New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-03-01
From the Methodist Home Journal
Jesus wEFT.-JOhu II IS.


Ina ueSCEl psiVl4 Va DVs"i'iAJs -
va work, From Dan to Beersheba.nl
,blniBg breath swept DER the terraced
a. olives, which in discordant tones
\ accents drear, mOurnful requiem
things were clothed in gloom, and weary
,roIlen streams in murmuring cadence
am he wales of loved Judea. The moons
II face was yelled mid curtains dark
whose folds,
M seecy fringes droop'd in pensive woe.
,stviDkling stars their gladstone lustre
lonely night, with measured tread, slow
pCiseless way DER earth, and at each
N % NO breath put out the light Of
nm Pc Peaceful folds the timid flock meier
ras silence all No sound disturbed the
,s some shril note from startled bird
am fear portentious of impending i'll,
restless wing its wild, sad moaning
made;
.aoye from distant cot with cooling chimes,
= calling to its mate for company.
withered buds of choicest beauty slept
Icanscious ali as DER their mother earth,
n dropping hung, unheeding and I'M
touched;
signing winds descending, sought the
Nose spreading branches ftful stirred, as
low
graceful attitude bereft of fruit
Cypress trees swayed to and fro
Ike mourners mute by inmost feeling
B,lr tall heads how'd as brooding i'll: each
M leaf
.deeDen'd color bore; meet emblem of
n hour 70 come. And these with num-
rus Fig
h olive, and many a clust'ring vine
Nh rustling sound were now in shadow
cast;
hos forms nought needing played DER
faded grass:
thoughts.
ttime for holy worship of the God
earth and heav'n, who all things good-y
d mans improvement here, and better
state;
ncse only Son beloved, He freely gave,
puement made for sins of fallen world.
Bat woe was Time when, with relentless
hand
marked that quiet home where ever
bod mem'ries of the past, and loving ones,
humble Bethany. Where once bright
hopes,
b dreams Of happy childhood spread
their light,
n where, in later days, welcome cheer
nained in store for him who sought for
rest,
rlQl deep'ning wall stole on the ear,
b Emothered sObs, as by the midnight
couch
yolOvely watchers stood, in deep distress,
y ggs asedb In solemn ave. Unear'Aiy
Inc stealing DER young msnhood's aching
HI brows,
bias those sisters bent in weight of woe,
y bsthed that noble brow in palor there
Ia sealed each fever'd lip in death.
b last sad hour had come; the fatal blow
Is struck that severed from their fond
M embrace
bother dear, and only prop OF life;
nng from lingering hold to which they
chung,
.iat MlAIy Dbbb ODleCl Ot buSlT e4ighAJ 4OfS'
With hands appraised in agoniziDg prayers
.sir spirits sank in deep despairlng grief,
y message they had sent in early time
Bill news OF fearful i'll to Bethabara,
N earth too slow when hearts so sad await,
asWice around her axis turned; and still
Married; though He knew His friend was
dead.
wiz natures two, this Son of Light ap-
peared
bleach the way of life, that meier reProach
Eunbelief could challenge it, To this
tent He sought not at the time TO come,
trsther at some future period,
hen death in eliminating hope should
bring
Him more fitting time for work divine;
Zen 10 His chosen ones He said, Lets go
ON JOrdanis stream, to sad Judea; our
friend
M sleep, and must him awake; my work
here begun, needs must haste away
When Martha knew her Lord had come
from far,
ID went she out to meet with stricken
heart,
40 holy faith, and Glial fear she said,
Lord, hadst thou been here, our brother
had
died; but even now / know What'er
eu'lt ask of God thou wilt not be denied
N''rAA AAg u WeANs VI SOn4AbAs 5pAAS eA4
saul,
~ brother dead shall rise sgain." 81
know
said, s'that in the resurrection morn
N \ rise.s Then quick replied the Lord,
W am the resurrection and the life;
hat in me believes though dead, yet
shall
I've: and he who lives in me shall never
die. eN
\ this dost thou believer Then unto
N Him
saith, "Yea, Lord: I do believe that
thou
Christ the Son of Cod and when she
thus
said, she went her way and Mary
b, quick rose, and to her master went
Pen, when she saw, with weeping eyes,
low at
feet, in reverence fell; repeating now
same sad words that Martha with Him
met,
ben he her PROSTATE form beheld, SO
crushed
n weight Of sore distress, His spirit
II groan'd within
He was troubled. Then sought He the
III place
sre Lazarus lay. They in their anxious
e
ny, 'come Lord and see,7 And Jesus
4 wept.
human heart with deep compassion
stirred,
now within His spirit groan'd again.
coming to the cave, where damp and
chill,
an that earth could claim; dust unto
Ipsdi' he bid them take away the stone,
: there His twofold nature proved his
part
pina, in power that taught the dead to
4 i've,
as the stone was rolled away, he
n raised
YES, and said, Gather I thank thee,
& th0u
heard my prayer; knew thou always
didst,
I n but that these might know me thou