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Poem
January 9, 1845
Jeffersonian Republican
Stroudsburg, East Stroudsburg, Milford, Monroe County, Pike County, Pennsylvania
What is this article about?
A religious poem praising God's kindness through the day and night, with stars and nature proclaiming divine glory. The speaker offers thanks and prayers for protection, guidance, and mercy until the afterlife.
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A Psalm of Night.
BY W. H. BURLEIGH.
Fades from the west the farewell light
Flung back by the setting sun,
And silence deepens as the night
Steals with its solemn shadows on!
Gathers the soft, refreshing dew
On springing grass and flow'ret stems-
And lo! the everlasting blue
Is radiant with a thousand gems.
Not only doth the voiceful day
That loving kindness, Lord! proclaim-
But night, with its sublime array
Of worlds, doth magnify Thy name:
Yea--while adorning seraphim
Before Thee bend the willing knee,
From every star a choral hymn
Goes up unceasingly to Thee.
Day unto day doth utter speech,
And night to night thy voice makes known
Through all the earth where thought may reach
Is heard the glad and solemn tone,
And worlds beyond the farthest star
Whose light hath reached the human eye,
Catch the high anthem from afar
That rolls along immensity!
O, Holy Father! 'mid the calm
And stillness of the evening hour,
We, too, would lift our solemn psalm
To praise Thy goodness and thy power!
For over us, as over all,
Thy tender mercies shall extend,
Nor vainly shall the contrite call
On thee our Father and our Friend!
Kept by thy goodness through the day,
Thanksgiving to thy name we pour-
Night o'er us, with its stars, we pray
Thy love to guard us evermore!
In grief console--in gladness bless--
In darkness, guide--in sickness, cheer-
Till in the Saviour's righteousness,
Before Thy throne our souls appear!
BY W. H. BURLEIGH.
Fades from the west the farewell light
Flung back by the setting sun,
And silence deepens as the night
Steals with its solemn shadows on!
Gathers the soft, refreshing dew
On springing grass and flow'ret stems-
And lo! the everlasting blue
Is radiant with a thousand gems.
Not only doth the voiceful day
That loving kindness, Lord! proclaim-
But night, with its sublime array
Of worlds, doth magnify Thy name:
Yea--while adorning seraphim
Before Thee bend the willing knee,
From every star a choral hymn
Goes up unceasingly to Thee.
Day unto day doth utter speech,
And night to night thy voice makes known
Through all the earth where thought may reach
Is heard the glad and solemn tone,
And worlds beyond the farthest star
Whose light hath reached the human eye,
Catch the high anthem from afar
That rolls along immensity!
O, Holy Father! 'mid the calm
And stillness of the evening hour,
We, too, would lift our solemn psalm
To praise Thy goodness and thy power!
For over us, as over all,
Thy tender mercies shall extend,
Nor vainly shall the contrite call
On thee our Father and our Friend!
Kept by thy goodness through the day,
Thanksgiving to thy name we pour-
Night o'er us, with its stars, we pray
Thy love to guard us evermore!
In grief console--in gladness bless--
In darkness, guide--in sickness, cheer-
Till in the Saviour's righteousness,
Before Thy throne our souls appear!
What sub-type of article is it?
Hymn
Ode
What themes does it cover?
Religious Faith
Nature Seasons
What keywords are associated?
Psalm Night
God Praise
Stars Hymn
Divine Mercy
Nature Worship
Evening Prayer
What entities or persons were involved?
By W. H. Burleigh.
Poem Details
Title
A Psalm Of Night.
Author
By W. H. Burleigh.
Subject
Praise Of God Through Night And Stars
Form / Style
Rhymed Quatrains
Key Lines
Not Only Doth The Voiceful Day
That Loving Kindness, Lord! Proclaim
But Night, With Its Sublime Array
Of Worlds, Doth Magnify Thy Name:
Day Unto Day Doth Utter Speech,
And Night To Night Thy Voice Makes Known
O, Holy Father! 'Mid The Calm
And Stillness Of The Evening Hour,
We, Too, Would Lift Our Solemn Psalm
To Praise Thy Goodness And Thy Power!