Lincoln Assassination (April 15). In Memory of Abraham Lincoln, The Pacific Commercial Advertiser of July 29, 1865

The following poem by "Gravity Joy" was published on the front page of the July 29, 1865 edition of Honolulu's Pacific Commercial Advertiser:

In Memory of Abraham Lincoln

by Gravity Joy

Toll the ponderous, deep-toned Bell,

With cadent pauses grand!

Roll the solemn, echoing Knell

From Mountain-top to Strand

Let the heavy, pendant hammer

Wake a mournful, brazen clamor-

Spread a melancholy glamour

O'er the Land!

Near and far, let Patriots all,

Weep o'er the Stricken Just

Efer and funeral plume and pall

Give to his Holy Dust!

Let the Wall our deep grief urges

Swell to mighty, vocal Surges

Antheming a Nation's Dirges

O'er it's Trust!

Borne safely through the Battle-Wrath

By God's abundant Power

Torn from his heaven Appointed Path

In his High Zenith-Hour!

But Forevermore, the Story

How the Wrongs of Ages Hoary

He subdued, shall be his Glory-

Stand his Tower!

Crushed he the Monster, Slavery,

For Darkness gave he Light;

Hushed the Rebellious Knavery,

Restored the Country's Right

"Malice to None; but Charity

To All," without disparity-

Ehoue this such Christian Rarity

in him Bright!

Oh, his Sweet Heroism shall nerve

To braver deeds the Brave!

No More shall Freedom's Progress swerve

No More shall toil the Slave!

He shall Live in Hist'ry's pages

As Earth's Purest, Best of Sages,

Truth shall Radiate through Ages

From his Grave!