Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1855-05-12
P 0 IT ICAL.
PALE TIN E.
BYJ. @. WHITTIER.

III J. u. WHiillEh.
Dlcst land Of Judea thrice hallowed Of song,
Where the holiesl ofmcmorics pgrinl.likc thrnng
In the shade Of thy palms, by the shores oftly sea
On the hills Of thy beauty, my hcart with the
With the eye of spiritI look on tha, shore,
Where pilgrim. and prophet have fingered before
With the glide of spirit traverse the sod
Nlade bright by tho steps Of the angels of God
Blue sea Of tho hills ! in my spirit hear
Thy waters, Gcnncsaret, chime OH my car IS.
Where the T.owly and Just with the people sal
down, 10
And thy spruy on tho dust Of lis sandals was
thrown. EHi
Beyond are Bcthua's mountains Of green,
And the dcsolatc hills Of the wild Gadarcne;
Aud pause on tho goat.crugs Of Tabor to see
The CLEAN of thy waters, oh dark Galilec !
Hark, a sound in the valleys, where, swollen and
strong,
Thy river, oh KsIlon, is sweeping along
Where tho ,cauaante sttovc with Jehovah in
And thy torrent grew dark with tho blood OF the
slain. ,,,.5. -.-. .,.'- .e....4..l
There, down from bis mountains stein zebalon
caplc, ,Es:si.i y .--.- :. = -, e
and Nap!tha's Stag, with lis eys.balls Of flame,
And The cl,u.io. of Jabn .olles harncssly OH,
For The arn, Of the Lord was Abinoan,'s'aon!
There sleep the still rocks and the cavcrns which
rang,
To the song which the beautiful Prophecies sase,
When the Prnccs Of Issacar stood by her side,
AMI tl,e shout of host in its triumph replied.
10! Be,hleieln's hill.stc before me is seen,
ith the mount lin around aud valleys between ;
There rested the shepherds OF Judah, aud tlie'c
The song Of the angels rosc swcc. en- the mir.
And Bc,hany's palm trees in beauty still throw
Their shadows at noon on The rni'ls below;
Htlt where arc tUe ststeEs WIZ HeNlCHco " b Wv
The lowly Redccmcr and sit at his lect7 ,...
tread where the TWELVE in their waytaring trod;
stand where they stood with The Chosen of God!
Where HIS blessing was heard, and Ills lessons
were taught;
Where the blind were restored, aud tho healing
was wrought.
Oh! here with his flock the sad wanderer came,
These hills he toiled over in grief are the same J
The foun,s where he drank By tho waysde still
flow, E--.
And the same airs are blowing which breathod on
his brow.
And nd.hroncd on her hills sits Jerusalem yet,
Bu, with dust on her forehead, and chains Oh her
feet; l
For the crown of her pride to the mockef hath
And Ike holy Shrchna Is dark where i. slone.
But wherefore this dream Of tic earthly abode
OF humanity clothed ii the brightness of God
Were my spirit bu. turned from the outward and
dim Ht
II could gazc, even now, on tho presence Of Him.
Not in clouds and in tetrors, bu. gentle MS when
In love and in mcckncss he moved anong men
And the voice which breathcd peace to The waves
of the sea,
In the hush Of my spirit would whisper to me!
And wla. il ms fec! may no. tread where he
stood,
Nor my ears hear the dashing Of Gailce's food,
Nor my eyes see the cross which he bowed him
to bear, .,.. ...
Nor my knees press Gctlsemanc's garden Of
prayer, .-.as
Yet, Loved of tho Father, thy spirit is near,
TO The meek, and the lnwly, and pcnilent here !;
And the voice Of thy love is the same even now,
Az Il. Dcthauy's tomb. or OF oyet's brow.
oh, tho outward ha.l, gone! but in glory and
power,
The spiri, sursivclh tho things Of an hour'
Unchanged, u,decpying, its Pcnccost famo
On the hearts secret altar is burning the na'nc.
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