"Oh, Earth, where is the mantle of pleasant emerald dye That robed thee in sweet summer-time, and gladdened heart and eye, Adorned with blooming roses, graceful ferns and blossoms sweet,...
In the hour of grief and sorrow, When my heart is full of care, Seeking sadly hope to borrow From heaven's promises and prayer; When around me roll the waters Of affliction's stormy sea,...
O aptly named, Illustrious One! Thou art that flower fair That filled this vast and changeful world With mystic perfume rare - Shedding on all the balmy breath Of countless virtues high,...
'Neath the radiance faint of the starlit sky The gleaming snow-drifts lay wide and high; O'er hill and dell stretched a mantle white, The branches glittered with crystal bright;...
The clouds that promise a glorious morrow Are fading slowly, one by one; The earth no more bright rays may borrow From her loved Lord, the golden sun; Gray evening shadows are softly creeping,...
Hush, mourning mother, wan and pale! No sobs - no grieving now: No burning tears must thou let fall Upon that cold still brow; No look of anguish cast above, Nor smite thine aching breast,...
Softly the sunbeams gleamed athwart the Temple proud and high - Built up by Israel's wisest to the Lord of earth and sky - Lighting its gorgeous fretted roof, and every sacred fold...
Warriors true, 'tis no false glory For which now you peril life, - For no worthless aim unholy, Do ye plunge into the strife; No unstable, fleeting vision Bright before your gaze hath shone,...