Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1862-08-08
..TRlTli, THE LIGlET."
fPocm delivered ny G'GNErr W,LKEE, at the Com
mrnuI-nt # Ii. uuiversity Lewisburs, July sIst,
INV--aud published BY request


Aud "Nhat i Truth :" Jrennt fhate cf'i'
Nhen quickly ha-''Hln; i'oh 'h- -''lor -'.'
He gave cuhH'ht :" tH'-' NIv -oi-h' h,s p''Ni'
That they might say u" NY e"h Di ""l.
The d'r7t Wa~ f.nr laJth i'it 'hr r'hdiis sh 'h'
Aud tr-fuhiIu: o. lt- c"n'"r "f.i H.h.at
IT. quiv"rin- mouth '"'h ""r'~- ir'm 'hrlT tfA'ts
tgu-e, sto'! with new liie ami ""ni rug si~ei
Iien the sight. Thick darkness than ""Tspr"a!
The Earth The sun. IT, ir- ill hii" fiom meh-
A. {: ashamed 10 Sttnrs' such = ne.
III Finished jesus u''Aly rr'ri. and tNen
,i-,. uq che sho-t. III i.oman guard stood watch.
The So, t.-I uT..l Lrs foss hauud ,ysab
Tire dtys lie lay "nsrsYp"i lu l'"'i embrace
Hut TO- tur marur- aa"uri. Back ru!ed the stoneI
3 AMI tertn from n4t Tie confines "i ite grave
op ming ths portals u rt-rnai '.aE.
Thou wa The WORT q ".i riti~ true ana men
believed "ilh thrlst ia .'oI' thnt "''' "H> rum
Tha, to ms followers pu ths m'4ut, chfIst 'paAe;
'tiu preach the truth m every trIl- ami rtme,
Amt Iu' IN with YOU unhi Iintr siIiI END
lie spake. and Thtiart -ht -idne r'in! MS mean,
In 1t lie iuIrK y yauIs'-! iEum their -l-nt'
Go heaven II" r1se- 'u-sl-, th WING vrtspreai,
t-Y dow To- welcome ttim-'hr rum. tue 'l-hi
IT, sacred iew then leIt that halo" u ground,
t. bear th~ tttugs - fy..- ""rIi;
Through persecution % ttri. ihry h"'4 uhih-l'i
That banner. ou wi''' 'a-t ret .rnieht sh"ue
The light & rrI'h-oH-rriu- % Heaven. aud mid
s'flitilou-, trials, AMI r-op."s aHi sr"!s
If Jerrins muititui"s they preached thr Frnth
Whose light sh"u- Der the 'trih' when darkness
Nrri the place, wlrr.. nailed upon the Cross
i;y -iufgi men, tn hiHu!.H- SAVIOR hung.
That light. which burst the letters Of The grave,
That lll l unnCe 70 th' il' u-teT DEATH
That crushed the power Of satan trrhch rous wiies,
And laI for man path IN which I" tread
Towards lite ei-TnHl sht :" bliss SUI RENE"
knI through iung s-c- ui -nocrriius years.
. Through hopes ant fears oi men and nations past,
Has .'-r been felt the ma gic light OF Truth.
/ Though Ignorance, AMI >iprr-titipn's rule,
Euguii,.i in one vast 50 gloom ami Fo",
The eastern world ths -tprn- %; war, and crimes untOl
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