Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-12-27

1t is curse and afatality
A mark, that hath been set upon my forehead,
That none shall Stay me, for it were mercy
That were dead, or never had been born.
Too late too latel I shall not see him more
Among the living. That sweet, patient face
VIII never more rebuke me, nor those lips
Repeat the words: One of you shall betray me
1t stung me unto Madness How L loved,
Yet hated him But in the other world
1 viii be there before him, and win wait
Until he comes, and fall down my knees,
And kiss his feet, imploring pardon, pardon!
1 heard him say All sins shall be forgiven,
Except the sin against the Holy Ghost.
That shall not be forgiven in this world,
Nor in the world to come. Is that my sin?
Have I offended so there is no hope
Here nor hereafter? That soon shall know
God, have mercyi Christ have mercy on mel
ThgolcS himself heddtO1lg from the Cliff.
The crucihxion is one which requires
the utmost reverence and forbearance in
it's treatment. How successfully Mr..
LoDgfeilow has managed this incident
will better than any words exemplify
and commend the spirit of the whole
work. The conclusion of the Divine
Tragedy is Sthus simply and grandly
rendered:
MANNAHEM, THE EssENIAN.
Three crosses in this MONDAY night uplifed,
Three human figures that in mortal pain
CLEAN white against the supernatural darkness
Two thieves, that writhe in torture, and between
them
The Suffering Messiah, the son of Joseph,
Ay, the Messiah Triumphant, Son of David;
a crown of thorns on that dishonored head
Those hands that healed the sick, how pierced with
nails,
Those feet that wandered homeless through the
world
Now crossed and bleeding, and at rest forever.
And the three faithful Mary's, overwhelmed
By.this great sorrow, kneeling, praying, weeping
9 Joseph Calaphas, thou great High-Priest,
Row wilt thou answer for this great deed of blood
scRIBEs AND ELDERS.
Thou that destroyeth the Temple, and doth build i
| In three days, save myself ; and if thou be
The Son of God, come down now from the cross.
CHIEF PRIESTS.
others he saved, himself he cannot save
Let Christ the King of Israel descend
| That we may see and believe!
] scRIBEs and ELDERS.
| In God he trusted
| Let him deliver him, if he viii have him,
| And we will then believe him.
| cHRIsTUs.
Father forgive them;
They know not what they do
! THE IMPENITENT THIEF.
| If thou be Christ,
| Oh save thyself and usI
PENITENr THIEF
| Remember me-
Lord when thou contest into thine own kingdom
CHRIsrUs.
| This day shalt thou be with me in Paradise.
MANNAHEM
Golgotha Golgotha! o the pain and darkness
| o the uphfted cross, that shall forever
Shine through the darkness, and shall CONQUER pail
By the triumphant memory of this hour!
SIMON MAGUs
| 0 NaZarene! find thee here at last
Thou art no more phantom unto met
| This is the end of one who called himself
| The Son of God Such is the fate of those
| Who preach new doctrines. It's not what he did
But what he said, hath brought him unto this,
| I will speak evil of no dignitaries
| This is my hour of triumph, Nazarenei
THE YOUNG RULER.
This is the end of him who said to me,
/ Sell that thou hast and give unto the poor
| This is the treasure in heaven he promised me
! CHORUS.
| EEoi, EEoi, lama sabscthalii
| SOLDIER. preparing the Hyssop.
He calleth for Elias.
| ANOTHER.
| See if Elias now will come to save him.
CHRIsTUs.
I thirst.
AsoLDIER.
| Give him the wormwood!
| CHEIsTUs, acith a loud cry, bowilg hiss head.
| 1t is finished