Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1871-05-18

Il E0 EDN AED ID. tHANNlNb-
In visions of the night, when all the world
flushed from its toll and cares in silence slep
To Abraham the Lord appeared and thus ad
dressed,-
:. Abraham and he TO him, 10, here am H.
Take now thy son. thine only son beloved.
Even Isaac, he of thy old age the fruit.
And haste thee to Moriah's land, and oner ther
Him for choice burnt Offering on the mount
Which near approaching shall shew to thee.
Then when the faintest rays Of light,
Illumed the glowing eyelids of the morn.
1 lie, faithful to the Lords behest, upro>e.
The wood he clave which for the offering wa
required,
The ass he saddled, and with two young men
He took his son: and ere the noon.
His fiercer rays inclined. long distance wa
Between them and Bathsheha'> lofty grove.
Two days their journey ceased not. but IN
third,
The patriarch lifting up his eyes bcheld
The place far OF, and in the distance dim.
Then he addressed 10 the young men thes'
wortis:
While and the young lad will yonder go
And having worshipped will return again.
required,
And laid il on his son, and in his hand,
Together with the knife he also took the fire.
The deepest grief was filling then his heart.
That thus the son OF his old age, ia
Even Isaac, whom he hoped to see.
The mighty father Of numerous race,
In the flower of his youth should be cut down.
And while these thoughts his heart oppressed,
And he could scarce his eyes control,
In the simplicity of youth his son
Thus to him artless words addressed:
My father, with due care the fire and wood.
For burnt-onering thou provided hast,
But where's the lambs The faithful mar
Groaned deeply in his spirit, when
These words, like arrows, pierced his soul:
But calm his features well concealed.
The raging tempest Of his mind,
And thus his words were to the guiltless child !:
''G God will himself provide lamb my son.
No more did he intrast to words forfear
They should betray the gloomy sadness of his
soul,
And up the rugged sleeps. in silence they
passed on.
But now they reach the place which God
Hath chosen for this test of faith.
The altar of rough stones is built; o.
The top well covered with the wood.
And ready for the fatal stroke.
isaac. his son, lay bound.
And then
About to slay his own loved son,
That son by heavenly power given,
Aloft on high, the deadly knife he raised;
The glittering steel is poised, and now AZ
1t starts to its dread course Of death,
When 10, voice of thunder calls,
And thus declares the will of heaven:
q Lay not thy hand upon the lad,
Nor do him any hurt, for now
Thou plainly hast declared, that thou .t
Indeed dost truly fear the Lord,
Seeing that thou hast not withheld
Thy son, thine only son from me.'
Then Abram lifting up his eyes then saw
A ram entangled by his horns within
A thicket's leafy thrall, and taking this
Fora burnt-onering, offered it unto the Loni-
Then up to heaven the cloud of smoke
Went as sweet incense to the Lord.
And Abram then did bless the Lord,
Jehovah-Jireh called that place, ~ = Fif
For it is said even to this time,
: In the Lords mount it shall be seem
4 gain a voice from heaven did call
4 second time to Abraham God spake:
i by myself have sworn and now
seeing that thou hast not withheld
rhy son, thine only son from me,
n blessing will bless thee still,
N multiplying, multiply thy seed
n multitude even rs the stars, i-AAaa
Dr. as the sand on the sea shore,
While those that from thee shall proceed,
Their enemies gate shall ever hold,
And since that thou hast heard my voice.
N thee shall nations all be blcst'' lE.tg