The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-07-01
From the Evening Postl
THE SOURCE OF OUR STRENGTH


Independence Day,1l676.
80 praise we the Lord, all we nations praise
Him all ye peoples.
"For His mercilul kindness is great toward
us, and the truth OF the Lord endureth forever.
g Praise we the Lord"
Ring out upon the morning air o bells.
From school and fnciory Ger shaded dels,
Broad lakes and sunlit plains, from sea to sea,
Ring out triunphantly
A different tale your wild, sharp clamor tells
From that we told hundred years ago,
Calling the farmer from the plough.
The workman from the bench to meet the foe,
Calling the ready minute-meR to arms,
Wakilg the startled villagers and farms,
Rejoicing in success, mourning defeat,
Warning OF danger, greeting victory,
All that is past and now
Echo sweet chimes along the city'S street,
And let each village church take up the song
OF Joyous praise the coming day to greet;
Peal out, o cannon from each rocky hight,
Breaking upon the stiffness OF the night,
And ships and batteries the call prolong
Up with the Nag to catch the first warm light
VI the bright sun. Lo, from its silken fold
No star is missing. In the mornings gray
And noontide's gold
Gather the people, far and near. that they
With one heart and one voice, In grand accord,
This day may praise the Lord
Great Is the Lord
Marvellous in His works and ways;
Who this great temple OF nations life hath
Furl the sail, stall the tired OK, and sheath the
sword;
moment pause, o people and with awe
BOW down in silent reverence before
The Goa or nations He whose power our
fathers saw
one bundled years ago. ancient OF days,
Wen worthy TO be praised.
since then one hundred years,
Have toiled the workers ; fair the walls arise,
cement With blood ana tears
Still Incomplete, though lifting TO the Skies
Their stately hight, safe abiding place
In a lone land a rock beneath whose shade
The wearied peoples may md rest and grace :;
City OF Refuge, whose protecting gates
Are never shut. only century past,
In weakness, yet with faith, the lot was cast,
The corner stone was laid.
wonderous the growth No longer folly prates
OF failure /; yet had not the lord q all
The city kept the workmen bad but wrought
In vain; and vain had been the warder's call :;
The labor vain, and vain the earnest thought !;
The wisdom folly, and the strength as naught;
And the great walls had risen but TO fail.
Wisely our fathers bullded; on the Rock
or Life the strong and broad foundations rest;
BY suffering sanctiiied. by prayer blest,
Each massive stone was wrought and laid In
place,
Firm stands the guarding wall the storms
1t laughs TO scorn the undermining tide
Thus lar has rippled idly at It's base,
Or broke in foam along It's rugged front
Vainly the winds about It's tower have roared
VAN the fierce wrath OF pestience and sword
Internal discord. jealousies, the brunt
uf lawless passion ana ol selfish PRIDE
Have harmed 1t not the Lord is on our side;
The Lord hath kept the city meet tnat we,
In lofty faith, Lowry humility,
This day should praise the Lord!
Shout ye peoples let your voices ring
Around the world TO greet the peoples King
Who 1rst gave freedom 10 waiting world
And tie old types and worn out forms down
who, not by sword blow nor by fagot's light,
But by the still, small voice OF peace and love,
First raised our manhood TO It's pristine
Restored the freeborn to his ancient right
Lifting the individual man above
Not Others but himself. so liftlng all
out OF the cells OF ignorance, the thrall
or passion; breaking through the chains that
To unknown gods the struggling, captive soil !;
Teaching "seif-reverence, knowledge and con-
Bringing to all the truest liberty,
For only he who rules himself Tree.
True God OF Freedom captain OF host
lnnumerable now, thy children bring
This day 10 Thee worthy onelng,
The praise OF great people. Not with beast
or self reliance not with childish claim
or weak elf-gratulation lain TO TO share
With pitiable ConCeit the glory due
Alone to thy great name
Come they, but S the men OF Israel came,
Thronging the temples outer court, they come
With prais and prayer
Prayer Tor Thy help The right way 10 pursue,
Wisely to plan, and faithfully TO do
Prayer hat Thy grace may I'LL eacu heart and
home,
That Thou still viii be with them as Of Old,
To counsel, COVE II, bless,
Preserve from lust OF station and OF gold,
Preserve from public crime and private sin,
From doubts and fears, from pestilenoe and
From selfish greed, from discomfort, from
stress.
or factional strife. from pride and wantonness,
SO that their children, looking back, may say,
A hundred years from this memorial day,
With one heart and one voice In grand accord,
Through the broad wilderness where lay our
The Lord hath been before us In the light
A fiery sign 10 guide us through the night.
The Lord is 18th HIS people meet that We
In lofty faith, lowly humility,
Should praise the LordW
Ring out again, triumphant bells, at night,
King out the evil with tho fading light;
Let ,he bright honfires blaze along the street,
And let n peaceful, thankful people greet
Each other with strong grasps and hopeful
word;
Let songs OF praise, accents OF faithful prayer,
Rise UP ike Incense sweet
From happy homes (; and let The dewy air
Be full OF lest, and not voice be heard
Marring the concord, From each rocky height,
Peal out again, cannon on the night,
And ships and batteries answer, "All Is WELL"
Across the land from east TO farthest west
And when the day Is done,