The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-04-09

~ Mses es.utifI psfrtiAys Ia he Gal
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Tho vaketul shepherds watched thsir foidsd ~,
S'so 40 me radiant glory Of The skies, -
S'n an xe'ic bufst upon their eyes, E
n nna .ac~ y stealing on their wondering ear
Tue Glad sounds. twas Heaven itself to hear:
nov - the Christ, the promised Saviour born!',
o'un ~ =, descending the celestial train A
Twsn we 'ols chorus ofthe rapturous strain;
~, ~ on me gale the notes departing die,
n a. !ne bright vision melts into the sky;
Did they not then with bursts Of transport raise
VIZ uus 'ouo nosanna of exultiug praise?
~ IN uemohng homage round the manger bend,
Watcn every look, and every smile attend, -
To form an Offering for the BABE e divine,
Rn1 mus ne came! Not kinglke, circled round
mail clad thousands, or with trophies crown'd.
xO' MS me panoply Of conscious fame,
a. - "u sh % oe-scarce heard of-Jesus came.
Al ana wnen bis mortal part matufed to man,
n nls e.!ltnIy ministry at length began;
Celestial midness DER his teatures eIowed
", w ME from his lips sublimest precepts flowed:
aus nu nano. Ger Natures Saffled laws supreme,
Out wrought the widest wonders of dream.
From dark and rayiess orbs dispersed the night.
Ops,d the dull ear to sounds of new deiirht.
stretched the shrunk sinew, loosed the speechless
tongue,
And walked the vital .n.,L ub.,. ao...,
damps were hung! 00
1 mo deal to other voice, the obedient tomb
For Him reversed her universal doom,
:, Twas the sole bliss Of his benignant SWAY
1 neai ali wounds, and wipe all tears away.
More fell than sickness, colder than the grave.
Men shared his gifts, yet spurned at him who rave
Our Saviour! guieless, poor, BETRAYED.
Meek as lamb that mutely watts the blade.
Purc az the dewy pearl of infant day,
Soft az the tear that pity wipes away;
Driv'n tbro' the world unknowinr where tn lie
DeSDI5e0, rP1cCt led and e, 4;
Surely no energy of human power
Could bear him scatheiess in this trying hour:
holier armour fenced him az he trod
His dangerous path-the panoply of a God.
o turn on yonder faded form your eyes.
Oppressed with sorrow, and consumed in si9bs,
Mark that pale brow, with streaming blood inn
brued, -
Where Resignation blends with Fortitude:
Those lips in inward prayer that gently move,
~, Inose eyes YET oeamlng with unconquered love;
The meek composure which those looks declare
That holy calm-and say if guilt be there?
0 love unbounded, more than worlds can tell.
Tho hymning angels on the theme should dwell:
Not to one people, not one age confined
But flowing ever on to all mankind!
See on the cross those limbs in torture bano
ConvuIsed and quiv'ring with the beautiful bang,
"A deeper sorrow dwells upon that face
nan pains severest agony could trace;
Zen now hls spirit mourns Creations woes
ana oreathes compassion for hiscruel foes.
See by worlds united crimes opprest,
He bows his head submissive on his breast:
Now fades tn. light from those expiring ewes.
And Judah's king-her Lord-her Saviour dies
As the submissive victim yielded up his breath,
Long loud hosannas Knocked his groan of death.
Can this be he before whose awful nod
Even seraphs shrink? Is this the Son of God7
Heir of the world and Monarch of the sky,
The voice of Nature shall itself replv
Else why, oh Sun, conceal thy face in dread,
Why tremble earth and why give up the dead?
Oh, had pinons fleet as those that bear
In dove e1ulting thro' the realms of air.
Where Jesus bled, or where be musing strayed-
Bend with sigh DER every relic near,
And pay each shrine the tribute of a tear.
The night is DER; the Saviour's now on high.
And shedding radiance on the Weakening sky.
10, ne has lived to bless, has died to save.
And burst the Drazen letters of the grave!
Break forth, ye mountains, into joyful song!
Ye barren wilds, the rapt'rous strain prolong!
Ye angels, strike the full resounding Tyre,
Swell the glad chorus. all ye heavily choir!
For, as his flock the tender shepherd leads
To softer herbage and more fertile meads
He leads his followers far away,
Their guide in darkness their defence by day
VIII not the eioquence of earthly speech
Tan Iron from negn. which fancy scarce can reach,
staff in sorrow and friend in joy!
All, risen Saviour! Thou who smiled
And prayed for pardon, when the Jew reviled.
On! thou hast been the harbinger of light
TO myrads darklng in their goddess night
Faith in thy name shall purge each worldly stain
Wrench the loose links that bind this mortal chain
Whisper Of realms untrayelled, paths untrod,
And lead like Jacobs ladder up to God.
WAsRINGToS, D. c., April 4.
*"The Nativity" by Mengs.
"Christ in the hands of the Soldiers" by Car.
reggie.
''Ecco Homo,' by Guido.