Words by Albert Edward Calnan, Editor The Picton Gazette, Jan. 22, 1936
Musical Setting by Mrs. Effie Williamson Hooper, Picton, Ontario, Jan. 25, 1936.

Rest knightly Soul, thy earthborn journey ended,
Life’s weary way no more thy feet shall tread,
Thy vigil kept, and duties pathway wended,
Now home at last, where all thy pathways led.

On life’s dark road thy light kept brightly burning,
Leading to paths of truth and love and peace,
No flickering flame, no faltering foot, no turning
Along the road, till time brought full release.

Through darkened years of sorrow, grief and losses,
When hope and toil and sacrifice seemed vain,
Thy shoulders bore the weight, and rows of crosses
But added to thy heart’s benumbing pain.

Thy fame shall live through ages yet unnumbered,
The unborn years the well loved tale repeat
Of him who deep with crushing cares encumbered
Kept firm the faith and never owned defeat.

O noble heart, with simple virtues dowered,
Each Empire heart love-banded to thy throne
Lays at thy tomb, with garlands deep embowered,
A richer, fuller tribute of its own.

But through the loss, the bitter pain, the sorrow,
Humbly we bow to the Divine decree,
And till that day–the not far off tomorrow–
May we like him, O Lord, abide with Thee.

These verses can be used also to the musical setting of Mendelssohn’s “Consolation”

EDITOR’S POEM IS WELL RECEIVED

The poem “King George Vth” which appeared in The Quinte Loyalist on Friday, seems to have appealed to many people as many expressions of appreciation have been received by the author, A. E. Calnan, editor of the Picton Gazette.

The poem has been set to music by Mrs. Effie Williamson Hooper and the music appears in this issue. At Picton United Church Sunday morning, Mrs. F. E. Walden gave a lovely rendition of the poem, using the tune of Mendelssohn’s Consolation. The poem appeared in The Globe, Mail and Empire, and was read in Cressy Circuit as part of the Memorial Services by Rev. J. M. Fraser.

Music For Poem

EFFIE WILLIAMSON HOOPER, whose musical setting to the Memorial Poem “King George V” appears in this issue, is a native of Prince Edward County. She attended Picton High School under Principal Robert Dobson. B.A., and graduated under J. R. Sayers from Picton Business College, Belleville, under Rev. W. P. Dyer, D.D., and Miss Ella Gardiner, B.A., and became instructor of music in the same institution. Her published songs include “Britain, Great and Glorious,” and “Don’t Say Good Night to Me Daddy.” Articles on methods of piano teaching have been accepted by leading journals. Following the death of her father, Rev. Richard T. Williamson, she married Mr. Chas. Hooper of Picton, where she continues her studio, Mrs. Hooper possesses a marked ability to interpret the soul of music.