The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1855-01-04
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year has gone with still aud stealtby tread,
Another year is ushered in its stead
So year by year evades our anxious sight,
And we are left to mourn their sudden flight
In wailng tone and unavailing tear,
We sing the dirgc Of the departed year,
ARd every breeze rcverberates again,
1he dying murmurS Of the deep amen.
Another year has faded from our eyes,
Another year is gone the sage replies
The hills and valleys echo back the strain.
But who shall hear those solemn words again.
few more ebbing tides and flowing seas,
A few more changing seasons such as these,
And those who joyful hail the newborn year,
Shall sleep in DEATH and friends with mourning tear
Shall gather round in deep resiStlesS vo,
And weep for those whom death has called to 90,
Shall trace with heavy step the sable pail,
And mourn the death Of those endeared to all
But scarce shall herbage on their graves be grown
Ere tears shall cease to flow and friends to mourn
Their Virtues, Vices, follies all forgot,
Shall slumbor with them in that lonely spot.
Say you who move in beauty's circle gay,
So light Of heart 70 hail this New Year day,
And you whose heads are white as driven snow;
Whose forms are bent with age, whose spirits bow
What offering at times shrine do you cast down,
That speaks your worth, that adds to your renOwn
What acts on which your memory loves to dwell,
That warns your heart that makes your bosom swell
How passed your days?-account for all the time
From early youth to manhood's vigorous prime,
Or have you thoughtess, vanly, lived SO long,
Unconscious as the evanescent throng
IT'S time to think Of future and the past,
Let future deeds be uoblerth than the last;
Let virtue, truth and wisdom guide you on,
And bliss shall crown you when your life is done.
How short is time our days and years how few,
Compared with what on earth we have to do.
Up, up by future deeds redeem The past
And let your proudest moments be your last;
Lethgh resolves, let high and noble aims,
With noble deeds bring glory to your nameS;
Stand by your country in her time Of need,
To all the laws of right give earnest heed;
Go love mankind with fervor ever true,
Nor fear but it will bring like love to you;
Twill give you friends aud bring You peace Of mind
And help to leave generous name behind.
Material man shut a lump Of clay,
Nothing creates and nothing takes away,
At best slave to hope, slave to fear,
"a pendulum betwixt smile and tear"
Tolls, groans and abors for an empty fame,
And gains, what fancy calls, a deathless name.
His hopes, his prospects, all bis treasures seem,
The product Of awild fantastic dream
In dazzling bright uncertainty they lis,'
Like future joys to fancy's fitful eye.
But mind, immortal mind, survives the tomb,
And lives through Deaths mpeustIable gloom,
Ascends to GoD, in seraph strains sublime,
Sings Hallelujahs through unsnding time.
But why indulge in memories Of the past,
Or why such solemn, sad reflections cast,
With the Old dying year, let sorrows cease,
Commence the New, with happiness aud pence,
With prayer and praise let our Thanksgiving rise,
To Him the great arch monarch Of the skies,
For lives preserved for country, friends and home
And never, never, from hisprCcepts roam.
May those who guide the gallant ship Of State,
Meet with no perils from an adverse fate,
But guided by an All-supcriOr hand,
Preserve and strengthen Freedom sholy land.
Land Of the brave the Patriots home and pride
And more by him esteemed than all beSido
Here suns Of brighter rays dispense their light,
And fairer moons illume the clOudless night,
No omouarch foot thy sacred soil shall tread,
The King Of Heaven shall be thy regal head,
And guide thee onward to eternal day,
To fame and splendor that shall ne er decay
The tree Of Liberty grows tall and strong,
Its branches sweep the clouds of heaven along,
Far as unclouded human eye eau scan,
1t gives home to unprotected pan,
Beneath its ample shade may he repOSe,
Secure and safe from all intruding foes.
A year is past, and we shall sec nomorc,
Another Eighteen hundred fifty-four
But let us with our hearts and voices strive
To welcome Eighteen hundred fify-fiVo.
A year Of tceming plenty may it be,
Iu all tue world joyous jubilee,
May Ceres strsw the fruitful earth with corn,
And smiling Plenty fill herample horn.
Then friends aud patrons Fsten to my theme,
For have served you faithfully deem,
Come buy my song at almost any price,
A little Of the neCdful will suffice,
| wish you all happy New Years day
The old the young, the sober and the gay,
For each, for all, ask unmingled JOY,
Friendship and love, that time cali ne'er destroy.
Farewell my friends, along, a long farewell,
May happiness around your firesides dwell,
And when my Carrier lay shall be forgot,
May joy and plenty crown your happy lot,
But may it linger in your memories long,
To stay your steps and keep from doing wrong
CARRIERS.
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