HOME of the gifted! fare thee well, And a blessing on thee rest! While the heather waves its purple bell O'er moor and mountain-crest; While stream to stream around thee calls, And braes with broom are drest, Glad be the harping in thy halls -- A blessing on thee rest! While the high voice from thee sent forth Bids rock and cairn reply, Wakening the spirits of the North Like a chieftain's gathering-cry; While its deep master-tones hold sway As a king's o'er every breast, Home of the Legend and the Lay! A blessing on thee rest! Joy to thy hearth, and board, and bower! Long honours to thy line! And hearts of proof, and hands of power, And bright names worthy thine! By the merry step of childhood, still May thy free sward be prest! -- While one proud pulse in the land can thrill, A blessing on thee rest! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SONNET TO THE AUTUMNAL MOON by SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE HABEAS CORPUS by HELEN MARIA HUNT FISKE JACKSON RING FROM THE RIM OF THE GLASS, BOYS by JOHN CLINTON ANTHONY SONG OF SOLOMON: AWAKE by OLD TESTAMENT BIBLE OUR OLD CENTER-TOWN VERMONT MEETINGHOUSE by DANIEL LEAVENS CADY VERMONT WOOL CARDING by DANIEL LEAVENS CADY A CHRISTMAS EVE CHORAL by BLISS CARMAN |