Thoug-h   this    century  be    closing"  to  the  sound  of  war-
whoops  wild,
In  the  next  one.  Federation,  will  be  nuised  a  precious

child  :—
That  will  pnne  an  untold  blessing,   as  the  century  rolls

along,
And  its  birth  be  kept  by  millions,  in  a  grand  triumphant

song  I
As  the  century  advances,  it  will  hold  a  foremost  place;
It  will  glorify  the  Universe, —ennoble  every  race.
Then  the  cannon  shall  be  rusty,  and  the  sword  lie  in  its

sheath  ;
And  for  gh£istlv  deeds  of  slaughter,  man   shall  wear  no

glory  wreath  ; —
Nor  for  heaping  mangled  bodies  upon  fields  of  reeking'

gore  :
All  war's  horrors,  and  its  tortures,  shall  belong  to  days

of  yore !
For  behold  !   a  vital  atom  has  by  God's  grace  now  been

sown.
And  an  Universal  Brotht^rhoc^d.  will   the  world  in  future

own  !
And  the  life-germ  now  ups|iringing.  will  arise  a  beateous

flower.
Fre    the    century  before   us   has  attained    its   noon-tide's

power.
All    the    future   is  rrs])lendenl.    with   ;i.  bright  auriferous

light.
Till  this  age  but  seems  by  contrast,  just  emerging  from

the  night  :
Jt  invests  the  li\ing  present  with  a  clear  prophetic  glow.
Like  the  flush  before  the  sunrise,  and  the  light  from  new-

ilropt  snow.
Ihc    World-chosen    Mediators,   will  all  Nations'  rights

secure.
And  a  Court  of    .Arbitration,   will   maintain   our  honour

pure.
