Daily American organ., 1856-04-22
AMERICAN ORGAN.
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Gin hoe signo yinces."
Cd The Cross.


8s tbY REy. j. L BERTHoLLKT, N. d.
UreaA a Sword and seeptre for Crown"
There is no victory in any sign
but His who is the Way the Truth, the Life:
The Cross" takes life, fois death, and conquers ALL
Peace, in immortal glory, crowns the strife
And he that overcomes is heir Of all,
That God can give, to daughters OF 70 sons. i. l
BE patient wisely brave, and overcome
All i'll with good. This Is the strife the prize
Bear Gross, WELD sword, sway secptre wear crown
John, the divine, the messenger of God--(see Rev
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Thus testfes Of Gods re coming through y
His holy Son. Christ Jesus. Let ears hear
The gospel of the aye-ervolying sphere.
al saw messenger in mid heaven fly
EyanQelizing all that dwell on earth,
And with a voice ofpower the word he gives,
Declares Revere thy God be pure in heart
Be scutall round from sell; be crucifed
From selfwilled selEindulgelce Cast quite out
From motive, thought or action, all that life
That breathes not Father, not my will but Thine i"
Seek wisdom to live out the laws Of God,
Written on all that is through all that lives,
Deeper, more glowing, throughout all that loves,
SIiSSt tnJ nci w hcoutc nou ioNS,
Which makes all others happy. Live the life
OF being who thou art as best thou canst,
Learning and doing what God would have done;
Let truth transfx thy heart; thus bear the Cross.
Be no more blind idolater of SELF
But bs most purely, beauteously thyselg tf
The image, in the likeness of thy God!
Fit temple for his holiness to dwell
And reign, unrivallcd, in his untold peace
"Give unto Him all glory," 'Tis His due,
His crisis hour is now" Come, then, to light
And in the Light of Truth alj~s@. tLysclf,
Judge not another; let Gods truth Judge himl
Be thou exemplar, guide the erring ones;
Not kissing scandal, hurting obloquy.
Brave gentle faithful, speak thy truth from love.
Begin, and well pursue, and end each work
AS wrought from God out-wrought in love for man.
Thus Come to judgmentl"t Wait not to be judged
As base delinquent, hypocrte, or slave,
But faithful, cheerful, conscious child of God,
Co-worker with the great Redeeming Love!
"Pay alteration unto him who made
The heaven the earth the sea, aud fountains all.
He made thee all thou art, and He sustains,
He gave to thee thy life, and asks thee "trust
Without reserve that He who made viii savev
He asks thy free consent to do His will &
whose distrusts his God, to save himself,
By living self-willed, selfish, censorous life, .a
Shall lose the seeming good he would secure.
But he who trusts the wisdom love, and power
OF God, who made, sustains, redeems, and saves;
Yielding in trust, denies this transient life,
That he may cultivate the undying life.
Such know their God, know the eternal life,
Exempl6ed in Messiah Christ-the Son,
So holy unctioned in our Fathers love
That chastens lovingly, redeems, and saves
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All animal subserved to gody life,
Throwing "the Resurrection and the Life,
Yielding self-will to do Gods Holy Will;
Tried by that quick and powerful two-edged sword"
Raise now and WELD thy Cross" it is the sword
The spirit wields. the Truth, the Word of Cod
'Tis rectitude from love in equity
Pure love, bright shining truth, just charity
AL searching out the deep-emotioned springs
OF the live-motives, or the forms of thought
Outbirth'd in words or actions base or high,
Whether for self or God for death or life.
Earth-life and powers subdued TO love Of God
Thy Gross" become sword, brightgleaming truth,
Twill light thy warfarepath at every stroke
Of faithful hero-action for the right,
In every phase of strife for human veal.
Now, thou canst teach to others truth from love,
And love redeemed becomes sweet life to thee
When "peace of God" in saving man, delights
Makes happier than words expressed can tell
And thou see'st gathered round thee in a band
The truth-taught care-worn, peace-subjected souls
Who by thy bright example followed On
To learn and knowing, love to do Gods will
Then, sheathe and have enwreathed thy usty sword,
Sway it. scepre. See a crown awaits!
,Tis on thy head
Prince, Princess, reign in peacel
s m BERTHoLLET, l56, Pa. av.
WAsHNeroS, d. c. April 20, 1856.