Hark, hark ! my soul ! angelic songs are swelling
O'er earth's green fields and ocean s
wave-beat shore ;
How sweet the truth those blessed
strains are telling
Of that new life when sin shall be no more.
Angels, sing on ! your faithful watches keeping ;
Sing us sweet fragments of the songs above ;
Till morning's joy shall end the night of weeping,
And life's long shadows break in cloudless love.
2.
Far, far away, like bells at evening
pealing, [and sea
The voice of Jesus sounds o'er land
And laden souls, by thousands meekly
stealing,
Kind Shepherd, turn their weary steps to Thee.
3.
Onward we go, for still we hear them
singing, [bids you come " ;
" Come, weary souls ! for Jesus
And through the dark, its echoes
sweetly ringing,
The music of the Gospel leads us home.
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The Mascarene parrot was 35 cm (14 in) in length with a large red bill and long, rounded tail feathers. Its legs were red, and it had naked red skin around the eyes and nostrils. It had a black facial mask and partially white tail feathers, but the colouration of the body, wings and head is unclear. Descriptions from life indicate the body and head were ash grey, and the white part of the tail had two dark central feathers. In contrast, descriptions based on stuffed specimens state that the body was brown and the head bluish but do not mention the dark central tail feathers. This may be due to the specimens having changed colour as a result of aging and exposure to light, as well as other forms of damage. Very little is known about the bird in life. The Mascarene parrot was first mentioned in 1674, and live specimens were later brought to Europe, where they lived in captivity . The species was scientifically described in 1771. Only two stuffed specimens exist today, in Paris and Vienn...
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