Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1860-02-01
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THE BRIDAL.


A throng had gathered tn the fesial seenc,
A gay and brilliant thronR The chandeliers
shed down n hood of son and elVcry light
| pom lair woman IN her dcckrd attire,
Pressing Win tiny hct tho velvet floor.
And mai'ood III his nobeness aud sreAsth
Standing erect. or bending gracchll!
To cach hc accents "r some gentle voice..
Al iac,s W"ir u smile, and every heart
Beat hlgh VITA hopclulnrss aud JOY;
For tie! iIai nat I" gazc upon II scene
Like unl" that which consccru,td ldeu,
Nheu the pfine'al pair s,ood mid lis lo,eliness
And God pronounced them one. and blust the tund
With hts own gracious aud appf", inl smile:
White antolN, h"Noring rbund on rosy wing,
Attained lrlr harps aud with scraphie siraIn
As wA,n they shouted Ger Cr,aiiuus morn,
SANG {" Ia, praise Of TIM, sweet tender re
Anch NOW, 1trl turnc In unison div inc
Had liuN,d two hulnan hearts, and made the Earth
mnnr oi The skcs-rchccting ni
lie hrlgttn, ~ and liz bliss.
In SNOWY stole, with solemn mien,
Enters the n,a OF Goi the hook OF frat.r
Etn,aih n, arm. While on his thou ghlitii bruw
81 mid t- H,SIhy, with rr,vrcnt awe.
IhtTu Is a ~tir throughout the crowded rooms,
Amt every q, is turned with eager gu,o
, ewnrla u,y hti,lc, with her attendant tri,n--
40 tnt,IIn-, s,dc b.! side, naidcns aud thcn
DJpi,N ~ graceful lines each with his innte
=" Ih,ir appointed places Through this living aisle
fI,c iunlsior, With measured -tep aud saw,
Draws near the bridal pair flashed Is The hum
hi w,r,l VOICES. Aplcn"ss pr'hhnd
Falls uAr tt nmullc IN the assembled thr,ng
A. Nh'n the u's, oi industry grow nuts
E,t'rc Ia, Stiffness Of y summers eve,
Aud t,n tue - lhyrs t"N ~ hght, with the leaves
A. tt"u.b lh,S karcd !" break The deep fepose.
50, to. ,"w WhlNp,r, nor tu-tli,g sik,
tWu hrtu-, u'oI nil eyes; aud every u.r,
h..hl, await, tic -aoran',utal words
That nit,, IT,, N man and wife.
In cocmii attitude
They stand IL. ar the bridegroom from his Erlle,--
Shc rr,.p it sal While, an emblem III
nl VIRGIN Innocence and purity,
luciV,od III ""ly grace, lows her vuied head,
Ji-i Is "a Li. cr'uis as II Ia hide
II tt1dt -; .Nu.IA rtum the curious eye
Atr h, wruuu Win manly front had faced
ll, ,mnatl. host, and c"uly mingled
Il, tAs upr n.,-,i ,Hd the dead! strife,
lu't- MttN a le''Nr brow, hui soiirled hentf
Ca her, i'o t.t". rn partner III his lfc.
lm,r hand, at, ipuud-thc solemn Charge Is gireni
Nud Lt l. ,aipd upon before his t"d,
Aud Ia the pf,7"u"c Ut nticrtng men,
! " ssiy, TIER through all their future days,
WIZ sII,t hJ,tN amt ching, love,
lie VIII IrDi,ct aud cherish thai TAR one
Who hHtl /" han her NIL Ut earthly JOY
I VI,id,d WITH ,uil aud trrN,nl truet.
lie -N,s Oh, Ice, and SHE nkc responds:
hen viii iL' Eating ring golden itr"
az iutts o"mr i,i"d crcir, they r"niirm
Thor NtlIt Vi uiuu aud then mutuNl ,ows
AMI lu tin. triuu., ever hlvs,ud name
~ Falhcr, >nn. aud Everlasting spirit,
rs pro. ltI,u, that They that death nlunc
NIyh lur,s al human ties, however dear,
tHu.fcul IA" .1rrgd huIl,
M'chH they TOW the blessing 10 receive,
And as ~ n. ,,',Ir,ad haud, the man oi God
lint 't~'.' t.p III HNcnly favor ir descend
,.n. iI' iv'. vino thn~. with pliglcd love,
lIrd iiun,i i.r veal ar there mortal lives,
VI bll ~ ul all the eyes that sIarkl,d il,rr
Nnhh! d % tr1rf WHAT heart did mol repeat
Ito ,Ltnc-j rrwi thai to, would ~miio upon thcm-
Nou.d Wlln Di- eu,,iiluc li.nl their future pah,
Ani sutr t,rm through the changing scees OF earth
iu 10. iru'.ug "l q purrr love,
Aud u mote t,ri.,t irll"w sap IN lIcayen2
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