Let us all Kindle our aspirations At his shrine! For the loftiest ideas Flow from him! This our modern Solomon who challenged The admiration of the world! Whose wise and pure character Stands out before us to-night As one That fills the void in our highest ideas Of manhood! The light of his example Throws its clear defining ray along The pathway of our lives; Keeping our eye upon that beacon of light We shall not stumble, But fulfill our duties truthfully, manfully, And with a pure heart! His character, In its human and divine greatness, Has a wondrous completeness! Comprehensive In its compact firmness, its grasp of justice. Vital In its rounded purity, its magnanimous Humanity! Subtle In its fine intuitive sympathy! Grand In its lofty ideas of duty! He Has left us a rich inheritance not in lands Or tenements, But in jewels of silver, jewels of gold, And precious stones! Heir-looms that shall crown our lives With honor! These jewels Dived for, in fathoms deep of the waters Of tribulation, Are our common heritage! His Nobility of character, caught from divine communing! His Devotion to truth and integrity of purpose! His Allegiance to pure principles and honor! His Grand moral and physical courage, And his great humanity! Towering in strength, like a giant tree In the forest, These are the casket of gems He has willed to our keeping, To adorn our lives!