Songs for all seasons : a scriptural and poetical calendar for holidays, birthdays, and all days

Preface

This volume is a collection of the author's hymns and short poems, arranged as a poetical calendar for daily reading and reference, and for holidays, bnthdaj^s, memorial and other occasions. There is a poem for every day in the year, with consecutive dates, and preceding each and adapted to it are two passages of Scripture, one from the Old Testament and another from the New, making more than seven hundred choice selections from the Inspired Book — furnishing blessed supplies for devout meditation and texts for rich discourse. Some of these songs have a special significance and relation to the dates indicated — the day, the month, the year— the last shown by the appended figures that note also the time of their composition. The range is more than half a century. The earher ones, culled from the author's three volumes of verse published at intervals, have been more or less revised. A portion of the later songs were printed in the Christian Secretary^ while he was conducting it, the themes being those of the Sunday-school lessons. These the reader will readily recognise by the order in which they appear. Hymns and odes for particular occasions have been inserted at the dates when they were used. Others commemorate events which occurred at the dates given. It will be observed that a considerable number of the songs have been quite recently written, most of which appear now in print for the first time.

iv PREFACE,

Hymns of the author's for many years past have found places in various church hymnals, Sabbath-school manuals, and collections for evangelistic and social services. Several of these have obtained a wide poj^ularity, and it is gratifying to know that they have been to many persons spiritually upHfting, and comforting. Numerous testimonials in this }'egard are among the writer's sweetest and most precious treasures. In a note on the hymn, "Something for Thee," found at the end of this book, a few incidents are given and more might be added respecting the usefulness of this hymn and of several others also. Keaders ^\^ll observe that a few poems because of then length have been divided into two or more parts and inserted imder fitting titles. A few of still greater length, which it seemed desirable to give a place in the volume, are included in an Appendix. None can be more sensiV)le than the writer of the many imperfections of his work, but if God's blessing shall make these Daily Songs, with the accompanying Morsels of Manna, helpful and stimulating and cheering to any fellow-pilgrims along life's journey, he will rejoice in his labor of love. s. d. p.

New Haven, Conn.

INDEX OF TITLES.

PAGE

Abel, the First Saved .

. 40

Abraham, The Call of .

. 46 194

After the Eesurrectiou

. 110

Angel Visitants Ministering Spirits

. 338 339

Anthem for Independence

. 184

As Jesus Prayed on Tabor's Height

As the Angels ....

. 85

Auroral Lights ....

Autographs ....

. 167

Bartimffius .....

Battle with the Giant .

. 233

Beacon Light, The ....

Beautiful Life, A . . .

. 266

Beautiful May ....

Beginning to Walk

. 75

Believing and Obeying

Beloved Pastor, The .

. 340

Benediction, A . . .

Be Kind at Home

. 163

Bethlehem Song, The

Bethlehem Star, The .

. 22

Bereavement ....

Best Commendation, The

. 95

Betrayal, The ....

Blessed Companionship

. 239

Blind Restored, The

Book of Revelation, The

. 305

Born Blind ....

Bow on the Cloud, The

. 107

Bread of Life, The

Brightest Gift, The . . . .

. 187

Brotherly Kindness

Brought Together , v

. 211

INDEX OF TITLES.

Bud and Bloom

. 226

Building a Temple .

Bunyan in Jail ....

. 216

Buuyan's Tomb, At

Called from the Burning Bush

. 220

Celestial Army, A .

Celestial IVIinstrelsies .

. 235

Centennial Hymn .

Century Church, The .

. 156

Changeless One, The

Child Lesson, The

. 74

Children's Day

Christ's Ascension

Chi-ist Before Pilate

Christ Blessing Little Children

. 161

Christ Child, The .

Christ's Laborers

. 118

Chi-ist— Not Tradition

, . 73

Christ on the Cross

. 103

Christ on Earth

Christ on the Waves .

. 76

Christ's Preaching .

Christ's Eeign

. 326

Christ's Eesurrection

Christ's Second Coming

. 320

Christian's Home, The

Christian Service

Christian Shepherd, The .

Church of God, The .

. 25

Close of the Year .

Coming Century, The .

. 361

Congo Mission, The

Confidence ....

. 214

Contrast, The

Corner Stone, The

. 351

Creative Days

33 34

INDEX OF TITLES.

Cripple at Bethesda, The

Cross and Crown

Cross Before Crown

Cross of Christ, The

David

Dawn of Manhood .

Days of Heaven

Deluge, The

Dead Christ, The

Demoniac, The Saved

Devotion to Christ

Did Jesus Die for Me

Did Jesus Weep for Me

Dies Ir£e — Translated (See also pages 400-5)

Divine Goodness

Divine Habitation, The.

Divine Motherly Comfort

Divine Remembrance

Divine Truth

Dream's Eeality, The

Dying on the Cross

Earth's Fairest Morn

Effective Testimony

Elijah

Endurance

Enoch Walked with God .

Ephphatha

Epileptic Boy, The

Equipment

Eternity and the Soul

Evergreen Cemetery

Exalted

Faith and Trust

Fall and the Promise, The

Feeding the Multitude

Festival of Pomona and Flora

Field and Eeapers vu

INDEX OF TITLES.

Fir Tree, The Lord Like a .

. 370

First Pcair, The .

First Preachers, The ....

. 177

Flourishing Like the Palm

Following Christ ....

. 81

ForeshadoAnngs ....

Friend and Flowers ....

. 45

Friend of my Heart

Friendship's Culmination

. 337

Garden, A Wondrous

Gethsemane, Li . . . .

83 341

Giving the Law ....

God's Gift to Abraham

. 197

Golden Wedding, A . . .

Gospel Truth ....

. 143

God's Promises to Abraham

Gracious Deliverance ....

Gracious Harvest, The

Great Invitation, The

. 301

Growing Like a Cedar

Guardian Angels . .

. 47

Have Faith in God

Healing the Sick at Sunset .

. 58

Heaven .....

Heavenward Bound ....

Heavenly Friend, The . . . .

Herod's Conscience ....

Her Home of Rest . . . .

Her Last Words ....

. 159

Hidden Life, The

His Country Called ....

. 151

Home Above . . . .

Home and Lord's Day Worship

. 117

Home Missions . . . . .

Hope and Memory ....

. 358

Hosanna ......

House and Gate ....

. 369

INDEX OF TITLES.

Hospice, The . . . .

House of Prayer, The

How Long, Lord

. 28

Hymn of the Nativity

Hymn of Trust

Invitation ....

Invocation . . . ,

Is It I .

Isaac, The Offering of

Israel in Egypt

Italian Sunset, An

It Doth Not Yet Appear

Jacob at Bethel

Jacob Star, The .

Jairus's Daughter

Jesus and His Chosen

Jesus at the Sea of Galilee .

Jesus Betrayed

Jesus Crucified

Jesus Lives

Jesus Loves Me

Jesus to His Disciples

Jews, Conversion of the

John the Baptist

John's Vision of Jesus

Joseph Sold into Egypt .

Judgment, The

Kept for Jesus

Kingdom Near, The

Kingdom Within, The

King's Daughters, The

. 18

Kinship with Christ

.

.

Knowledge, The Kealm of

. 165

Lazarus Dead

.

.

Lazarus Kaised to Life

. 272

Leaving the Holy Land .

.

Leper Cleansed, The .

. 120

INDEX OF TITLES. :he

Light of the World,

Little Things

Lord's Day, The

Lord's House Rebuilt, The

Lord's Name, The

Lord our Home, The

Lord's Supper, The

Lot's Choice

Losing Life to Find It

Lost and Kept

Love for the Church .

Love's Commendation

Loved to the End

Loving Obedience .

Made Known

Made Truly Free .

Manna, The

Macedonian Cry, The

Marriage at Cana, The

Marriage Feast, The

Martyr President, The

Mary Anointing Her Lord

Mary's Song

Meek and Lowly .

Mediator's Work, The .

Melchizedek

Memorial Hymn

Meeting and the Feast, The

Ministerial Eeview

Missionaries, Sailing of

Missions in our Country

Missionary Hymn, A

Missionary Jubilee, A „

Moses, The CMld ,

Morning Star, The

Mount Tabor

Mother in Heaven

182 352 368 169 379 113

93 209 264 228

31 243 128 105

94 249

69 183

49 267 294 367 178 9

10 146 218

86 345

My Father Fatherless

307 308

My Mother . . . .

My Morning Bath

. 332

Names of Friends, The .

National Peace

. 106

Nature Songful

New England, Song for

. 186

New Song, The

New Year, The

Night Song, A Thought and Song

. 173 174

Night Interview, The .

. 254

Nobleman's Son, The

Noble Virtues ....

. 303

None but Christ

Ocean Perils ....

. 364

Olive Trees of Palestine .

316 317 318

Only Believe ....

Only Child, The .

On the Border

Organ, The New

On the Sea— At the Land .

. 262

Our Dead Heroes .

Our Heritage ....

. 149

Our Lord's Prayer

Our Triumvirate

. 53

Outlook, The Vision, etc .

371 372 373 374

Palestine, Morning in .

. 144

Paradise ....

Pastorate, A Long Why Long

355 357

Passover, The

Past and Future

. 300

Past's Bounty, The

Pastor and Peo^jle

. 195

Pastor's Eeception, A

Pastor's Seventieth Birthday, A

. 131

Peniel ....

INDEX OF TITLES.

Peace of God, The .

Peter's Denial

Philippi .

Pilate's Decision

Pilate's Wife, Plea of .

Pilgrim Sons

Pillar and the Passage, The

Pioneer Pastors

Pleading for Sodom

Prayer and Forgiveness .

Prayer for the Spirit .

Poet's Golden Wedding, A

Queen and King, The

Bainbow, The

Realization

Eed Sea, At the .

Requiem

Restored and Forgiven

Resurrection, The

Revival Hymn

Rich Young Man, The

Risen Saviour, The

River Jordan, The

Rock Foundation, The

Roger Williams Rock The

Ruth's Choice and Honor .

Sabbath, The .

Salvation's Prince .

Saints in Heaven, The

Sanctity of Home .

Sanctuary, The .

Sanctuary Memorial, A

Sea of Galilee, The .

Sea no More, The

Seaside Hymn, A ,

Secret Place, The .

Seeing Jesus

Exile

. 365

100 . 148

287 . 102

155 . 225

157 . 199

170 . 363

. 238

. 321

. 248

. 145

. 180

292 . 230

322 323

54 55

. 36

. 304

. 343

362 . 289

3^9 . 190

353 . 152

INDEX OF TITLE8.

Seeing the King in His Beauty

Seen and Followed

Shepherd and Flock

Shepherd, My — Psalm xxiii

She Sleeps in Beauty .

Shining Throng, The

Side by Side .

Silver Wedding, The

Simeon .

Sinai and Calvary .

Smitten— Scattered

Social Prayer

Sodom Destroyed

Solomon's Choice

Song for the Soul .

Song of Moses, The .

Song of Praise

Song of Bedemption .

Song of the Saviour

Sorrow and Faith

Soul's Feast, The .

Sower and Harvest

Spuit's Mission, The

Steps of Progress

Sun of Righteousness, The

Sunday-school Anniversary

Teacher, To a

Tearless Land, The

Thanksgiving

There's Work for Thee

Thomas Convinced

Transplanted

Trinity, The

Triumph, Moral

Two Hundred Years

Uplifted Christ, The .

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59 201 236 135 140 227 3

27 314

44 115

INDEX OF TITLES.

Upper Eoom, The

Vesper Lay, A .

. 123

Veteran, The ....

Vice, The Monster ....

. 240

VigUance, Call to . . ...

Vme and Branches ....

. 279

Vision of the Land of Light

Voice of Jesus, The ....

. 256

Voice, The Saviour's

Voices from Heaven ....

. 277

Walking in the Light

Wanderer, The .....

. 91

Welcome to the Church .

We shall be like Him

. 324

What shall I do \\dth Jesus

Withered Hand, The ....

. 61

World Light Soul Light

. 327 328

With Jesus at the Sea . . .

. 191

Word Incarnate, The

Words of Jesus . . . .

. 263

Young Men's Institute, A

Youthful Piety ....

. 162