Let good discretion guide the rudder,
Providence attend the sails.

No. 72.

THE NOBLEST GEM.

POETRY BY L. M. FORD.

Young Vocalist, 99.

1. There is a gem, of greater worth
Than all the jewels fair of earth,
Which had from God its wond'rous birth;
It is THE MIND.

2. How vast and boundless is its flight! 'Tis fairer than the diamond bright, The ruby and the chrysolite

In one combined.

3. And oh! how mighty is its sway !
When clothed in Wisdom's fair array,
What beauties does a mind display
Pure and refined.

4. It is the gem that ne'er will fade,
For which a priceless ransom's paid,
The boundless love of God displayed
For all mankind!

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5. When all the spheres and worlds like this Shall cease to roll in boundless space, Ransom'd, immortal, filled with bliss, Rest may it find.

No. 73.

THE BRAVE MAN.

Young Vocalist, 48.

* Young Melodist, 74.

Vocalist, 40.

Musical Gems, 112.

1. Who is the man that leads the van,

In brave men's noble throng?

'Tis he whose voice makes God his choice,

In prayer and holy song. :||

2. But who's the brave?-'T is he whose grave Is dreaded less than wrong; : Who risks his life amid the strife, Where foes of truth are strong. :H

3. Who is the brave, that o'er the wave
Of Sorrow dauntless sails?

: 'Tis he whose eye is fix'd on high,
And there Hope's vision nails. :||

4. O! may the brave, the noble brave,
Enrich and bless our land;

: Then freedom's laws and hallowed cause, Shall firm to ages stand.

No. 74.

Juvenile Choir, 126.

EXCELSIOR.

Sheet Music, (Hutchinson's.)

1. The shades of night were falling fast,
As through an Alpine village passed
A youth, who bore thro' snow and ice
A banner, with the strange device-
Excelsior!

In second and third references omit repeats.

His brow was sad, his eye beneath
Flashed like a falchion from its sheath;
And like a silver clarion rung

The accents of that unknown tongue-
Excelsior!

In happy homes he saw the light
Of household fires gleam warm and bright,
Above the spectral glacier shone;
And from his lips escaped a groan-
Excelsior!

፡፡ Try not the pass," the old man said;
"Dark lowers the tempest overhead;
The roaring torrent is deep and wide !"
And loud that clarion voice replied-
Excelsior!

2. "O stay," the maiden said, "and rest
Thy weary head upon this breast!"
A tear stood in his bright blue eye,
And still he answered, with a sigh-
Excelsior!

"Beware the pine-tree's withered branch-
Beware the awful avalanche !"

This was the peasant's last good night:
A voice replied, far up the height-
Excelsior!

At break of day, as heavenward
The pious monks of St. Bernard
Uttered the oft-repeated prayer,

A voice cried through the startled air-
Excelsior!

Omit in Singing.

A traveller, by the faithful hound,
Half-buried in the snow, was found,
Still grasping in his hand of ice

That banner, with the strange device-
Excelsior!

There, in the twilight cold and gray,
Lifeless, but beautiful he lay ;
And from the sky, serene and far,
A voice fell, like a falling star-
Excelsior!

No. 75.

ASPIRATIONS OF YOUTH.

School Singer, 67.

1. Higher, higher, will we climb
Up the mount of glory,

That our names may live through time,
In our country's story.
Happy, when her welfare calls,
He who conquers, he who falls.
Happy, when her welfare calls,
He who conquers, he who falls.

2. Deeper, deeper, let us toil

In the mines of knowledge;
Nature's wealth and learning's spoil,
Win from school and college;
Delve we there for richer gems

Than the stars of diadems

Delve we there for richer gems, &c.

3. Onward, onward, will we press,

In the path of duty;
Virtue is true happiness,
Excellence true beauty.

Minds are of celestial birth;

Let us make a heaven of earth.
Minds, &c.

4. Closer, closer, let us knit
Hearts and hands together,
Where our fireside comforts sit
In the wildest weather;
O they wander wide, who roam
For the joys of life from home.
O they wander, &c.

5. Nearer, dearer bands of love
Draw our souls in union,
To our Father's house above,

To the saints' communion:
Thither every hope ascend;
There may all our labors end.
Thither, &c.

No. 76.

INVOCATION TO SCIENCE.

Musical Gems, 181.

Young Vocalist, 112.

("Sparkling and Bright.") School Singer, 152.

1. Fair Science bright, from realms of light,

We yield thee homage ever:
We've gathered here a band sincere,
To seek thy smiles forever.