North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1852, 1851-08-30
CHRIST TAKEN FROM THE CROSS.

BY THE REV. JAMES LEVERS.
Look forth from the hattlement Waterman of Zion!
Look forth to yon hill, whose summit atar,
Meath the deep clouds of terror that round are lying
The hosts of the mighty arc gathered for war.
There waged is that battle, predicted for ages,
All heaven for Its witness, all earth for It's prize:
Oh say mid the gloom where that dread conflict RACES
Does the ensign Of Jesse still wave to the skies?
Kings, princes, and priests, from yon heaven bending
over,
Gaze breathlsssly downward, intent the fight;
Aud, poised on bright pinions, the cherubm hover,
Mid the gloom that oershadows that cross crested
And the tombs bursting wide and temple-ve rending
Proclaim what deep is investing the day
Oh Waterman, look forth while his people defending,
How fareth Prince midst the fierce closing fray
o Zion thy Captain, though bleeding and wounded
St bears him serene mid the press of his foes
And the standard of Jesus, though ercey surrounded
Still floats DER the battle, sublime as it rose
Hark! heard you that shout! See! the darkness Is
clearing,
And the light bursts again. that Swallowed with
And 10 through the fast flying shades they bearing
The Conqueror down from the cross to the tomb
No Pa.ans of victory lovfuly hail him,
AS down from the red field he's breathicssly borne
But the he has ransoned all bllndly assaIl him
With dark frowns of vengeance, with loud cries q
Pale pale is his brow, and the wrath Of the Ioeman
Has marked his bright visIge with many ii scar;
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Meier bore such victor, mid shouts, from the war.
Arise from the dust, captive daughter of Zion!
Go forth with the tlnIbrels and welcome thy King
For thy foes OH Won field poweress y ing;-
The grave has terror, and death has no sting!
For the strong gates of hell in that STRIFE he has shaken
Back. back from the prey, and the terrible din
And princes and powers in their flight orcriaken
By the Publishing bolt, and dashed headlOng from
heaven.
He saw the dread cloud DER his people impending,
And swiftly shield them he came from his thTonc
And his arms yon for their shelter extending,
He made all their griefs and their soTrows his own
Wild burst the dark but the love that he bore
Quick challenged the lightnings to Calvary's tree;
And the fierce cloud Of wrath passing harlnlessy er
them,
Has spent all its thunIers bicst Surety, on Thee.
IT'S finished =! See Justice, her foregoing,
Retires from the field at that conquering word
She has the rich blood Of the sacrifice flowing,
And cancelled the sentence, and flung down the sword
And 20 on the brow of yon heaveli fast clearing,
The symbol of safety resplcndantIy shown,
Where the angel of Mercy, i'll beauty appearing,
Her emerald rainbow filings bright found the throne
Descend from the field of thy fame, Julah's Lion
When the standards of earth shall in darkness be furled
Thy name shall inherit the praises of Zion,
And the flag of thy triumph shall DER the world.
Bove the front ranks of faith shall it fuer undaunted
Ger torrid tracts er the white Arctic
And wherever that a-conquering banner Is planted,
The glad singing desert shall bloom like the rose.
Twill wave mid the gloom where the prisoner is signing
And the pale, dropping captive shall bound from his
chain
Twill wave over the couch where the weary is dying,
And the dim eye shall brig hten mid darkness and pain
Meath its folds shall the gathering nations assemble,
And the darkness shall ee and the crescent grow pale,
And Bel shall bow PROSTATE, and Nebo shall tremble
Where that conquering flag filings its folds to the gale