I.
Joyful we gather here,
With brimming hearts to cheer,
Each kinsman new.
From north and south and west,
Grateful for favors blest,
We come, in loving quest,
This scene to view,—
II.
Our family, returned
To this old home, where burned
The earliest fire,
Which, on this northern strand
To warm their Pilgrim band,
Was kindled by the hand
Of our GRANDSIRE.
III.
That warmth can ne’er depart
From any loyal heart
That owns our name. |
Unquenched by time or space,
By Heaven’s sustaining grace,
In every age and place,
It burns the same.IV.
When Christmas time is near,
We seek the homes so dear,
At Love’s glad call,—
So, on this autumn day,
The summons we obey,
And come in full array,
Each greeting all.
V.
Right welcome to this place !
Welcome each cousin’s face,
Fruit of OUR tree!
Hail to each new-found friend!
May Heaven its bounty lend,
And may success attend
Our JOBILEE! |