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Poems.
Oh! lead life's trend through earth's dark vale,
Shield each from Satan's guile;
Comfort our hearts in sorrow's gale
With a benignant smile.
Shield each from Satan's guile;
Comfort our hearts in sorrow's gale
With a benignant smile.
And lead us both through pastures green,
To the pure fount of life;
There let us rest 'neath skies serene;
Conquerors in earth's strife.
To the pure fount of life;
There let us rest 'neath skies serene;
Conquerors in earth's strife.
Mizpah, oh! lisp, and let us part
With hopes to meet again.
May each e'er pray with contrite heart—
"God watch betwixt us twain."
With hopes to meet again.
May each e'er pray with contrite heart—
"God watch betwixt us twain."
THE LONESOME DAY.
::The lonesome day
Has passed away,
Darkly night's shadows fall,
And in those shades
The sunlight fades,
The day's beyond recall.
Has passed away,
Darkly night's shadows fall,
And in those shades
The sunlight fades,
The day's beyond recall.
Thus age creeps on,
Our race we run,
Death ends earth's bitter strife;
E'er we repose,
Time will disclose
The vanities of life.
Our race we run,
Death ends earth's bitter strife;
E'er we repose,
Time will disclose
The vanities of life.
