The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-09-21
VOLUME II. NUMBER 172.
THE JEWISH NEW YEAR-srrr. II. lg4g

THE JEWISH NEW YEAR-srPT II. ls49
The fsssl cOme' at which the past and future year ave
Xsied Bride the latter moves cesred on By Hope gad
hef dIapeV exchanged for weeds-he wedding pearls for
Nov they on the threshold of that palace of the hou
inc 1901 Of which paved with tOmbs By verdure hid and
The bride about enter there percsives the bloom alone
1he SAD eestng year looks back on its sepuehTal stone.
The Younger to action sp- eds-the elder to repoe
10 trace her former lineamenis warn her aIes child
Bow LIES dscordant elements her beauty had defled.
vi counties fractions, that when linked would eugthsn
Of minutes wanonly Withdrawn from Times revolyiSs
AND time spent in wounding heartI. that ysars wsuld
What had she done to lanctify in sight Of God oyms
The period Of her sovefeignty-Ref little annUaiSpaS9
10 phl3nthIOpe covenants had she her signet SET
DL to ale glory lent her aid the sword of war 10 het1
Msi IEoileTaon's eanerdeve with tidngs abroad
That Faith in all her varied modes Tree worship God
HoI toek. nor shepherd fear the ban Of spiritual pride
Because its chosen standard might be their cody guide
mere dead letter to transmit from legislative roomsi
The muse Of history blushes the record yet she makes
lhapeJudIce from Freedom wing the nobest feather takes
To private walks the waning year turned her oroing
. glance,
But piety 10 these alas had made but slight advapcs
As manifold the uespssssis upon its holy ground found
There did he spirit of The past with desp reg,et behold
How many wOnhippers were found in mammOn's gterng
How many hands were d0lon1ard bent eager to bear part
In searching for the golden veins thai harden natures heart
Which piOusy upkfted to Prov dencs divine, [resgn
such treasure might from Heaven gan-as earth did ne
with keen emo ion too she marked in deaths funeral
How Oft IN her brief date had fallen domestic star
How oft the lilies Of disease with their perncous snow
UsuPed the sphere where heahS carnations
to blow.
And there relieving rays all this depth of shade
NO 1lDbeans than on clouds Of gloom in rainbow utIe
- played [stTokes may show,
Yea! but though penoings of truth Gods ehdsteHng
zen they too faint goy round his meoyseat would throw
II on so scan canvass the minstrel has outsnTead
We should essay TO paint the gifts moras daily she'd
But yanlv diving karI ovsIv of.pr;ng
That meath the throne of power lurked the spirit piercing
thorn rtstion
She turned gray EXDeence spake of Time and his mu
10 Hope who smlngly Tehesrsed the hymn of coronation
And scarcely had her parent beahed the payer Of the last
hour,
Ere far above her er.mOnhs her head was seen to tower
Shall eek to draw aside the veil that kindly
The features Of Times family Of transitoTy queens!
No feTyenuy let appeal to Him who reigns above
To for the gates Of Peace Life ChaTy and Love!
Ga those who wrong US gracious God blessings still be
showered,
And malice their conne hearts BY mercy be oerpowered
May we in perfect faith still walk aud by that precept live
Which calls upon all humankind, glue and forgive!
Charleston COuTieT.l n. p,