The Scottish Highlands And Other Poems Author:A. Young General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1876 Original Publisher: T. Nelson and Sons Subjects: Scottish poetry English poetry Literary Criticism / Poetry Poetry / General Poetry / Anthologies Poetry / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no ... more »illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: THE HAPPY LAND. HERE is a happy land, Far, far away, Where saints in, glory stand Bright, bright as day. Oh, how they sweetly sing, -- Worthy is our Saviour King! Loud let his praises ring, -- Praise, praise for aye! Come to this happy land, Come, come away; Why will ye doubting stand ? Why still delay? Oh, we shall happy be, When, from sin and sorrow free, Lord, we shall live with thee, Blest, blest for aye ! Bright in that happy laud Beams every eye; 118 Kept by a Father's hand, Love cannot die. On, then, to glory run; Be a crown and kingdom won ; And, bright above the sun, Reign, reign for aye. HYMN FOR THE NEW YEAR Away the summer bloom has fled ; The leaves now faded lie; And light and shade successive spread Their mantle o'er the sky. The stately tree and tender flower Are withered in their prime, And Nature, in her parting hour, Exclaims, " Redeem the time !" Ah, many now in silence sleep Who saw this year begin, Who vowed, as we have done, to keep From paths that lead to sin. And where are they who often blest A teacher's pious care? Go, read where weary pilgrims rest, -- The young, the loved are there. Impress, O Lord, on every heart That we must also die; Thy loving, saving grace impart, And fit us for the sky. Let every land adore thy name. And seek the heavenly road; While closing years aloud proclaim, " Prepare to mee...« less