The true northerner., 1878-01-11
MUSIC.
.r mns. MoLLrE MITCHELL.


v,uso God once bade eacn radiant constellation
Above our darkened earth 70 or,snuy aS, enymotion
xhs xtft OF Musie, with Its charm dfVine'
-vy.rk,e hzlIowed art thy glorious reign began
Ir.id tj,e splendor of the worlds young day,
ax4 ,ony as Joy shall glad the heart OF man
WRt tloW retain thy all-inspiring sway.
srrs,revai man fret learned thy harmony
fcanjeosure saith, amid the desert lone;
Kfese Nature. to thy measured symphony,
A<tsrned with sweetness each repeated tone.
et.sat hI,u swept the music-frsighted gales,
And Uarbled Ia their JOY the feathery throng,
Eg0Sl. high above tho yet untrodden yaiee,
Eiostsd like waves the melody OF song.
,EaN.sa sylvan voice in unison combined
f,e thrill his heart with rapturous emotion,
eysa sombrous pines the minstrel chorus joined,
ssd Sesutided the hymn of inspiration.
aphsxa Ireels Shepherd King his flock attended,
uFeR the sacred plains OF Bethlehem,
eHssn, Music, too, vert there, thy pathos blended
v{dh thoughts divine to form the grateful psalm
casy tslI us i'm the classic lore of Greece
1fsbisd story which BELTS thee well,
EKc,~ Orpllsus' golden harp subdued TO peace
Tbe desert lion by it's magic spell.
tAs<trains the Aery demon could inspire.
Wf,sse hostile tribes surrendered To their charm;
yhstlgclrs rage grew mute before the lyre
Asd deadly reptiles lost the power 10 harm.
sSrse hsth not robbed thee of thy witching power,
Nscsanstng stil TO dwellers in the Wild,
4x.lv,len rural Pan mid some Arcadian bower
ws1l nute and song the shepherd ear beguied.
ss spirits pure arc often led astray,
Npr~g'ed froln the work their God assigns,
sxa sxs t1uu tRrned from thy appointed way.
f&furnish pleasure for the tGaor minds.
sAvteaSer strains have mingled with the cry
2xsos rose discordant from scene OF woe,
sesrsken Nero walked the sounds Of melody
k4,d Gsxed ON struggling Rome in flames below.
xss MANY a yearning heart thy fninstrelsy
l<sSntss sweetest memories of the long ago;
kitaD found in thy notes "A sympathy
Afsd ecepite from the pangs of sightlese woe.
.Ssy Oft tae wanderer In foreign cline
$sreeSe with delight some well-rememoered strain
S&cst Yccollectlons of happier time
Make at tho cadence OF an Old refrain
.x.ssaylins days when Fancy could beguile
AE willing ear 20 heed its every tone,
.&sDttesch him with bright deiusive smile
MIST otter lands were fairer than his own.
ys tstueful art of origin divine,
The eoothing balm Of earih's dark pilgrimage,
SNbat gifted ones have knelt before thy shrine
Sid deemed thy worth a prtncely heritage!
Sa,.as nerves the soldier on tho field of strife,
Ee o'er his head the murky clouds lower?
NeVerberailons of the drum and fife,
That rise above the battles deafening roar.
.,Se Iyjug saint oft half forGets his pain,
Rnd swels the hymn of praise In feeblest tone
spc faint notes pause, TO be renewed again,
With angel voices round The eternal throne.
lnntTaDoiDg Music, thine's holy mission,
Nnen Offering solace in the hour OF trial.
tfr rendering more sublime the hearts devotion
Sy anthems pealing through minister aisle
fGy Dotcs resoundcd when cur Lord was born,
Ssc woke the shepherd from his meditation,
essho, gaming east nDOn that glorious morn,
liz wSnaer saw tue herald Of salvation.
%kio 3sms, with 1eetng wing shall Circle round
Nlli bsdrts expand to notes Of Joyous mirth?
'f3o8s tr-umpes shall at last with iofty sound
frocidm maJestically the doom Of earth.