Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1858-03-04
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The world was still. Around there hung upon
The hills, and circling the lofty brows of the
Majestic trees, band of silvery light,
Shed from the newly created stars,
Which played in glorious imagery
Above the sleeping trust of many angels,
And hung in wreaths of heavenly beauty
From the high dome of Gods new creation,
With one end casping the golden throne
of the Most High, and its fellow winding
Inloving circles round the garden of peace,
Where man with angel watchers slept.
The noon of night near, and the radiant
Wings.of many angels fitting
Here and there through airy space,
Laden with sweet blessings from thu" Holy One"
And stirring thes airs Of Eden
Into celestial harmonies as they moved.
The murmuring music 1oated tlIr ough the
Yielding foliage of the luxuriant trees, while
The leaves were hung in subdued stiffness
As it passed. when each one caught the
Divine melody, and created its echo.
Whispering it among themselves.
TWAS the our in which the Holy Presence
Had chosen to review his creation,
And to wander mi d the wondrous beauties
'of his newly pecped Paradise.
He came descending or the broad aud wavy
Circles Of that celestial light, attended hya
Body guard. Of mighty cherubim, who,
With yelled faces and their harps of gold,
Made Heavens empyrea dome ie-echo, and
Shook the new set stars, as summer breezes
Shake the evening dew.
Peace and Love, winherads, and twin loves,
Flew on before, bearing bright censers
From which there great clouds of incense
Which hung in-many elorionsfcld
About their track, or as gorgeous canopy
Foated high above and from out whose bilowy oldngs
The silvcry wings of the attending troops flashed out,
And were withdrawn, to reappear in more
Glorious beauty, and to sweep celestial music
RFrom the glad stars hung out in space
like Wild nd-harps forever tuned, and
Forever breathing praises to Him, the master-land
Which hung them there.
Descending in many wondrous fold, they drew near
Earth, which lay al! tremblingi in Joy and awe,
In all her virgin purity and TRUTH dressed in
The robe which God best loved to see her in j;
For she had called her waiting maid, The moon,
To spread her azure veil Of svery light DER all
She looked the bride she 80 foe,
For God had come to give her to mankind.
Awhile they stopped, in mid air hung,
.Ani Godlooked down upon the world and smiled;
Then all silently they stood on earth,
And waited while tho Supreme One went forth alone.
Nature with her thousand voices hushcd,
Bowed in humble alteration at his feet,
And each and every attribute of earth
Reioced to do him homage.
AS he walked the majestic tress bowed their
Regal heads, and all things living the mighty
Presence felt, and sudden silence
Brooded DER the world.
\ while twas thus, then tive Almighty babe
All things be glad, and gash of ripping harmony
Burst from the glad fountains, and the music
oil Breathing buds, and the soft nght-wnds laden with
The perfume of n igh-loving flowers came softly OH,
And aid the beauteous offering humbly at his feet.
Then Beauty born, and Sublimty
Her eldest brother, and her twin, sprung up,
And thus they wandered, hand in hand,
With God, their father while Beauty in a
Moment of gushing fondness, flung about
The brow of the celestial King a wreath
OF living light, which glowed with the fervor
or things immortal, and received new lustrc
From the approving smile which beamed from
Fie mild eye of Heavens universal King.
/" Henceforth,' said he, "my child, my gentle one,
Shalt thou renew the earth and sky, and spread
The w0ndrous colors which thy hand has made.
And thou shalt lie withili the heart of man,
And cause 10 unfold and bloom all the
Lovely attributes planted there, and thou shalt
Lift his soul from earth, and point his gaze
Above; anl let it linger mid the whrling worlds
In space, and stir within him
High and holy loves ambitions and desires,
And ahaN him to w.ishAnd reach
After things infinite nd immeasurable;
And thou shalt melt his soul to tears.
And 1t shall come gushing iron the
,Unfathomable depths Of his heart, and
Pour along in unbroken stream Of
Love to me, duty to his God.'
Oh, the thrilling music of that voice,
As it sweled in its bewildering sweetness
Upon the virgin air of Edenin that hour;
Twas like the chime Of heavy bells
Changing mid the m0untains
Angels heard it, and from out the peoped air
Burst the melody of thousand harps
And poured in rich pulsations through
Eden's shaded aisles
Montpelier, February, 1855