Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-10-07
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For the Republican,
EPHEMERAL SKETCHES.
BIZ A REcLcsE PHILoNATH.

A few evenings ago, while engaged in the
'eyisceration of some of the abstruse technicali
ties of forensic lore, change came gently over
the spirit of my mind and spurring the longel
endurance of the chafng shaekles of legal study
she plumed her wings and Sailed forth to revel
"a while among the varigated scenes of imagina'
tion. Darling back with lightning speed to the
,days of other years-when to her infantine Vi
sion the world seemed clad in the gorgeous ha-
biiiments of Eden before the fall, and the young
heart leaped with gladness under the magic in
huence of the star of hope-she soon perceived
with mingled emotions Of pleasure and Of pain
that the trail of the serPentlay dimly upon ma
nv of the choicest fowefets and richest gems
among the "reminiscences of the past. She then
hoyered a moment over the clustering realities
of the present; and finding among them nothing
sufficiently fascinating to spring joy or to in
-duce smile, she dropped tear of anguish and
hastily essayed to wing her flight to the realms
of the future; where the gloom of uncertainty is
but partially relieved by the luminous bow of
prophetic promise. She there gazed and mused
awhile on scenes fraught with wonders unuttera-
bic; and having, as through glass darkly,
caught glimpse of the glittering domes of the
mansions of the redeemed on high, she doveiike
and pensively returned to the storm-tossed bank
of her nativity, bearing in her bosom little
scroll eontaing the following Ephemeras.
~See truth, love and mercy in triumph decending,
And nature all glowing with Edens first bloom;
On the cold cheeks of death smiles and roses are
blending,
And beauty immortal awakes from the tomb"
Beyond the Light Of the vast orb of day
The glowing shadow Of a throne appeared,
Whereon the King or kings might deign to sit;
Whilst from the void around a small still voice,
With melody replete, my soul entranced,
And Whispering said. Belieue andssoa shat af're:
With joy elate, and wrapped in thought profound,
i, fearless, bowed aadoffered up prayer
To Him, who, seated on the great white throne,
Rulesall creation with his viii supreme:
when, 10, a sraile from the Messiahs face
lllumed the bridge DER the dark gulf of death,
And lit the pathway to eternal life.
High o'er the mansions ofthe ransomed hosts
A banner streamed in majesty sublime;
And On lis crimson folds saw inscribed,
In characters oflight, in every tongue
Believe and love The Lamb Of God and hrc?
And ever and anon that small still voice,
With charms seraphie, whispered In myea,
II am the resurrection and tic life; ....
Whose on me believes, shall ncrer die."
Say; did not Christ, when man was doomed to
woe.
From Heaven descend to make lam glorious heirs
the Prince OF Peace was slain that nan might
live,
Aad bask forever in Jehovah's smiles.
When he the bars of death asunder burst,
And rose in godlike triumph from the tomb,
The morning stars with joy together sung.
And angelbands pealed forth their loftiest strains
In praise ofHim whose blood redeemed the world
For ages dimmed by Errors 6tful glare,
And gloomed by the destroyers fellest hate,
Truth now arose, with wreaths ofvictory crown
ed,
And ransomed man proclaimed her empire come.
Long exiled from the wrangling, ,sin-cursed world
PEACE, too. returned-a peerless queen oflight-
Her rule resumed the pure in heart among,
And knit the lion to the lamb in love.
Now-crown'd d with all the riches oftbe cross
Arrayed in all the spseRdor of the skies
The brightest angel in the realms Of bliss
MERcY-the highest attribute of God
Her diadem assumed; and shouts of praise
Announced the triumphs ofredeeming grace.
The earth was deluged with a sea ofloye;
The sun and moon and stars were bathed in love;
The heaven of heavens was brimned with holy
love,
And Gods eternal universe was LOVE.
What sound-what heavenborn sound steals on
the ear?
List "Tis the small still voice of Salem's King,
In mercy whispering to the sinful heart:
The soul that sin,,dh shall torcrer diet
Believe, and shoc the arisdom Of man
Beiere, and scin the riches ofa God.
MrILERsBURG O., October, 1858.