Produced by Beth L Constantine Juliet Sutherland Charles Franksand the Online Distributed Proofreading Team This file was produced from images generously made available by theCanadian Institute for Historical MicroreproductionsPOEMS OF THEHEART AND HOMEBYMRS J C YULEPAMELA S VININGINTRODUCTIONIn presenting this little book to her readers the author is givingback to them in a collected form much that has previously been giventhemanonymously or under the _nomdeplume_ first ofEmillia then of Xenette or finally under her true name eitheras Miss Vining or Mrs Yuleand also much that they have neverbefore seenSome of these poems have been widely circulated not only in Canadabut in the United States and Great Britain and some appear for thefirst time in the pages of this book They are offered solely upontheir merits and upon those alone they must stand or fall Whateverthere is in them calculated to stir the heart of our common Humanityto voice forth its joys or its sorrowsto truly interpret itsemotionsor to give utterance to its aspirations and its hopes willlive that which does not thus speak for Humanity has no right tolive and the sooner it finds a merited oblivion the better for itsauthor and the worldThese poems are essentially Canadian They have nearly all beenwritten on Canadian soiltheir themes and incidentsthose that arenot purely imaginary or suggested by current events in othercountriesare almost wholly Canadian and they are mainly theoutgrowth of many and varied experiences in Canadian lifeTo the author there is hardly one that has not its little localhistory and that does not awaken reminiscences of some quiet Canadianhomesome rustic Canadian schoolhousesome dreamy hour in thebeautiful Canadian forestssome morning or evening walk amidstCanadian sceneryor some pleasant sail over Canadian watersThey have been written under widely different circumstances and ingreat part in brief intervals snatched from the arduous duties ofteaching or the more arduous ones of domestic lifeOf the personal experiences traceable through many of them it is notnecessary to speak We read in Gods word that _He fashioneth theirhearts alike_ therefore there is little to be found in any humanexperience that has not its counterpart in some sort in everyother and he alone is the true Poet who can so interpret his ownthat they will be recognized as in some sense the real or possibleexperiences of allTrusting that these unpretending lyrics may be able thus to touch aresponsive chord in many hearts and with a sincere desire to offer aworthy contribution to the literature of our new and prosperouscountry they are respectfully submitted to the public by the AUTHORINGERSOLL ONTAug 1881CONTENTSYes the weary Earth shall brightenTo a Day LilyLiving and DyingUp the NepigonLook UpFrost FlowersThe Beech nut GathererMemory BellsI will not DespairGods WitnessesThe Assembly of the DeadBe StillLittlewit and LoftusTo a Motherless BabeThe Caged Birds SongCrossing the Red SeaThe Wayside ElmDrownedMy Brother James and IIdleThe Worlds DayBrethren GoOur Nations BirthdayOur Field is the WorldSault Ste MarieBrother RestLoved and Lost or the Sky Lark and the VioletThe Gracious ProviderRest in HeavenGood NightThe Old Church ChoirNo other NameHeart PicturesFellowship with ChristAn AllegoryThe Cry of the KarensAloneMaryI am doing no goodHail Risen LordLines on the Death of a Young MotherPatienceA Parting HymnThe Dance of the WindsStrike the Chords SoftlyAt HomeSabbath MemoriesThe Eye that Never SleepsBy and ByThe One RefugeJudsons GraveShall be FreeAfter Fifty YearsThe Earth voice and its AnswerBeyond the ShadowsAutumn and WinterTill TomorrowOur Country or A Century of ProgressJesus the Souls RestThe Beautiful ArtistLet us PrayRich and PoorPalmerBalmy MorningSongThe PloughmanHe hath done all things weSomewhereThe TideEloiseAbraham LincolnGods BlessingsThe Silent MessengerUnder the SnowLongingsPoint of BlissAway to the HillsFlowers by a GraveThree for ThreeNowSunsetSweet Evening BellsUnknownOnwardLooking BackMinniebelWearyThe Body to the SoulNot YetMargueriteCome unto MeI will not let thee goGreeting HymnOne by OneLoveEvening HymnDeathI shall be satisfiedAt the Grave of a Young MotherGo Dream no MoreCome HomeBe in EarnestChlodineThe Bird and the Storm cloudNo SolitudeThe Stray LambStay Mother StayTime for BedFrom the Old to the NewThe Voice of SpringHonour to LaborThe MiserBrokenTo our ParentsUnder the RodThe White Stone CanoeGone BeforeJohannaStanzasCanadaI laid me down and sleptBright Thoughts for a Dark DayThe Drunkards ChildThe Names of JesusPOEMS OF THE HEART AND HOMEYES THE WEARY EARTH SHALL BRIGHTENYes the weary earth shall brighten  Brighten in the perfect dayAnd the fields that now but whiten  Golden glow beneath the raySlowly swelling in her bosom  Long the precious seed has lainSoon shall come the perfect blossom  Soon the rich abundant grainLong has been the night of weeping  But the morning dawns at lengthAnd the misty heights oersweeping  Lo the sun comes forth in strengthDown the slopes of ancient mountains  Over plain and vale and streamFlood and field and sparkling fountains  Speeds the warm rejoicing beamThink not God can fail His promise  Think not Christ can be deniedHe shall see His spirits travail  He shall yet be satisfiedSoon the Harvest home of angels  Shall resound from shore to shoreAnd amid Earths glad evangels  Christ shall reign for evermoreTO A DAY LILY    What only to stay    For a single dayThou beautiful bright hued on    Just to open thine eyes    To the blue of the skiesAnd the light of the glorious sun    Then to fade away    In the same rich rayAnd die ere the day is done    Bright thing of a day    Thou hast caught a rayFrom Morns jewelled curtain fold    On thy burning cheek    And the ruby streakHis dyed it with charms untold    And the gorgeous vest    On thy queenly breastIs dashed with her choicest gold    A statelier queen    Has never been seenA lovelier never will be    Nay Solomon dressed    In his kingliest bestWas never a match for thee    O beautiful flower    O joy of an hour_And only an hour_for me    An hour did