MISERERE.
Reading edition
Joy and sorrow, mirth and tears, Darkness, sunshine, kind words, jeers, The flitting moments, halting years— Strange contrasts these! Today the youth, tomorrow age; We read, and then we turn the page; The fool we honour, not the sage— Sad travesties! The dancers gay, the open grave— From foot-lights’ flare to solemn wave The sale of souls Christ came to save— Life’s tragedies! —Hiram Dryer McCaskey.
