ORIGINAL VERSES.

Taranaki Herald, Volume IX, Issue 428, 13 October 1860, Page 4

ORIGINAL VERSES.

To the Rising Sun. (Seine — Taranaki.) Hail glorious orb ! resplendent light I All Nature greets thee nith delight, — In gold and purple robes all bright By thee she's clad ! Thy rays have chased the gloomy night, And ushered day to cheer our sight And make Earth glad ! Mount Egmont proud, sublime, and bold, Though wrapt in snowy mantle cold, Now blushes 'neath a wreath of gold, Its gift from thee ! And down its virgin breasts, behold ! A thousand sparkling streams aie roll'd, By thee set free ! Now 'neatli thy rays old Neptune's breast, Seems all with sparkling diamonds drest, And sea-birds quit their rocky nest And hungry brood, ■While, by thy genial presence blest, They skim o'er ocean's wave in quest Of fiuny food. And hark ! the feathered tribes resound Thy praise from hills and valleys round, While joyful lambs skip, leap, and bound, Pleased at thy sight 1 And mountains with thy glory crown'd, And crystals rivers seaward bound, Reflect thy light ! Each leaf, each flower, each plant, each tree, Exults, its source of life to see, And offers incense sweet to thee On breath of spring! Called by thy beams, the dainty bee, Sips honey from wild blossoms free, Then off takes wing t But though to all the world tliou'rt dear, 'Tis those who shed affliction's tear That most rejoice to see thee near, Thou type of bliss I For when thy golden rays appear, The spirit soars to a happy sphere, Far,/ar fiom this! Then shine, celestial orb ! still shine, May light refulgent still be thine, Emblem of faith I and brightest shrine Of hope and truth ! Thou'rt formed by Nature's God and mine, And worlds shall piaise His power divine, Both age and youth ! M. F X., Private 65th Regt.