New-York tribune., 1879-12-07
Or Jove's white wing
when he, q swan. In Ledas arms
Out-blanched their charmsi

irmcnt of praise gives place 10 the sptit vi nc"'
ess - -
"Or IL the skies bring hurricanes.
Aud onk and vine uprOOted lie.
And harvcsts mildew in the rains,
And fg and olive fall and de-
Who is il murmurs or complansf
IL ~ not thOu--lt Is not J.
For God who takes, like God who gives,
Is God the same
All glory 10 HIS namel
So ii He gives, or VI lie takes,
1t still rs for our sakes.
"From the High Heaven in which He lives,
To the low earth on which lie reigns,
He tO the sons OF men ordains
L hat ills las mortals call them)
Shall evermOre befall them
Forecast in Gods eternal plan
Arc good and evil unto man.
No less of evil than of good
Strange mystery never understOodl
But if the wind that blOweth
So cOmcth and so gocth
Thar whence or whittier no man knoweth,-
Who then shall understand
The counsel dark, the purpose aim,
And all the secret ways OF HIM
Who holds the winds within his handI
"Of all the gifts that Heaven bestowetb.
The rod of Gods aii ction
L. mans best bcnedlctlOn.
eff first there cometh laughter
Or jest-or jublatiOn,-
Then, swiftly after.
God sendeth lalncntation!
"Good Is not good. if single;
So good and evil Intermingie.
The gold hath need OF the alloy
l. Heaven place ot perfect lOyf
Not if. OF joys, il lacks the chief
The joy OF grief.
Had Heaven to snch an earth as this
Decrccd perfect bliss,
Then men, unnamed by such scheme,
WOud say. Now We may dOZc ana dream,
Or take our ease IN idle state,
And mdOlcntly wait
While bountcous Heaven itself fulfilleth
Oar happy fate
Instead whereof. God wIllcth
That man shall labor. long and late,-
With struggle sweat. and grOan;
For not n field he tillcth
Is his TO reap except as he hath sown.
"Tbe world il full of woe and sin;
Fresh grIefs invade i day Dy gay.
How dare they thus intfude theieinf
By what strange warrant tarry they
Could mortal miscries come or stay.
Were Heaven TO will them once awayf
II God he Cod, and none but lie.
Then Low, against liz hlgh decree,
Could such things be
Or how. upon the cassa-tree,
Could cankcrs grown
Or lOcusts gnaw the llly-leaff
Or rCtting Tnst
D.spOi the harvest-shelf
While hunger crcth for a crust'
Or human b0>0mS burn WIN luStf
o. plague stalk 20 and ir0Y
Or graves be dug. aud hearts laid low
Men little know.
While tLey to Heaven are suing
For all the blessings OF the best
That oft thc miscres they are ruing
Are Gods own dong,
Who kuOweth best.
The Judge If all thc earth Is Just:
Then all His judgments. too. are so.
Whatever drops Of sorrow il)w.
Or spear into the soul Is thrust.
Or fiery bolt the bosom sears
With heat unquenchable by tears
Whatever may befall.
Gods love Is in II all.
Now il is Heavens behest,
That every heaving human breast,
Instead of finding rest. go
Shall thrill with jOys-shall thrOb WIN aches-
Until II glows-until 1t breaks -
That good and ll-that veal and woe
Like equal forces, foe to foe
Shall IN the bosom strive and strain,
Each its own empire TO maintain.
Til, weaTicd painting. out of breath,
The fanting heart AT last shall feel
Whichever triumphS. woe or veal -
BE fortune high, OF fortune low,
Ii matters not how eOcs the strife.
Since Love. and Love alone, is lifcl
For am tickle Fortune SAITH
But Love Is faithful unto death.
4" In all onr losses. all our gains,
In all our pleasures all our PAINS.
The life of lic ls.-Loye remains
The power Of love to soften the ills of life is then
I forth by the speaker. wh) refers to his own ex-
.rience m rccountiug to his happy wife the tokens
I'd influences of the domestic hearth -
4" In every change from good TO ILL.,
IL love continue siill
Let happen then what will
Come widest storm that ever burst!
Let the tornado blow!
Come crash and overthrow!
Let tate. acCurst.
Fulii lis worst
Heavens bolt without Heavens bow
BE all our treasures scattered wide.-
1ill JOY and pride,
Aud hope. and all beside
BE 20 the wild winds strown.-
All temDest-blOwn
To coasts unknOwn.-
All swept beyond recall
All, all save love alone
Yet love alone Is all IN all
I" If love abide.
III love endure
Strong through its sufferings borne.
And. through its sOrrUws. pure
Then, whatsoever test
Prove other precious things unsurc;
Whatever cup OF pleasure
Filled high to over-measure-
BE spilled and wasted
Ere II be tasted
Whatever plume the Fatcs hayc shorn
From Fortunes crest:
Whatever losses men may mourn;
Whatever be the prize-thc treasure
Whereof the soul is dispossessed;-
Whose has love can lose the rest
And still he blest
Love. homeless and forlorn;
Love, beggarcd. tattered, torn:
Love, ROBBED by tate
OF all its fair estate
Til nought remains its own -
No pillow for its head
Except a stOnc,-
Whercon, from night till morn,
Its temples beat
With fever heat;
No sandals for its feet
Till. naked to the thorn
The trail they tread
Is tingcd at last blood-red
No pilgrims scallop-sheli,
Nor waysldc well
Wherein 10 dip
To cool its parching lip:
No wild bees honey sweet,
Bat only bitter bread TO eat
With wine of gall.
Love. even so distrauglit,
G. o f.ss q III a. r..