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The Voice That Must Be Heard, By Rich An...
The voice that must be heard , by rich and poor—That speaketh peace or horror through the tomb As wakeful conscience may receive the call ! < I may the spirit be prepared in time , By acts of justicecharity , and love ,
, For that great clay when all must give account To IIui who searcheth every secret heart ! Be merciful , O men ! that ye may find Mercy hereafter , as your just reward For generous kindness to the hel pless poor ! They hear the welcome of a New-year ' s Day From other tonguesand see the smiles of joy
, Sparkling in other eyes , the plenteous feast Prepared in other homes—while they may pine In Poverty ' s abode , and , shivering in want , Feel the more keenly all their own distress , By sad comparison with what they see Of health and plenty given to the rich , Ancl grieve to know that in the sounds they hear
They share no portion—that the changing year Bringeth no change , no happiness to them I — O Christian England ! Land of boundless wealth ! " How . many thousands hail the new-born year , " And speak of joy— -while other thousands starve ! O for the reign of universal good ! That all mankind were but the friends of man
In harmony and peace , and faithful truth ! Then would humanity , ancl love , and joy , And earthly greatness , dignify the world For human happiness !—But man is blind—Blind to the blessings that surround his path , — Deaf to the voice of Nature in his heart—Regardless of his own eternal
peace—And thus is misery cherish'd on the Earth , And tyrant man the enemy of man ! 1 st January , 1844 . W . HERSEE . Shakspeare Lodge , No . 356 .
ON THE MONUMENTAL STATUARY IN TRAFALGAR SQUARE . WITH hat on head , exalted high , Lo ! NELSON towers to the sky ; Whilst , bare antl bowing , down below , Two ROYAII GEORGES grace the show ! Living it had been more discreet
To place him kneeling at their feet ; But dead the value Truth evinces , Of HEROES over REGAL PRINCES ! J . LEK STEVENS . March , 1014 .
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The Voice That Must Be Heard, By Rich An...
The voice that must be heard , by rich and poor—That speaketh peace or horror through the tomb As wakeful conscience may receive the call ! < I may the spirit be prepared in time , By acts of justicecharity , and love ,
, For that great clay when all must give account To IIui who searcheth every secret heart ! Be merciful , O men ! that ye may find Mercy hereafter , as your just reward For generous kindness to the hel pless poor ! They hear the welcome of a New-year ' s Day From other tonguesand see the smiles of joy
, Sparkling in other eyes , the plenteous feast Prepared in other homes—while they may pine In Poverty ' s abode , and , shivering in want , Feel the more keenly all their own distress , By sad comparison with what they see Of health and plenty given to the rich , Ancl grieve to know that in the sounds they hear
They share no portion—that the changing year Bringeth no change , no happiness to them I — O Christian England ! Land of boundless wealth ! " How . many thousands hail the new-born year , " And speak of joy— -while other thousands starve ! O for the reign of universal good ! That all mankind were but the friends of man
In harmony and peace , and faithful truth ! Then would humanity , ancl love , and joy , And earthly greatness , dignify the world For human happiness !—But man is blind—Blind to the blessings that surround his path , — Deaf to the voice of Nature in his heart—Regardless of his own eternal
peace—And thus is misery cherish'd on the Earth , And tyrant man the enemy of man ! 1 st January , 1844 . W . HERSEE . Shakspeare Lodge , No . 356 .
ON THE MONUMENTAL STATUARY IN TRAFALGAR SQUARE . WITH hat on head , exalted high , Lo ! NELSON towers to the sky ; Whilst , bare antl bowing , down below , Two ROYAII GEORGES grace the show ! Living it had been more discreet
To place him kneeling at their feet ; But dead the value Truth evinces , Of HEROES over REGAL PRINCES ! J . LEK STEVENS . March , 1014 .