Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1847-05-13
POLITICAL.
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The eliewinc j, Of the finest and most siecuhl
specimens II descriptive poetry:
,icsscd the land 81 Jadea ,h,ise lnosved Of song,
where the hslicst d memories pilsrim-ae tlrong
in the ss.a5e Of Thy palms, hs shores Of thy sea,
GA Tie hills ofthy beauty, my heart is with thee
With the csc Of spirit / look or that shere,
Where the pig grim and prophet have fingered before.
With tho glide 81 spirit ,rsverse the sod,
Made bnght BY the steps q the Angels OF It'd
Blue hills Of the sea. in m, spirit hear
Thy waters fsernessarst, ehisne m, ear
syher the I.osi, and jus, with the people sat down.
And thy spray on the Sas; Of his sandals was thrown
Beyond are Bcthulias mountain Of green,
And the desoiate hills oil the Wild tadarenei
And pause on the goat crsgs Of Tabor TO .es
The CLEAN Of thy waters, dark Galilee
Hark s~sud in thu ,aleys, WHERE swollen and 'trsg,
The rivcr q kshon, is sweeping along,
" here the tsanaani,e with Jehovah IN vain,
AID ,r ,sfreg, grew darh with the bleed Of the slain
,rhere. down frew hi. mountains zehalon came,
And Napalrs stag, with his eye-hslls oi lame,
And sharic,s OF Jahin rolled harmless, On,
Near the arm q the Lord was Altman son
There sleep the siiil ros ard tls caserns whrh as
To the SING which the bosutal Prophecies sang
" ben ,he Princes Of Issacher stord by her SIDE,
Aud the shout ola host In It's triumph replied.
l., Bs,hehsfn's hiIl-sitc before !. seen,
with The mountain aroupl, and the valley. between
There rested tn. shepherds OF ludea, and there
.Ihr song Of the angel ross sweet on the AR.
And Beihany's palm-,rees in beauty ril throw,
Their shadows at noon on the ruins below
BUD where the sisters Who has,ed to greet
The lesiy Rrdecmcr and sit al has icep
tread where the TWELVE in their wny.Iaiing 'rodI
] stand where they stood with the chosen Of Cod
=. his blessing heard and has lessons were laugh
Where the blind restored and the healing "rongh
othrre with his flock The sad wandeter came,
These hills he toiled over in gricfsre The same
The fenns where he drank by nh way side .till fow
And the airs blowing which breahcd his brow
knd thfongedo on her hills sits Jerusalem yet
But with dust her Forehead and chain, on her tee,
Fer the d her pride TO the moekrr hath gone,
And the holy sheelinah IS dark where II .hauc
Bli wherefore this dream, II the earthly ahole
or humanity clothed il the brightness 81 God
" here my spirit has turned lrnm the outward and dim
II could gaze, even now, ON the presence Of Him
M 10 clouds and in tetruts, hl gentle a when
l. love and in mcelncs, he moved an1ng inca
And tins voice which hcathod peace hs Of the .a
10 the hush d my spirlt woald whisper tome.
And what Il my iec may not tread where he stood.
Nor my ears hear the dashing oi Gnlilec's nsad,
Nor my eyes the winch he bowed Inn, u hear
Nor MY kaecs press t,eihsomane'. garden OF prayef
- loved Il the Father, fhy sput, i. mar
J tho meek and The lowiy a0d ihe pcnitcnt hore,
Aad tie yaics II tl,y love is the saine .ten now.
4 al BS3heays iamh, ON olives brow
Oh the outward hath rane-bui in glorr and power
The Sr1r5T survived the things 81 ara haar;
Unchanged, undeeasng its pcpiecosi h4ne
ia the hearts secret alter is burning the .an.