The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1877-09-16
a welcome TO the rising sun!
An anthem to the Righlso ous One!
Lift faces up. The hight is done!

An, we have thy fondest pride go down,
UntsrDished Stste-thy long and dear renown
Polluted in the dust Of trappling War
The farest jewels OF thy preoioGs crown
Plucked one by one ID grace the triumph car
Thy laurel shade the ruthless victors trown!
Bpt now thy golden, g!ad-eyed day returne,
o fair land by the fervent, southern seal
Thy wakening pulses quicken, cnce more free,
Ard the strong tide of tr.b butte tends 10 thee;
gain thy children's faces lift TO
The lamp when on thy votive altar burns
The olden, g-sC splendors break
Across the swayirg We tlth of slGs
1he royal rivers swarth arm sh!elds-
Across the ieweed calm of lake.
The shade OF wood, the gold of brake
And measure unto treasure yields!
O. to thy clrcled shores, o Gil adsl
Secure and blessed in strength of lcngtried men,
Will all the ancient glory come sGsin
A thousand amps will come and go aud tell
Thy name to nations clssped By alien seas,
And brig tkee tribute " weloones back from these!
But when thy greatness is achieved
Thy broad. .sown wealth of harvest sheAve6-
The jealous stran ger undeceived-
Thy tale of treasured worth believed
Remember thou when mothers grieved
For loss from which thy aurels leaved
Remember the men that fell in the fight
Remember those that through the gloom CT night
Had nuttured life and hoIe-whose loving arm
Had barred the howiinS Wolf from thew hose nigh
Did compass thee and shelter from the harm,
And lead thy helpless youth, when wrong righti
ROly the ground wi ere these stood!
Haowed the earth where fsll the bood!
Sacred thy day Ct gratltude!
Where the heroes swords lie broken,
Be tae gratitude frat spoken
Lay thankful peoples token!
orce again let TIE heavy hell be toled
Where the fret deed Of trust fret unrolled,
Where tie world broFe the chain Of the oG,
Once again let the pail OF mourning fcl3
TIE ElAdness OF city, and rirsr, and void!
! Once again be tie sacred history told
| Staunch soldiers Of suriAuds Ea.ber more
| Where comrades have fought snd fallen before
! Where the record endures tOrevermoEe
| Let the last drum roll . Let the suIlen roar
| or the minute gan shake from shore shore,
And the banners dreo2 to FL honorsd ycre
Co, warriors our untArnisbed SHELF,
Ye heroes that know not 10 yield
s;:sw olive o. The hArd-Eon.fsl
Ay, or wiIh solemn, cadenced :: cad,
And crown each fallen, houored head
CO, give 10 es-Th your holy dead
Bat not where SiEet aad Silence, clAsp.ng hands
! 4OEOSS ~ AAc E!S1u O1 GE Eptcse-oAEESbSC LAnce-
Not where tie last Con fe6erSIe picket stards
To guard the honor Of fallen c2ase-
Not where tte s;eacEaAS, lifted finger draws
The Lingering thoaEtt 10 her, higher strands!
| Where fOuEa: they. fe.l they. By one
There where the n iEhtE waters run
Tters where the GtraEEie Was began,
Tae great deed ~ToaEtt- TEs yictGry wor-
F=I sigs; Of the ROYAL sQn-
T5ere iAy taeu-ress tteE-be IL done!
Ful II The pride AID heat OF kirE.y days
In tie roAs Q. tie great nNrt's oenIrA. maze
Where EeHs1 s.rir aen nEy Sc and PrA!ss.
where once rAv!shsd city ~ept AID starved.
Pc the nA.t!s reEcea and the legend caTvee.
That o.; children nay go Aaa !eAEn thelr vayI.
The tAy aad tie deed renasH bsr-
OK a.i4-s keep bright the sEn Der
Il memory Of oss September
Following this came the fairy spectacle
our Home Jewels" which made many briRl
eye brighter, while the " Irish speeiAlties"
MF. OCOunoE caased . vide spreading OF mar
noutbS, n5d pat AL in = good mood TO enjC