The Ohio union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1849-1854, 1854-01-04
SuuNau RGu0inS.
LET US ALL HOPE.
.Rehind the cloud the starlight turks,
% Through showers the sunbeam' falli
For God, who lpveth all his works,
-I-n IL. t.na vy;eh all

s .Pehind the cloud the starlight turks,
tsueThrouRh showers The sunbeam' tall
p For God, who loveth all his works,
Has left his hope with ALL"
Where is there not hope! The hus
bandman scalters the seed, and hopi g.
waits for harvest. The boy, though he
NAV be poor now, small and sickly, hopes
10 be a man-respected, rich ; how cou try
seats, with trees, vines and flowers, brooks,
pouls and fountains, fixed just to his liking
and farms, with here, the woodland, there
the meadow, and yonder the rainielts,
pass before him al the budding of fancy.
Almost he hears the lowing Of his cattle,
and the whisdiug Of his plowboys, al d
feels Himself to be captain. esquire, s.or
deacon so.and. SO. the richest man !" town.
and that dame, too, what an angel Of a
woman is she. So, hoped the boy, liz Q
and ragged /; no less the one grown up
the Young man the gentleman-and the
old man hopes On too, though d%isapPolnI'
men, has whitened his head and labor en-
feebled his limbs.
The miner, may have toiled long and
faithfully to no purpose, but he hopes on.
The sailor hopes good luck now, I'LL he
shall have gained a competence for him
self and loved ones, though it has often
dodged away iusttO elude his grssp. The
mechanic has labored on poor for years,
and seen his employers grow rich, and
hopes his " fortune will =" turn up by
and By so the lradesmon, physician,
lawyer, studenl-aIl even The sick man,
pale and feeble, hopss tn be better soon.
And how these hopes, subtle, vain, de-
ceiIful as they are, strengthen the heart
and nerve the hand When pure and
noble, they lead The boy in the path Of
purity, and to noble actions ; they tighten
the miner's pick and sharpen his spade;
and when the storm god shakes the mari
ner 8 wave.,ossed home, hope quickens
his step on the sleely deck, and lightens
his grasp Of the frosty rigging. The me-
ehaniC's plane sings a jubilani, when hope
tunes his ear. And thus all are blessed in
their deeds aud urged to new and nobler
ones the fountains Of life are quickened
and purified by hope. What though they
should vanish like shadows before, or die
in our heart like withered flowers, let new
ones be kiddled for it is not desires
graali6ed. so much as burning desire, that
prompts 10 deeds of greatness; it is moi
h6iothousands in store, so much as The
thousands 10 be gained that makes tho
man diigenr in business. Would any,
then, be good, great or happy, let hope
weave her vision Of enchantment before
him, TO which add action, strong perseve.
ring, and to action shall be added reward.
David says, II win hope continually"
.'how happy is he whose hope is in The
Lori" GLORIOUS hope ! springing up in
the heart oil The redeemed sinner, it reach
es 10 heaven and fingers around the throne,
rejoicing in the smiles Of a Savior-lhe
sunlight Of God-and as daylight beams
down into a dark cavern and leads the
way TO the ouler world, so this, lik, a
beacon ligh, placed outside The gate oil
heaven. attracts Ike worlds wearv pilgrim
,hi,herward. We'll might the Psalmisi say,
{. lei me no, b, ashamed Of my hope" fol
lhe hope Of the righteous shall be glad
ness."-N. ". Christian .AdVOeate.