing balm, lo soot hi; the pain. Or, like the warm, nniv inj? rain, That renovates th«! drooping urain. To cause faint hopes to s]»rinK i>i,'i>in. Expositor print, srantforo n<\UFAX, 1*1 3. '■ Our (lo.'xd yet live. 'I'lie stono markod bnrial Contains not tiu'iu. Xo toinl) can liold the ni In bri<4litp.st realms thcii' j^-oldcn voices sound ; In service lii^h tli(>ir jiowcrs employment lind Grand thou^dits ai'e tiieirs beyond (Nirtb's s bound — 0, brin^ us soon to tliem, Lord (!od. most kii ^?i^j*^w;w* ^ •M^i fetlxFfd Lili^t riie srono markod burial jL;;round Xo toiul) can liold tho iniml. ■ir j4;ol(l(Mi voices sound ; liowcrs cniployuKMit iind. hciis beyond cartirs shadowy lioni, Lord (!od, most kind !" GATHERED LILY. " My hcl()V(Ml is pmc (low ii to His j,'anlcii, tollicbcds of si»ic'os, to feed ill tliCKifdciis. and to^^Mthcr lilies." ( 'ant. ti.'J. Beautiful tlowors, in wreatli and bomniet, On casket containinj^^ one fairer tlian i.lioy ; A dower celestial, that eiirthward did stray, To ^dadon with bea\ity and fra,i;raucu its day ; To bloom, and tlien wither, and vanish away From earth's cold and darkness, to heaven's bright day. Beautiful llower, more precious than uold, Or jewels, -of worth that can never bo told ; A flower that drew its ricli life from a heart That breaks in its clintriiifj:, and elTort to part From its dear cherished t r(Misiu-(>, -ah me, let me fold Thee ap;ain to my bosom ; -oh death, thou art cold ! Beautiful llower— i)ale lily to-day, Jt was like to a lovely younij: rosfbiid in May ; Alas, that such treasures so transient should he, And pleasures and hopes sliould so siuldenly tlee ; But thanks to the wisdom that orders in love, And gathers our lilies for gardens above. x'm}:r>mif |u)\vor_; oiul inoliicr's iovo, r to join lior above ; rou;j,lit home lo its nest, \vn motlier's breast. JR BABE. 1. farewell look. vvi'\ l):ibe ; siiiii her form lie i;ra\'e, ; loN'iiiu' look, while brow, as sli(^ seems, hi'r now. Take a last loving look- Weep not ms' dear, Only the casket cold. Lies confined here. Think of our darling one, Free from its (lay, Basking in li^;ht and bliss, Not far away. Think of the little one, In our new home. Tenderly caud for. Till we shall come. Think of her. bri}.;hr and free, Loarninfjc to know All we could wish to teach Her liere below. Take a last linKcrinj? look At the dear babe. Soon to be laid away. Cold in the jAvave. But dearest, look not there. Look to the skies, Where the blest spirit waits. Till she arise. Take a last farewell look, Come love away, Till ni^b*^ i^^i<^ sorrow past. We meet in day. Is^i^^^viili . . . ..^ A MOTHERS' LAMENT Thodiirlv-wiiiuctl aiiiifl. .loiitli. |.i\sM>(l by, On the night's l.ro;ie, Ho piiusod in liis s|H>cd ol doom : As ho saw wlinv tlio wutdior's lamplight Maze A child in distu.bi-d roposo : , And tlu-oyrs th.Mi dinun.'d witli diseaso. he ^m And tlio linilis l)(Miunil)i'd lie fro/.o. And tho woopovs bont o'cv that hod of rest, As tlit'y inournod i heir h)Vod one doiid ; But the tears that fell wanned not its breast, It sloops in its lonely l>ed. It is gone to its rest, my darlinj; one, To the narrow, voiceless i^ruve ; And 1 almost murmured at the ()no Who took. \vl;at in trust lie ^.avo. For the Howors of hope in a mother's heart, Are rooted so deep and stronti', That their tendrils eliu.; with atloetion s art, Thoup,h the sltMUS 1h> sundered loni.;-. But 1 must not -rieve, 1 would not vocall From its pure and fadele.-s bloom. Mv cherished one. thou-h it were my all. To this world of death and -loom. :RS' LAMENT , (l(>atli. passed l)y, p.itli of ^'loom ; ii;'. ami \vitUi'af;lo eyo, •il of (loom : •utrlu'i's hunpli^'lit Ma/od, incl wirli disease, he ^la/etl, ibod he fro/e, )'i'v t'hat bed of rest, >ir loved one dead ; wanned not its breast, • bi-d. ly darliiij; one. •less iivave ; (m1 at t he One rrust lit' p,ave. le in a mother's lieart, nd strong', ni; with atTeiM ion's art, i> sitnderetl lonjj,'. , I would not recall ailok'-s lilooni. luuh it wne my all, ith and ^loom. But I'll press in memory's hallowed leaf, Tim bud of mv openin;^ llower, As live would liavJ pressed \u her hopeless trr.ef. A petal from i:den's bower. And I'll bless the hand that lent it now, For the idol of my love. Was wont to enshrine itself below. Hut now it's enshrined al)Ovo. RESURRECTION. Come with me this lovelv mornins. To the t^ravevard's sacred mound , Hrinj.v some fraiA-rant little ilower. For the dear one "neath the ^-round. Do not brins a wild tield flower- She amouK them never strayed ; No nor one culled from the -arden. Flowers with which she never played. BrinK the little Rrave a tipwer. From the rose beside our bed , That exhaled its kindly odors , Round her little living head. Come .avay with me tliis morning, To the graveyard's little mound , We may weep as once did -'esus For the dear one 'neath the ground. m$iw^^ --^-^^^m^i^ Not tlio toiivs of nmvnuiviii^' sorrow, Hut of miuLrlt'il liopc innl lovo ; Toars tl.rout;!. whi.L w.> look not downward. Biit llirouK'li ^vl^M■ll we i,'liinre abovo. Tears tliat glisten with tlH> sunlij-'ht, Of the (lav l)(«,vo;i.l the sUy : Wlien- tilt' out s we love and elierisli. Live, and love. l)Mt in-wv die. Come away tliis lovely inovnin;;. To the little new-made n\ound : Where 'neath earth's eold shroud we hud lier, Tender verdure (dot lies the ^round. Loaves from nature's n;raves resi.rinp;iiiK, Resurrection truths declare ; _ Tolling th.it the form there t)une(l, Shall in heauty reappear. Though in weakness and corrnption, Mouldei ino- now in dust it lies ; Yet in ^lory and poifecnon. rrom the grave it shall arise. Come witli me this lovcdy morning, To the little grassy mouml ; Spring l)rcathes insurrection lessons. Of tlie dear one "neatli the ground. nn-inp,' sorrow, ml lovo ; xvc look not downward. glance abovo. \\ ih(> smili^'lit, > sl»y ; vc and I'licrisli. '\(M' die. y movnint;. (> mound ; cold shroud wo hud her, >s tho j^roiuid. , trravos rosi>ringing, loci are ; rliore l)uriod, )ear. and corruption, \ist it lies ; feet ion. lall arise. ovely morning, nound ; rret'tion lossons. di tlie uround. CALLED HOME. .' To depart, and f. ho will. Cl.rist. is far l';\t;,«,7;;',.o^ He lived riuht well, and nobly served his day ; \nd ere the heat of noon, wus cal od away. His';^i^'.Ss lookM around, ^"-i den.d dumb, Tho Lord had taken hnn from dls to come. From morn to ni^^ht, through '^lltlje busy days, (lod's eyes had been upon his servan s %n.i> s , A ud indik' uono m re faithful .n.tho land He took him to be at Ihs own riu:ht hand. Dwelling' too far away, for what ho would Do for his Master, if he only hed. Where wear\'. weak, and wan she lay. ]5nt through tlie st illness and alarms. Where d(>ath's pale iihantoms came and w Unseen, nnheard. aii;^elie forms. Were hovi'rinn' on their mission bent. They }j:ently soothed the suffm-or's pain. Fimned with rheir winj^^s her hurninfj; facf Tritnnphant. showed her last foe slain, 'J'hrouji'h the l\edoemtM''s eoni|nerin,iJ,' p;race Then with aditn; to friends, and tears, On wind's of lip;ht. and arms of love ; I'^'orever i>asr the reaeh of fears, They wafted her to realms al>ove. The patient sulTerer swei'tlv sleeps; Her fever'.-, lierce spent lire is o'er : Tlie prave in trust her body keeps. Her soul in bliss dwells evermore. 10 11 5 LAST NIGHT. !• friend at wliosi; liouso Uiittio II IxMuu' iisk('(l. '' Who would 3 oni' will need to. Tlu' uniivls (> to-ui;:,ht." khI diMwiiii;' niji;]i, jrd doatli's (diilliuf; stream ; uiifanciod try, nil's sliadowy dream. scd hi'r tlirolibiiii.' head, lililnMrs lightest play ; )t'll\- I'onnd the hed. '{lie, and wan slu' lay. llncss and alarms. .U' phantoms cann^ and W(mt ; ii;^('lii' forms. n their mission bent. d the sufferer's ])ain, ir win;j;s her hurninjj; face ; d her last foe slain, r^emer's eoniinerini;' j^race. friends, and tears, t. and arms of lovo ; ac'h of fears, to realms ahove. r sweiM Iv sleeps ; spent lire is o'ci* : ]ier body ke(>))s. dw(dls evennore. COMING HOME. What is it pains my throbbinjj: heart, And make the blindin;; tear-drops start, At sight of thee, " .sweet boineV" Why seem so ad. With ardency untold V O beaminp: eyes, ami lii)s so sweet ; The radiant face that used to greet Mo at the open door ; — Those hands that clasped, the fond embrace, The kiss that time cannot eiVace, I meet, alas, no more. Wliat ! have 1 deafly heard them all. Nor felt fond childhood's kisses fall. Midst welcome's ringing cheer '? Forgive, my children, if behind Your jo3'ous greeting, memories iind But the unbidden tear. But shall T in my grief rebel y Ah no, " lie doeth all things well," Though sad the heart and sore ; For through the darkness gleams a ray, My loved one .seems not far away, Jiut nennr \ hiin iiefore. i<^-<".,'''?«!r"li'v-",'''?W^-::5 OUR MOTHER Thou art <;oii(' too soon to loavo ns. I)Ut tliy mciuoryMl linjjiiiM' lont^: ; Motli(M-lik(\ with (lark (\vos boa niin<^ l''oiull>- mid her infant thront;-. We will miss thee all to sadly, As oach moi'nini;' i^icets tlio eye ; Anil vot, mor(>. when shado^vs Icn^tlien Xoatli tho evening's iMirpie sky, "When to see the suns(>t s.',lofies. (iild the clouds, and tiniio the skies ; Cxronped beneath the old oak shadow, — All but thos(^ admirinti' eyes- How We'll miss from our number 'P(Mid(M' tones we lovi'd to hear ; And in fancy pici ure ti uly. As of old, thy pn^s(Mic(> here, "When the twilight gathers softly, And the stars betjin to ^leam ; Vividly to memory's vision. Children-circled, thou wilt seem Just as ival as in the byp;one, That like ^^old. has slipped away. When ill prayer we knelt beside thee, At tjie ipiiet close of day. "W^e will miss thee from our circle, Childhood's i;uardian-aiiji;el dear; — Joys unshar(^d. and j;riefs unli^htened, 'riirouj^h the slow rc\'olvini^ year. wnwrp?»Tsr!^ 13 MOTHER. ) soon to Ifinvo us. y"ll liu;:;or lont^ : I (lurk (>yos l)i>;iminj; infant throns;-. (■ all ro sadly, ^' arrets the eye ; icn sluuloNVS l(Mi^thon inu-'s pui'i)l("' sky. ■;uns(M i.',lories. ;. and tinj^'O the skios ; tlin old oak shadow, adiniriiiti' eyes — roin oni' nnniber (' loved to hear ; ui't^ truly. )res(MU'e here, lit gathers softly, ou;in to (^leatn ; ry's vision, d. thou wilt seem the l)yfi;one, h;'s sliiiped away. ,ve kn(dt l)o.side thee, xse of day. e from our circle, ardian-anj^'el d(\ar ; — nd f;riefs inili^htened, ow r(>volvint; year. We will miss thee wlieii the russet lieaves of autumn waver down : And then wIumi the lealloss branches Tremble at the winter's frown. We will miss thee whei^ the spring- time Flings its fra{:;rance to the bree/.e ; And the prreen leaves, blade, and blossom. Clothe the forest, fields, and trees. We will miss thee wlien the summer Lingers neath its evening; skies ; And the starry arches tj;Iinunei", As if lit with s))irit's eyes ; — Does our motlier miss us ever y Childhood's wonderinij; fancies cry ; But the silent stars ne'cn- answver, Like a mother's spirit near. And we know tliat when the ransomed Catlier in their home above. We shall never, never miss thee, From the circle of oiu' love. But in perfect praise and pleasure. Where the bright leaves wither not, We shall meet our sainted mother, Sorrows o'er, and tears forgot. > ^ . .^i i y t; ^mm i'k/' H FATHER .A. HARRIS). Our father sorvoil liis auo willi lilxM'al mind. _ And tlion^'h in manner stem, his heart was kind. 'i'hrou^^h all his active life he \vrouf;]it with skill To render laiior less, and n;Oit' fuUil. Ho gained throvij^Hi prosperous toil a fair renown Yet craved his Master's fame more than his own He laid up for liis loved ones j^old in store. Yet freely uave to (Jod. and to tlie poor. Though vieh in ij^ifts. dispensed tlirou.u'h all the 1 Vet poor he eame to (^otl witli eni|)ty hand. Jlidying nut on on;^ht that Ik- had done. His trust was wholly, only, on (iod's Son. He knew the (lospel well, and hdr its power, And so was ever linn in trial's huiu-. Ho humbly trod the i)ath of faith and love, And laid u]) tr(Misur(rs in the world ahove. His faith appeannl in deed, neore than in word, And thus In^ copied after his dear Lord. His day well spent, its course with honor run, Its clouds i; re w l)rii;-ht with its late setting;- sun. His early friends and loved ones j^one to rest, He too would fain he fathered wirh the blest. His prayer was heard, his memory loved will be, And his reward he ri(di eternally. fgiyf" \7^' .m.»r«4K '^^nwif II 15 .A. HARRIS). ! with lilxAi'iil mind, orn. liis licart was kind. 'v he wiou^^ht witli skill niore i'uUil. HM'ous toil a fair renown, anio more than his own. :im's ,!j,old in storo, iiid 1(.) tho iioor. lu'iist'd tlivoiiiili all tlio land. with (Mupty hand. lit 111' had done, ily. on (Joil's Son. , and hdt its power, trial's hour. 1 of faith and love, the world ahovc. I'l. more than in word, • hisde.ir Lord. omsf with honor run, 'ith its hue settini;' sun. red ones '^one to rest, thcriMl with the blest. is memory loved will be, eternal) V. MY SAVIOUR. Dear Saviour, may 1 call Tliee mineV My iiope, my friend, my t^nide ? Perish in ruins all that would With Thee my lieart divide. My Saviour's pard'niny; voice Fd hear. His saving pow'r adore, And liavehis love and zeal inspire My own yet mor<' and more. "My Saviour's hallow'd cross I'd bear. Who hore tlie cross for me, And who in shameful a,i;ony Exj)iretl upon the tre(\ My Saviour's lowly mind I'd liave. Ambitious thoughts ar rest, And walkiufj; in his heav'nly ways Be witli lii.s presence blest. My Saviour's arm I'd lean ujion, Jlis power alone I'd prove ; And knowin<;- only his .sweet will, I'd prompt to duty move. My Saviour's lovin{>^ words I'd hear. His wondrous works I'd trace, Till called to dwell forever near. And j2;a/eupon his face. y «i».nd I need, He'll ever be my friend indeed. Cliorus— " For 1 know whom," etc. 1 know not what the way nmy be, Th(> time or i)lace He'll eome for me ; But little need I fear or care, How life may (dose, or when, or where. Chorus -"'For I know wdiom,"etc. ^^P^^P^ffWW '— ■■■' ii w i iiy ^- OT -r KNOW. lay be my lol, lowly »ot : 1 my lioino may be, dwells with me. OKUS. oui 1 ]iiivel)('lievc(l : 'd that \\v is able ell i'v(^ committod St that day."" lay be my pain, my joy, or p;aiu : .y soullmth claimed, '. "I'm not ashamed." know whom." etc. ond friend may .u;o i(;come m\' foe ; the I'ricnul 1 need, ieiid indeed. know whom," etc. he way may be, He'll (•ome for mc ; ar or care, .\ or when, or where. know whom," etc. i f i^lM^ mmsBmmMfi^mmmmmmi *^!' ^||aff l<< ^f l ft. < f| ! l^% >^^n !^i ^ ^ ^^ ^^ "■'^d' :\V.J:':,Vitt^.^-i;.ia':^ s^X