Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1853-01-06

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hurled,
Star glowed to star, and world arose on world
Seraphic hosts their new made anthem sang,
And heavens wide realm with their loud pean
rang,
Twas knowledge first gave to those beings
birth.
Formed sun. and star, and the green rolling
earth
Babe mountains rise, waves roll, and rivers run;
Called light and heat from the refulgent sun;
Rolled cloud on cloud across the azure skies;
Bade showers descend, and vegetati on rise;
Sent forth the hail, the lightning and the storm;
Gave varied life its being and its form;
Made day on day, on darkness darkness roll,
And crowned her work with mans eternal soul
Benignant Power! how fair thy works appear
How full thy glories in each burning sphere
From thy pure spring what hallowed blessings
flow,
Balm of our life and solace of our woe
Thine is each charm to light our lonely way
Through life's dark vale to realms of brightest
day.
But, most supernal Spirit shines thy light,
TIE pour its lustre on our mental sight.
Thy holy word the path of virtue shows.
Thy Gospel leads our spirits to repose.
In that our souls undoubtingy confde,
A faithful friend-a never. failing guide.
And more the world, and universal man to
bless,
Thou hast made thy dearest handmade, the
public press.
Nor thinks of light account, as mere toy,
The constant abors of the Carrier boy,
Who wanders forth upon the frozen road,
BY many mansion and lowly cottage stood,
Carrying thy masic to mans darkened soul,
As wintry winds with dreary signing stole
Along his path, when eve grew wild and chill,
Aud night came down upon the snowy hill.
Oh, knowledge upon thy splendid shrine,
In every land The fruits of Genius shine.
The Poets gifts are on thy affairs flung,
And his rich treasures round thy temple hung.
The path Of life is frightened by thy skill,
And fairer flowers spring upward at thy will;
Earth is Invested Of its woes and crime,
And glows celestial, as in early time
Friend of mankind, at thy divine behest,
Science unfolds the secrets of her breast
Commerce, for thee each hidden cell explores,
Seeks distant chimes, and scans remotest shores;
At thy command, Art bids her wonders shine.
And initiates her Makers skill divine.
Daughter of Heaven! thy deathless love to
man
Framed Virtues laws, on Democratic plan!
Inspired by thee, the lofty spirit glows,
And forms its plans TO tighten human woes.
BY thy decree, true liberty brighter burns,
And human thought, each selfish motive
spurns.
Man only changes. Man, the foe of man,
Mars the bright work eternal Love began.
Malignant passions in his bosom burn,
And heavens pure dews to noxious vaporS
turn.
As desert fountains send their waters clear,
To the bright flowers that on their banks ap-
pear,
But though foul regions as they onward glide,
Collect dark stains. and roll turbid tide;
So gush pure principles in libertys extatie glow,
Which sink in age to scenes of crime and woe.
Come, thou pure light, which first in Eden
gIowed,
And threw thy splcndor round mans calm
abode,
Ere desolation marked the path Of Time,
And earth was sullied by the hand of crime;
Wake in our hearts that pure seraphic glow,
Which lightens toll, soothes pain, and conquers
woe;
Breathe through the world calmer, purer air,
And shine on earth till it shall grow more fair.
With kindling heat, dry up the vapors dank.
Which earth's dark bosom has from evil drank;
Dispel the mists that Ger mans vision glide,
The tranquil joys Of Furer scenes to hide;
Chase the dark passions from their latent CELL
Bid peace return again on earth to dwell;
Teach men how spirits live in realms above,
And fill their hearts with universal love.
This happy lot be ours-to see an age,
When men shall cease unholy war to wage;
When evil passions shall no longer send
Their dark Instructions between friend and
friend;
When Virtues power shall every heart Undue;
And be extensive as her laws are true.
Nav latent malice yield to honor's sway.
And evil fade in truths refulgent ray;
Till time again shall be to glory given,
And God be loved on earth, as he IS loved in
heaven.
And thus, kind friends, with calm and happy
cheer,
bring my tribute Of the new born year;
To bless the state of mans exalted birth,
knowledge came down to dwell with man on
earth.
She bids me say, that on the scroll Of time,
Where human deeds are marked with pen
sublime,
The true criterion of all mortal state,
I, not Despair's, but Virtues estimate.
Then shall thy worth, o mortals. still appear,
Right through the glowing space Of Heavens
eternal year.