The Sumter watchman. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1855-1881, 1870-01-05

The Prisstt aud Lcvites.. of tho Law,
Iu tIuud of bullock and VI Ram,
Iu all tho Tempc's figures, saw
TLs shadow oi The Spo,lcss Lamb.
frvm nso to age, that Priesthood prayed
For the Salvation Vt the Lord,
Aud wondered why the Father stayed
So long, tho advent VI the Word.
They know thu, Gol ,l.vir fulIl.rs fed
With ,ua,,nn, iu the sulituic,
Aud l.nysl to tas.o tho II, ing bread,
Tnnt purSr, murc celestial fuod.
They therefore unitsi, Watched and prayed
The blossoEing uf Aaron's rod.
Tho coming of that peerless muii-
The MUtkor Of tho Sun of Gud.
They notcd, studied svsry s,gn,
Through tho m.rning OF creation,
And locked With hope ,u Dasid's line,
Rsr the nativu's expectation.
All who were "I.rnelitcs indeed"
Dssired tv sse Mss.ins eomo-
Tho Saviour sprung frum Abrams tsei,
To open their celestial home.
Their ScriPturos taught ,iIut Christ would break
lielre ancient power. nnd set them free,
That Ito. ths sleeping sninis would wake,
And lose thom from captivity;
That II. would crush tho serpcnt's bend,
Parry tho force of Adams fall,
ouecor the living andihc dcod,
Whom Satan held 80 long In thrnll.
But not thelIsra.!:.cs alone.
Wished for the ending uf tue night;
Tka IL ia IL Il I,
And craved tho dnwuins of their Light.
Ae.'le,nician. had applied
The lens Of proud Philosophy,
Lite. abstruso riddle to decide
To solve Mnn'. enl and destiny.
They delvod with eui,lr skin and nrt,
Thcso woinlr"us secrets to un,pask,
But without c"nra,s, without chart.
They wcio unequal to tic task.
Tho Pagan world, the lisnthcr Mind,
Rtsay.d their strength, their energy,
But could no healing bolsnm find,
For human ills AMI misery.
Tho sgs of rr.pheey Was gone,
Aud cartl.g tokens everywhere,
That her long "'Hht Mas almost COMO
Tint s.on her Saviour would appenr.
Tho great Arohangol had aprcnrcl
Boforo II mai,l Ut ma.cllc.s wnr:h,
And in her wondering ears declares:
That she w"nld bring that Saviour firth.
limo tnincts can,e. the angels gazr,l
From Itcavon nrrn tho wnpdrsuS sight
Cpon the eastern .ky there Llaze,l
strange rortcntpms gloho of light.
Ger Jewry's plains, nll r"hrd in shows,
While shepherds watched with listlcss oyo
Their slcepins fnclss, n star arose,
Whose Xl"ry flashed throughout the sky.
II wa, Tho star of Hr,hlchem,
Wh"s" sptsn'l..r hroke upon thu cnrth!
That famed IN heavens ,lis.lrn.
And hrraldc'l tho Sa,inur's birth,
The m"mrnt that 1t. light nrYrarel,
Ten thousand radiant angel. sung
An Anthem Garth had never hrafd,
And which ~ u novur ,norebe sung.
Gi"rin in excol.is rralod
From that soraphic hnrnins throns,
While ever as their columns whc.le.l,
They tliunlrrch firth anew lhs song
Aud 70. again those s"ngsisrs sung
that Heaven burn anthem through the plain,
Until tho star. oi Morniu. sung.
Aud b"re al,f, The swelling strain.
The stnr nsrenictl ill It st"oi
Ah"re lhr crib "f Bethlehem.
Who're slept the Prince Of David. hloml-
The long expected ratriarch. stem.
The Mngi saw hs sign and cn,nn
Tho Urun l>oiYcrer to greet.
To honnr il,e ]; ;s.lcen.ors name
4" worship ut Tho Sayiour't irct.
Th.y cainu tho King Of Kings 10 hail!
Their f'ot.tcps ynslcd By il. ray.
Then went with lh-ioD ~ toll lfis talo
To hes and Gonrlrirs fur away.
Ihn Prince If D,rknas. isaAis hc,,,h
And gazing fr"ns hit depths nfar.
Snrrp!c'l tho skyanI saw with dread,
The shmMrr u! that long feared stat.
liz uticred the Messss' naino,
And shriekc'l With Wild terrific yell.
That thrilled crontiun'. mighty fame.
And ticmblcd 10 the verge Of hell.
Tho molten 6rcs Of en,usss,lcnth.
Swayoa back AMI Firth hefnro its blast;
\: !f s"inc Il inpcii's stormy breath
Had swcrt with angry fury past.
ll"'lt demons nll quake.l NJ. tho .ouni
Ofthat terrc shrirk Of ,lnrkdrs,.r,.
An,l eclnc,l from lis frthcst bcund.
The y.!! that broke uron thoir ear.
Bat; ;ui.. T.r caitl, how blc., ih8 light
''..i 'rArk!.A i" Hal rr'!i..n: gent
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a signal light 10 testify
H.. .i'o.t tfa bti lL.i day;