Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1869-12-14


And when each bettlc Geld seemed like a n altar,
The sacrifice there the ntblcst of i,cs
Brave hearts plead long with the great God of
Battles
That swords might be changed into pruning
Then, in sweet summcr-time came forth the
tidipgs
p FNctANn was CONQUERED. AMfFtcA rRFF,
While the swift winds spread abroad the great
/ ,ladnoss
From hilltop to valley, from mountain to
/ And the three anecls re-eehoed the chorus,
Rang, with their sweet notes, the mansions Of
light u i5
Foir, Frerdem give TO the country her. blessing
Sweet Peace threw round il her mantle Of white.
From this time forwarl-what pen shall de-
scribe it?
The swift march of progress, increase Of
power.
How frcm eNeh river, each valley, each hillside
Fruits. of Industry, like bcacOn-i yhts tower
/ Till our America, honorcd Of nations,
RaIh,d as the noblest IF al lands On earth;
And We, her children, rejoiced in her greatness
Boasted with pride, of the Land Of cur birth
But the fair angels lctked down iHsad silenncC
Sighed DER the might oer the u Just decree
All ;ro n thli bright home was whispered
message
Listen-twus this, ''Lct The Gond man &C
free"
There, in our Southland, rose pictures Of hor-
rOr, -
Came to our ears the deep groan Of the slave
Here, at the Moth, rose the star spangled ban
Down there, the rebel Palmetto did wave.
Quickly each hearthstone had sent forth its idols
Why tell the story! We know it too well.
Know how brave mothers sent forth with thei
blessing "a
} The brA,est Of sons, smiled the sad farewell
f,row how their liic-blood had colored viii
4, crimson
Tie peaceful river, the grccil-growing Sod,
How bright hopes, Il IS, al 50 freely wer
given
For 9non and country, freedom and God
But, rot in vain, proved the dread, human
saugite;
B,,,d-b,ushi, cur country more fair an'
more pure
Procl .inl to the whole world, how Right ma,
Gain approval from Gcd, his blessing Ell
sure.
Once more the angels lejciced on the victory
tie ofwhte,
Once more rSr Freedom smiled down On GU
Cloried that darkness was turned into light
; Saddened the pace Of the other, Kind Temper
ance.
t No light in ccstacy be,med from her eye.
Closely She folded her wing in s1ft quiet,
Locked in sorrow from hcrhcme til high,
''swcet sister Freedom, add not now your bless
For this fair land beneath is not yet free.
Peace, thou rt stranger to many dwelling
Lgngs many weary heart thy form 70 see
Look ut the anguish that's caused by the wine
cup
Hear the sd prayer from hearts bleeding an'
torn,
See thou the confortlcss home Of the drunkard
Hear the hll-frehzied curse on each bTeat!
tofhe' ..... .q 4.
See thou the strong men that's bound to tn
demons,
, Chains that are stronger thar tyranny
might.
Hear the loud grosns from the yilcst Of slavery
Think Of the darkness that shuts out al
light"
So spakc kind Temperance, and the three angel
Turned them in srdncss away from the view
Folded in one long embrace, each The other ;
SorDwcd, that man TO himself was untrue.
Child Of America. rouse thee to action,
Strike thou with power ut thy death dealing
t foe. #f
Drive from our land, this foul stain on ourglory
Blnish intempcranoe, the enuse Of this woe
Then may cur people well boast of their great
ness,
Proudly, our banner aoat Ger lind ard sen
Then the Hree angels will give us their blessing
Then and not till then are pe truiyJfee.
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