Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1865-08-09
The PrayerIess One.

lie ncscr rravs Ti.a God IF Hezvcn ',2s wa!ched
Der ~ his ,eps, ard ri:h .h.t :.:s:;;eec
Which rarrr :lseos has s;uara".: a ;''il .iea;:.,
Aai sliici;;o;. in from dagger. 1eh'"u2h iaa
hours,
The t,~e.sl.;ass ',c.-s Is yanh. a taa,l npze :.
Ias guarded ali i:is i;,",<lcps e'e7 ilic Wild
Aud ,lcrny PATHS Of lie. and lc,l bm on
In safety through 'lic:a all. In later days.
Still the same hand has ever becn HI: guard
From dangers seen and unseen. Clouds have
lowered,
And tempests Oft have burst aboyc his head
Du: that protecting hand has war'e'l OF
TIE thunder strokes Of death aui sill! IL: stands
A monumcu. of mercy. Years have ps.:.d,
Of varisd danger anu Of yariod guilt.
Bu! still tic :hclIer;ng wings OF love have icn.
0utspread in mercy o'er dim. Ho hath walked
Upon the i.rautcous Garth for many yeara,
Aud skies. aal stars; aui the masnificcnec
or mighty waters. and the warning voice
That speafz ai:;.! tho tempest. and the mates
0r gofter oro iHat Foat on evening Winds
All these have tali him oF a God VIII? clains
The homo Of ;bc saul. And he has lived
And viewed them in their glory as they stood
The workmanship of God; and there has breathe
Around him, even from infancy, q voice
That told Ct mercy bending Ger him
With looks of angel swcetneGs-and of power
Resistless in its going forth, but stayed
By that seraphic mcrcy-still he stands,
Cold and unfeeling as the rock that braves
The ocean billows: still hc-never prays!
:. He never prays A lonely wanderer, cas-:
On life's wild thorny DESERT urging On
His needless steps through man7 secre; snare
And many n danger. Darkness closed round
His dubious path, save here and there ray
That fi!s along the gloom; but still ho soeroa
From some bewildcrsd meteor "f the night
To ask for guidance ana direction etiIi.
lie never p:ays--
Earth's many voices send their songs
OF grateful praise up to the throne
OF the Eternal--inorniug, noon, and night,
On every side around him, swell tho notes
OF alteration, gratitude and joy;
The la.c the grave, tho valley, and the hill,
Swell tho loud chorus-and some happy hearts,
Redeemed from error and restored to peace
And hlest communion with the Holy One,
Join in the glad, the humble, b!issful strain;
But still-hc never pays
When evening spreads
Her solemn shades around him. and the world
Grews din! upon biz eye, and many stars
Scattered in e;cry Ger :he vaG:t Of heaven,
Ceil or The spirit TO retire awhile
Fr.n earth and is low vanites, and seek
TIE nigh @ud loiy il erconrse with Go!
vouc!.:accd 70 Morals hcre---hc reyor prays!
Wheu morning kiniles in The eastern sky,
With all is rsaiani slory, aei the sun
Comes vi in majesty, nnd Ger the Garth
Wakes Ill hor active .r6es To busy life.
Aud breaks the deata.iikc solitude that reigned
Erew ,:@ .'er Names lace; when c. his eye.
Earth sui,,s in beauty 'rcath ias lucid ray,
AMI i,a,hercd s,ngstcra pour thei. s,rsius of jc
Upon ais car ) It'll, TO. uo;c 2f praise
Or i.r::.i!c r;.y.r ar;<.- ire,,. ;:i,!ir>;
Mot: ...,c! narn .s;ui:.. 3 u. - s:'e.t
And -cs:a:: ;oTt'h,.s, 'a'i - ia',.s
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Its h4urs pleasure. :"an III. ~. a=s5;
And "a III: .:sau.:ius ,yo sda:! .SGr = o.-.";
Unceasi:,:: :flapdnr ii @,cs"iiy.
! Oh, w.su the scene. nC :i:c have G::ci al,
Like morning visions, ;;ni; MY 'piri stands
Before the Judcmcn; Turpne and ileds It's lsoa
And wo-ds and tdousL.s al re;iSer:4 IN hcsre
Then may it rot DO found recorded thcro
! OF mc-I:c never pray4