MERLIN'S SONG.

Of Merlin wise I learned a song,— Sing it low or sing it loud, It is mightier than the strong, And punishes the proud.

I sing it to the surging crowd,— Good men it will calm and cheer, Bad men it will chain and cage. In the heart of the music peals a strain

Which only angels hear; Whether it waken joy or rage, Hushed myriads hark in vain, Yet they who hear it shed their age,

And take their youth again.