Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-06-25
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Hs ax shEaaya ies slowly
en- sIoas aaletand holy
wa thaaEhtau1 nef
While y0a he3r tie EilaEc chitdren
Passing aieaE ne street..
NUdng En0fa fhEoaz4HE footsteps
Msr esme ihs ssUad Of agi6sti
TheretFsf EEL yous vafch
TFlhelIRnt Of lhasFeBi 3 star,
when The ron Il groHibg dnsky
AZ the clouds afaft
tLatthe deoEbe "a - laieh
Foriissay 6sthlsush the cleaning
will cons.
artmay u when the mldnight
"a heavy apon the land,
And ne biack wavesi5 lag dumbly
,Whsn iis nooaisss nlgh. draws close,
And The lights are on In the house,
When tue hres burn low aud red,
And TIE watch Is ticking loudly
Beside the bed;
though you tlesp. tired out. on you couch
stu your heart must wake add watch
In the dArk r00n,
For lt may be that Is midnight
lwiil cone.
!. II may beat the eoek.erow,
When toe nlghtt s dyiRg slowly
Andth- "a lcoks calm aud holy,
Waiting fnr the daWn
OF the golden sun
Which dWaVRaah nEnhs
when the miats are on the valleys shading
The rivers Gill;
And gy @oEpilg-s.ar is fading, fading
Behold. ] say unto you watchi
Let the door be On tee latch
In you bones
In The chill before tue daWnlng.
; Between the nigat and morning,
Imay come
"It may b In the morning.
When the sun Is bright and strong,
Andthe de@ e giit,ering SHARPLY
Over the little lawn
When thew waves are laughing Loudly
Andihe iltis siTls Ire slnging swec,ly
Aboutthed door;
with the long days work before you,
You rise Up With the sun,
And the nelghhors come In 10 talk a llt,e
vi All klnE II u9 udnes
Bat gepembsr that Imay 30 the next
10 can you ron al youF busy work
FOR eveFm0nei
As you work Jour heart must watea,
For Tie doW g On the Latch &C..
Id youf room, H"a Ef
And 10 may b. 10 the morning
viii Gomez
30 he passed down my cottage. garden,
BY the patti that leads TO- the sea,
TIL he came 70 the turn 0fthe little road
Where the birch aad laburnum tree
Lean over and arch the way;
There I saw han 3 moment stay,
And turn once more 20 me,
As wept atthe eottage.dOOF,
And iift mp his hama in blessing
TheR IlAW his iacs 20 more,
0A s. w
And / stood stu iRthadoorw
Leaning aszi1sEfa9 wall,
Not needing tie fzif white roses,
Though ] er-.hed them aad let then
Only looking DOWN the pathway,
And loo5ug toward the se8,
And wondering aad E~anaeang
When lie would eomabscA i0r me;
TIL I was aware Of an angel
Who as EelRH swiftly BY,
Hiah the giannesA Of enc Who goth
In the ighspt aoa MOTT High.
Hepasssd he enao II nc . eaes
Toward the s4~gden.yHe-
u suppose be was come down
At the settinEof The sun
40 comfort tome one IN The village
Whose dwelling was des0lattl-
And he paused before the door
Beside ny place,
And the Likeness eta smile
Was % bic mce.
weep n0tin he said, si0r unto you IL given
10 watch for the cJmiaE Of His feet
Who Is the glory Of our blessed heaven;
The WORK and watching viii DO very
Bven D a. earthly home;
And 10 sneh an hoar q Jon think not
He viii come"
soIam watching quietly
Every day
Whenever the san shines brightly
Ifiee nd say;
Surely Il is tue shining Of his faosP'
And look unto the gAtet Of His high ! lace
Bey0nd The ses; s4.l.
EoEIinowh b is coming shortly
10 summon me.
And whsn . ihadOw fails EsroSs the window
Where / an vorkinR ny appointed task,
Ill my head % watch the door and ask
IL lie i6 comes
And ne angel answered sweslly
In ny home:
"Only few more thadora,
And he viii cone"
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