Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-10-16
Hymn OF Advent.

which In grandeur OF conception, ioltineSS OF po-
etical expression, terrible sublimity of appeal,
or child like tenderness of alteration, will never
be eXcelled by the imagination of man, though
his invention enable him ofollow the herald bird
to meet the sun, or to ponder among the ancient
sepulchres under the sea.
OF all sacred songs endeared and hallowcd by
memory, none is so sublmely beautiful so Hea-
ven-inspred as this
'Watchman Tell us of the night,
What its signs of promise are
'Traveler Der yon mountains height,
See that glory-bcaming star
Watchman does it's beauteOus ray
Aught Of JOY or hope foretell?
Traveller yes it brings the day
Promised day of Israel
Watchman tell us of the night
Higher, yet, the star ascends? F?
Traveller blessedness and light
Peace and truth its course portends.'
'Watchman will its beams, alone,
Gid the spot that gave them birth 2
Traveller ages are its own
See it bursts DER all the earthp
'Watclman! Tell us of the night
For the morning seems to dawn
Doubt and terror are withdrawn
'Watchman let thy wanderngs cease
HE thee to thy quiet home ?
'Traveler 10 the Prince of Peace =
Lo the SoN of Con has come =
The foregoing is dialogue We had heard it
sung thousand times, but never understood its
full beauty, until read by an old man in an OBJ
scurc, country church in Virginia. We had
heard celebrated preachers recte the hymn, and
had heard it sung by great congregations in the
woods, until the leaves on the trees seemed to
trembe with the stentorian melody but never
until quietly given out by that unccebrated
old wOrshiper, did we comprehend the vast i'm
agery, the sublime, solemn vision which the poet
saw. The thoughtful reader is transported To
Palestine. He sees Jerusalem as Saathael saw
ere the Roman Titus drove the shriekng plow-
share over the broken walls of Salem. A Tray
oler, footsore and weary, comes beneath The bas-
tiOns, and deserving the dim figure of the senti-
mel on the tower far above him, cries Watch
man tell us of the night! The hills, surround
ing Israel's proud capital, with their fig and OIL
i've trees, pomgranates and vines were buried in
night, and only the huge dome Of the Temple and
the spires of the oftier abernacles rose in silent
magniGcence above the ramparts from which the
warriors Of Jacob bade defiance to Caesar and the
world, and night, imperial with stars, reigncd
over Jerusalem. Thus, accosted, the Watchman,
forgetful Of his charge of the sumbering city,
and looking niently across the Dead Sea and
towards Mount Pisgah answers
Traveller DER yon mountain height
See that glory beaming starr
We can conceive that from his elevation the
Watchman saw the uprising signal of salvation
while before curiosity moved the tired wayiar-
er from his place of rest under the wall and that
the conversation back and forth and at intervals
lasted until the keen-eyed sentinel cried in amaze
ment and awe, prostratng himself towards the
East
Traveller Lo the Prince of Peace
Lo the Son OF Con has come =
This we imagine to be something like the po-
cts conception who has given to the world an i'm
mortal little poem which will live whilever chris
tian mother sing and tell Of the Heaven born
babe of Bethlehem. And when we of The earth
shall have been, other millions, purified at bap-
tlsmal founts yet untouched by flesh Of sinless
babes fashioned like Him of the Manger, will ga
ther in new and more splenddy fashioned tenn
pies 10 sing that inspiring song Of Zion
INSIGNIFICANT CONDUCr-The Sacramento In
ion advertises a musical company who were un-
able TO pay their printing bill of dozen dollars,
or So This is the meanest act of mean printers
Why should a printer advertise delinquent debt
ors more readily than any other man of business ?
In ordinary business transactions persons are fire.
quently placed in circumstances disqualifying
them to pay their debts on a certain day why