Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1872-12-28
Communicated
LINES,
Suggested on View Of the Tower, Sur.
mounted by the Cross, on st. MichmPs
Catholic Church, FrOstbury.
BY NJ. g.

lOiu,
The same with her established ofold;
Teaching the truth as twas given thee
The truth in Jesus that makes all men free.
That thou roccivest, that thou dost deliver,
Thy mission of old, thy mission ever
Who would be saved must enter in by
thee;
TO Chamber over thy walls no man is free !;
A thief and robber! such, by Christ re-
pudiated;
A hireling, because hircling denominated
II am the way" says Christ, "the truth
the life
Who seeks me out Of thee engcnders strife
Hear my Church, my cver-loving spouse,
Who Joined to me by indissoluhle vows
BE guided by her and her council take,
Whom have promised never to forsakc :"
The sign of salvation tops thy lofty
spire
Pointing to heaven-man's craving and
desire;
Emblem Of our Lord and crucined King,
What glorious relniniscence dost thou
bring.
Forbid, o Lord, that we should ever glory,
Save in that Cros. of thine, blood stained
and CORY.
Or this give place to vain OF veering show
TO point vain man from whence the wind
doth blow.
Fit emblem, lis true, for those who're
teinpcst-t DIST
Whose rcckonings not made, are likely to
he lost
Whose lraky shallops tossing to and fro
With every wind, not knowing where to go
But for thee, AL lovely as by God de
fined,
VINO received mission to save mankind,
What emblem more fitting than that
bloody tree,
On which He suffered that all might be
free:
Thy colors are nailed securely to the mast
OF the Barque of Pctcr-proof gainst every
On board of which the great Captain
stands
Who holds seas in the hollow fills hands :;
If storms arise they're subject to his will !;
They cease all roaring at His Peace! be
still"
OF this the faithful cannot have a doubt,
St Peters Barque will ride all storms out.
Enshrining on earth thou dost the hottest
thing;
No less treasure than our Lord and
King;
Custodian and dispenser Of the bread of
life,
In the no speculative .iarrins strife,
Nine operating member. forms the whole
Great mystic body, qlickcncd by the soul.
Each various gift the spirit deals at will,
As every member must a part fulfil,
And consequently those that would msin-
tain
That some are dormant, argue all in vain
As st. Paul atlirr.s with apostolic zeal,
One member failing all the TEST must fail.
'Tis thus the body shall remain entire,
And still survive through prosecuting fire.
Here every order Of religion blends,
Eaci, different mode, one sacrifice ascenGs
Disciplnrs rules whatever may We frame,
1t matters not, our faith is still the same
The monk, scqucstercd from all worldly
care,
Joins with the hushandman in tervsnt
prayer;
And all agree in one according breath
With every dogma of Our holy faith.
The pious matron, led by faith divine,
Presents her Offering at the Holy Shrine.
One bond OF union all together bring,
Both peer and peasant emperor and king
This clean ollation TO present on high,
As did the biazcn serpent typify.
The Son of Man, up'tfted, cannot fail
The scrpcnt's bite or wound of sin to heal
For lis He conquered death and he'll,
That we in heaven at last with him might
dwell
What strong emotions should our hearts
nllamc,
Within those walls, the praises to proclaim
OF that Rcdccmer, who with mercy fraught,
Had shed His blood and our redemption
bought
Where the fruit of lips works by the Holy
Ghost;
A change OF substance in the blessed Host
Fortified by whicl-each pious soul
Has a pledge of reaching that heavenly
goal;
Where angels dwell on that peaceful shore,
Singing His praises for ever more;
In JOYOUS rapturcs we those walls behold;
What mystic pages do they not unfold;
They must impress on every faithful heart
That hope from faith should never once
depart.
May this standing emblem of our faith sub
lime
Withstand the ravagc of corroding time;
From age to age the beating storms to
brave
Till the last trump shall summon from the
grave
All kindrcds, peoples, men of every nation
To receive their last sentence take their
proper station.
OF all who worship here at any time
May they worship a'teays at Gods own
shrine!
Frost burg, December %. 1872.
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