• Greenwood Cemetery

    How calm they sleep beneath the shade
      Who once were weary of the strife,
    And bent, like us, beneath the load
          Of human life!

    The willow hangs with sheltering grace
      And benediction o’er their sod,
    And Nature, hushed, assures the soul
          They rest in God.

    O weary hearts, what rest is here,
      From all that...

    Crammond Kennedy

  • The Nation’s Prayer

    [1861]
    i.
    before Thy Throne we bow:
    O God, our shield be Thou
        From Treason’s rage!
    In faith we look to Thee,
    Our strength in Heav’n we see,
    Defender of the free,
        In ev’ry age.

    II.
    Our follies we confess:
    O God, forgive and bless!
        Let Mercy’s light
    Illumine this dark hour,
    ...

    Crammond Kennedy