990. -- The Same.

990. C. M. P. H. Sweetser. The Same.

1 Let monumental pillars rise
In majesty sublime --
Their granite columns shall decay
Before the touch of time.

2 But mind, enlightened and refined,
Shall live beyond the sky,
And heavenly sciences explore,
When time itself shall die!

3 A nobler monument we raise
Than costly marble pile --
A beacon light to lead the way
From ignorance and guile.

4 This house, with prayer, O God, we give
To truth's supreme control;
To virtue and progressive thought,
The riches of the soul.