Hurrah For Roosevelt

Hurrah For Roosevelt 1762 I see a grand old castle With turret tall and grim, O'ergrown with climbing ivy Till you scarce can see within And it the quaint old ruin That stands upon the wall, I seem to hear the knights of old, In joyous…

The Burning Heart

THE BURNING HEART 3032 Do heat to pallor-I, who sway Forever in the bread of strife, Not master, but the slave of life, A burning heart I bear! Yet death will full extinction give, Or kindly age a bound will set; So, if I live, I shall…

Must I Go And Empty Handed

Must I Go and Empty Handed 962 Must I go and empty handed Thus my dear Redeemer meet? Not one day of service give him, Lay no trophy at his fect, Chorus- Must I go and empty handed? Must I meet my Savior во? Not one soul with which…

San Francisco Redeemed

San Francisco Redeemed 66 Serenely proud has been thy reign, Fair mistress of the Golden Gate, NO Now through through they Great Baptismal Fire, Predestined to a Great Estate Ambassadors from every clime Have here their flags unfurled;…

The Days

The Days 27510 Got to start another week! Laws-a-goodness, me! Days, dey seems to hop along As hasty as kin be I likes to min' my manners, But It ain't no use to try: I can't say "Howdy, Monday," Foh nex Saturday comes byl It ain't…

Treasures

Treasures 1769 I count my trensures o'er with care, The little toy that beby knew, A little sock with faded hue, A little lock of golden hair Long years ago this Christmas time: My little one, my all to me, Sat robed in white upon my knee…

A Good Name

A Good Name 2025 Children choose it, Don't refuse it 'Tis a precious diadem: Ne'er despise it You will need it when you're men Love and cherish Love and nourish, 'Tis more precious far than gold; Watch and guard it Don't discard it; You…

The Girl With A Calico Dress

The Girl with a Calico Dress 5916 A fig for your upper-ten girls With their velvets and satins and laces Their diamonds and rubles and pearls And their milliner figures and faces They may chine at a party or ball Embellished with half…

Will Bring Us Gain

Will Bring Us Gain 1765 Speech for Boy A mighty man Is Uncle Dan, And people love him far and near; At early light, Or noon, or night, He's seeking burdened hearts to cheer When things go right is smile is bright, And just as bright…

A Hymn

A Hymn Alr-"Just As I Am Without One Plea, Oh! Fatherhood of God on high, When lowering clouds o'ercome me nigh; And prospects dear are 'neath my eye; Then would I to Thy bosom fly When Justice fails, and none decry And gulit's unfelt,…

Coug-Medicine

Coug-Medicine 3436 I had a little husband - I never knew a worse: For better than his wife or life He loved his little parse I did my best to wheedle him- He saw my deep intent And though he had a chronic cough, He never coughed a cent So…

The First Forget-Me-Not

The First Forget-Me-Not A Legend 2492 Upon the Danube's brink it grew, A blossom of celestial hue, A nameless flower- Or was it but a turquoise rare, Set in the gold of sunbeams there By some strange power? A gallant to his lady sighed,…

The Farmer

THE FARMER 4896 "Land of our birth, our faith, our pride, For whose dear sake our fathers died, Oh, Motherland, we pledge to thee Head, heart and hand through years to be! It would seem as if the farmer of New York had memorized the above,…

The Editor’s Song

THE EDITOR'S SONG 35910 How dear to my heart is the steady sub- acriber, Who pays in advance, without alkipping Bye year; Who inys down his dollar, and effers it gladly, And casta 'round the office a halo of cheer Who never says: "Stop it:…

Love’s Blossoming

LOVE'S BLOSSOMING 5222 When soft on the hillside the spring winds were blowing, And summer stirred sleepily under the sod--- When through the cold earth the warm consciousness stealing Brought violets voicing the whispers of God; When out…

A Losing Game

A Losing Game 2755 There is some chance of winning at 'most every game that's played, From polo down to ping-pong and from poker to old maid You always have some show to prove your strength or craft or skill And if friendly fortune favors-call…

The Pessimist

THE PESSIMIST 5592 With Jaundiced eye he looks around And everything is wrong; A minor strain by him is found In every little song, And every rose that blooms at morn For him holds nothing but a thorn He sees no guerdon in the rain,…