Resurgam
The setting sun, thro wind-torn clouds,
That closed a dark and stormy day,
Sent to the twilight gloom that shrouds
The distant east,
Its feeble ray
Sent to the twilight gloom, that shrouds
The distant easy its feeble ray
One who had waited long indeed
For sunshine, 'ere the gloom of night,
Seem'd in the purple mists to read
" Resurgam, " as it sank from sight
" Resurgam, " as it sank from sight
Seem'd in the purple mists to read
" Resurgam " " Resurgam! "
2.
A wayward youth, in feeble health
Thro' sin and dissipation lost;
Bereft of friends, devoid of wealth,
Reviewed his life with tearful cost
With frenzied brain and knitted brow
Yet with a proud resolve, swore he
An earnest vow, deep, muttered low,
" Resurgam " shall my motto be.
3.
I've learned, said he, how frail is man;
How dissolute in all his ways.
Now with reform I'll strive and plan
For woman's love, and win her praise
But after many days he learned
That none were faultless whom he met:
With spirit crushed, again he turned,
" Resurgam " was his motto yet.
4.
And though the world dealt harshly, still
When nearly ev'ry hope had died,
He fought with strong persistent will
'Gainst all the ills that could betide
He scorned to murmur at his fate,
Or, like a coward, sign and fret;
But cried with passion deep and great
" Resurgam " is my motto yet.
5.
But life brought crosses for the man,
And troubles o'er his pathway crept,
Destroying every hopeful plan,
Till nature, almost conquered, wept
Yet like a hero still he fought
The world's reverses with a will:
Whate'er the lesson time had taught,
" Resurgam " was his motto still
6.
Whate'er he set in worthy ground
Seemed sown and wasted all in vain;
A fruitless harvest came around,
For want of Heaven's refreshing rain
And when at last the Reaper came
To separate the grain and chaff,
Was placed above a noble name,
" Resurgam " as an epitaph!
7.
The step of time, with steady pace,
Without a halt goes marching on;
Yet man must find a resting place
When life is o'er — his mission done
And oh, how blest our final day,
When death comes as a last relief,
If, filled with faith, we then can say,
" Resurgam " is my firm belief!
8.
We all must strive and work with might,
Till our existence wears away;
Tho' earth may be a long, long night,
Yet Heav'n is one eternal day,
We may endure a world like this,
Awaiting comfort in the next,
If we but take — nor go amiss —
" Resurgam " as our guiding text.
That closed a dark and stormy day,
Sent to the twilight gloom that shrouds
The distant east,
Its feeble ray
Sent to the twilight gloom, that shrouds
The distant easy its feeble ray
One who had waited long indeed
For sunshine, 'ere the gloom of night,
Seem'd in the purple mists to read
" Resurgam, " as it sank from sight
" Resurgam, " as it sank from sight
Seem'd in the purple mists to read
" Resurgam " " Resurgam! "
2.
A wayward youth, in feeble health
Thro' sin and dissipation lost;
Bereft of friends, devoid of wealth,
Reviewed his life with tearful cost
With frenzied brain and knitted brow
Yet with a proud resolve, swore he
An earnest vow, deep, muttered low,
" Resurgam " shall my motto be.
3.
I've learned, said he, how frail is man;
How dissolute in all his ways.
Now with reform I'll strive and plan
For woman's love, and win her praise
But after many days he learned
That none were faultless whom he met:
With spirit crushed, again he turned,
" Resurgam " was his motto yet.
4.
And though the world dealt harshly, still
When nearly ev'ry hope had died,
He fought with strong persistent will
'Gainst all the ills that could betide
He scorned to murmur at his fate,
Or, like a coward, sign and fret;
But cried with passion deep and great
" Resurgam " is my motto yet.
5.
But life brought crosses for the man,
And troubles o'er his pathway crept,
Destroying every hopeful plan,
Till nature, almost conquered, wept
Yet like a hero still he fought
The world's reverses with a will:
Whate'er the lesson time had taught,
" Resurgam " was his motto still
6.
Whate'er he set in worthy ground
Seemed sown and wasted all in vain;
A fruitless harvest came around,
For want of Heaven's refreshing rain
And when at last the Reaper came
To separate the grain and chaff,
Was placed above a noble name,
" Resurgam " as an epitaph!
7.
The step of time, with steady pace,
Without a halt goes marching on;
Yet man must find a resting place
When life is o'er — his mission done
And oh, how blest our final day,
When death comes as a last relief,
If, filled with faith, we then can say,
" Resurgam " is my firm belief!
8.
We all must strive and work with might,
Till our existence wears away;
Tho' earth may be a long, long night,
Yet Heav'n is one eternal day,
We may endure a world like this,
Awaiting comfort in the next,
If we but take — nor go amiss —
" Resurgam " as our guiding text.
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