Sourceless and endless God! compared with Thee, Awe and Fear. "Expression" as before, but with more "aspiration,” and extremely low note. Extract from Job IV. V. 13. "In thoughts from the visions of the night, when deep sleep falleth on men, (14.) Fear came upon me, and trembling, which made all my bones to shake. 15. Then a spirit passed before my face; the hair of my flesh stood up: 16. It stood still: but I could not discern the form thereof: an image was before mine eyes; there was silence; and I heard a voice, saying, (17.) Shall mortal man be more just than God? shall a man be more pure than his Maker?"* Awe, Solemnity, and Tranquillity. Evening in the Grave-yard.- Anon. "The moon is up; the evening star And the earth is robed in a sombre hue; "The kindling fires o'er heaven so bright, For farther practice on examples of awe, selections may be made from previous exercises under the same designation of emotion. Yet all these charms no joy can bring "To numbers wild, yet sweet withal, Should the harp be struck o'er the sleepy pillow; Soft as the murmuring breezy fall Of sighing winds on the foaming billow;For who would disturb, in their silent bed, The fancied dreams of the lowly dead? "Oh! is there one in this world can say That the soul exists not after death? That the powers which illumine this mould of clay Are but a puff of common breath? Oh! come this night to the grave, and see The sleepy sloth of your destiny. "The night's soft voice, in breathings low, Imparts a calm to the breast of the weeper:The water's dash and murmuring flow No more shall soothe the ear of the sleeper, Till He who slept on Judah's plains, Shall burst death's cold and icy chains. "I've seen the moon climb the mountain's brow, I've watched the mists o'er the river stealing; But ne'er did I feel in my breast, till now, So deep, so calm, and so holy a feeling: 'Tis soft as the thrill which memory throws Athwart the soul in the hour of repose. "Thou Father of all! in the worlds of light, For this is the path which thou hast given, Solemnity and Reverence. "Orotund Quality," "Subdued" Force, "Median Stress," "Low" Pitch, Prevalent "Monotone," ""Slow Movement," Long Pauses. Extract from the Forest Hymn.- Bryant. "Father, thy hand Hath reared these venerable columns, thou Didst weave this verdant roof. Thou didst look down All these fair ranks of trees. They, in thy sun, The solitude. "Thou art here- thou fill'st Thou art in the soft winds That run along the summits of these trees That from the inmost darkness of the place, Comes scarcely felt; - the barky trunks, the ground, The fresh, moist ground, are all instinct with thee. Here is continual worship;-nature, here, In the tranquility that thou dost love, Enjoys thy presence." Praise. "Orotund Quality," Full Force, "Thorough” and “Median Stress,” Moderately Low Pitch, Prevalent "Falling Inflection," Moderate "Wave," or 66 Monotone," Moderately Slow "Movement," Mod erate Pauses. Psalm CXLVIII. V. 1. "Praise ye the Lord. Praise ye the Lord from the heavens: praise him in the heights 2. Praise ye him, all his angels: praise ye him, all his hosts. 3. Praise ye him, sun and moon: praise him, all ye stars of light. 4. Praise him, ye heavens of heavens, and ye waters that be above the heavens. 5. Let them praise the name of the Lord for he commanded, and they were created. 6. He hath also established them forever and ever: he hath made a decree which they shall not pass. 7. Praise the Lord from the earth, ye dragons and all deeps: (8.) fire, and hail; snow and vapor; stormy wind, fulfilling his word: (9.) mountains, and all hills; fruitful trees, and all cedars: (10.) beasts, and all cattle; creeping things, and flying fowls: (11.) kings of the earth, and all people; princes, and all judges of the earth: (12.) both young men, and maidens; old men, and children. 13. Let them praise the name of the Lord: for his name alone is excellent; his glory is above the earth and heaven." "Expression" as in the preceding example, but with softer Force, greater prevalence of "Median Stress," and slower "Movement," with longer Pauses. Morning Hymn in Paradise.— Milton. Speak, ye who best can tell, ye sons of light, Him first, him last, him midst, and without end. If better thou belong not to the dawn, Sure pledge of day, that crown'st the smiling morn Moon, that now meetst the orient sun, now fliest, And nourish all things; let your ceaseless change 66 His praise, ye winds, that from four quarters blow, Breathe soft or loud; and wave your tops, ye pines, With every plant, in sign of worship, wave. Fountains, and ye that warble, as ye flow, Melodious murmurs, warbling tune his praise. Join voices, all ye living souls; ye birds, That singing up to heaven-gate ascend, Bear on your wings, and in your notes, his praise."* Deep and uncontrolled Grief. "Aspirated" "Orotund" and "Pectoral Quality," "Full and Subdued" Force, alternating, “Vanishing Stress," "Lowest " Pitch, Prevalent "Monotone," "Slowest Movement," Very long Pauses. Extract from the Complaint. Night VI.-Young. "Oh! the long dark approach, through years of pain, Death's gallery! (might I dare call it so,) With dismal doubt and sable terror hung, Sick Hope's pale lamp its only glimmering ray: How oft I saw her dead, while yet in smiles! * Farther practice may be found in the repetition of previous exercises of the same class, introduced for the illustration of different principles. |