The New York herald., 1863-11-05


| TVne(ul FOR our homo, our earthly PAradisee
| We have sinned, and need psalm for sadness:
We have ioyed and should nnd voice Tor siadness;
| We will build an organ vast.
| II shall sound uoblo blast
| And wear . stately form:
| It shall tell OF mountain streams.
| Until we hear their quickly lowing dreams.
Ringing to music ,os our our " waxing a,s noSrs: n.
Shall haun. the common street With their weird powers;
| They who dwell m inland homes
May learn the murmur Of tho sea,
ThrougFe9ts tumultuOus tono,
/ Surging, as when the north WIND oofneSs
| After q storm. while yet the herce waves moan.
And drives the herded clouds across tho crystal iea,
Nature in every form that soothes our pain
As whom in childhoOdB 3 hours OF rest
wo lay upon her breast.
Onward to worlds whore unheard anv6ems roll.
Al length the people sought and fosnd
A builder foremost 10 his art,
Who held his work dear unto hs heart,
The child OF his old age.
Tender as q monk or old
Slipping down the scae OF years,
Who paints his last stroke on the euamecd page.
Al last the long laborious hours wore told.
Ended their ecstacies and fears.
Struck BY the masters hand, there leaped sound
From these fresh wells OF secret melody.
Bring the wood or choicest grain.
DYED with hues OF richest stalos
Cried the bui der old:
And choose a worthy architect.
Whose eyes ekilfuiy select
Let his obedient hand cngrave
Whatever form his busy thought shall uame
Worthy to bind those silver spires within tAeir soup'
Art brothers then Iu answering concord came,
With fancy glowing iO the flame:
And flashing upward 70 their high intent.
The soul of ono an instrument
where Beauty' g hand her influence lent,
Until hard lines by him were blent,
And futed columns lightly sent
To greet the upper air.
Crowned with the forests leafy hatr.
Ioss in the convoutions Of his work,
We seem 70 hear The stir OF summon wind.
Or rtstIing birds who lark
IN hidden nests seek but mover dnd
Another, OF athletic mind,
Brought two ST. ong sous OF Atlas. doomed 10 stand
Forever holding up with strained hand
The world Of varied pipes aud carvings rare;
Caryatids, gloomy browcd.
BY his power were allowed
Again 10 leave the silent halls OF Grceco
And listen in their toll 10 Music's vocc Of peace.
And mary the nyuras from his soul
Which fed 10 form aud answered hta control;
Chief Of them all, a, the mastee soul Of song
Follows with jealous love the keys along
Last. highest, as " just ALT,
See divine Cecilia sit:
Sbe has found our fair d0miUions,
On her wide meodous pinions:
Sweet wandering notes to guide the swelling stops
while circle into circle breaking, .
wider circles stiil awaking
Every sphere can swinging hear
The rippes OF our atmosphcre
Tho growing circles Of our pmyer;
CircIng beyond all time, all place,
And breaking with It's finite grace
CJpou dim shores Of God q tlituttabo opaoo.
while thu. with s,rsouou. esserns.s s ,bsy wrought,
Ththcr the black. W ingcd echoes sailing brought
A heavy noise that quelled each rising thcugkt.
A watling 90 Of "war,"
Nov and nov afar,
rarkeued the star .sown Ornament OF roaco,
wherever should look 70 1nd release
Black vas the sky, aud blackor still II grew,
while Faith alone inc unread future know.
still tho work was brsvely sped.
though in faint souls hope was dead,
or distant murmur from the midnight surumH ssa
Onward surely wont the labor,
While the sharpencd clash OF sabre
Echoed In the wofkmens car.
Listening yot for victory
A voice for weeping.
Aud bell for to,iug.
wakcfal dreams In place Of scep'De.
Shall tell no oher story
Or our countrys hard won glory
Tho organ shail lis noble U,ainIbs spread.
fssicn. builders young and hni'ders bcary,
LEI it's first notes tell tho eloquent story
Of fresh desires like autUain Iustre she'd,
Tue willing tribute of our isth aud glory,
Now tho orcr,nR stsods completed,
Re its joyfui nd cut grectcd;
| LIT 20 up cneh mourning head
| II shall sound tbc horoic dead
Aud n the notes must tell OF beauty acd
From this earth bound portal
| To the gate immortal
Thence on radsn, wins their resonant m gh shal brus
Fsirer Beauty horn ~ Duty.
Beuty Nod, but never dead,
The mortal and immortal wed.
| o sweet ioyr vanished
o lie hopes burg on broken thread
Hearken TO day.
Aud hear people say,
6iF fhafiy yrs' light hath sbowu-
Braad az the land Its rays are known;
Too generous 10 wait til set OF suu,
They saw the bitter strife begun,
Rejoiced W know their innocent course run,
since with thcr death the ensiaved tasks were DONE
Ye. and such A. 70, We hold our pledge Of victory
We hear the wide rcsoundng cry,
The coming roll Of victory,
And Freedom walks beside her stately ca.
Let the musician come,
Fresh from that where Genius has its homo,
whose sympathetc C soul
swavs. like the wind swept gram,
Ana vet no passions trample 10 their bass coosroi
His hard shall vibrate Che responsive strtngs,
Rising snpernal wlngs
Of Music's wondrous mystery
Now at his touch. unveiled are hidden things,
Now fails oppression, nov decay false kings;
Through ali the tones the voice Of Yrcedom rims
one choral chaunt song OF ~ases nations victory.
Miss Cushman took her amidst the mcst enthusiast
tic applause. During the delivery OF the Ode she
frequently interrupted with dsmous,ratieus Of spproba
ton The ode delivered 10 most graceful
tive manner On taking her seat she was presented by
the Tresdeut with splendid bouquet witch had ressd
upon pedestal In FROM OF tho desk during the evening
up TO this period -
EXHIBITION or rHB ORGAN
The organ had yet been visible the audience rts
tones had been heard, is sweet sounds been drank In
the grand INSTRUMENT was hidden from view by cur
extending from the ceiling TO the platform The time
had arrived for the Intense curiosity ~ the asscm
bage To be gra6ed and at signal the emerald veil was
lowered With one rcsonpdIns voice the multitude gave
TO oheer upon cheer The enhusssm and the
delight we're unbounded Every anticipation srpa-
rcptly than realized. Joy radiated from every
countensnce Even the ladies cspped their nicely be
/ kdded hands IN manner little less than Wild. There
stood the magnificent orsanhe result OF yesrs OF
toll and anxiety OF hope, doubt and fear rcspsndent IN
FURNISHED columns and golden recfs beautiful In s ar
tsse symbols grand IN the majesty Of iu architecture,
inspiring IN us suggestive whole. There stood, O
essnsc pom, OF admiration IL was an event long be
remeTbsred In connection with this display OF the or
gao Mr.. Herr Frederick walekcr, o fndswgsburg son
~ the builder presented 10 the audiences by Dr. Up
/ ham. lie vas received with The mast friendly demon
strst,ous
! ElEorRic LraHr Thrown UrOS THE ORGAN.
While Mr.. Walcker briefly testing the organ, the
powerful of electric light placed IN the front aa
lery. was thrown upon This produced q nne effect,
bringing the machess beauties of the exerns src
turc During the evening ths light upon various
portions Of The organ. much TO the srstaston ~ the au-