, 1874-09-27
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Il1incs. a man who preached the Word q. G7e
Accci.t.tI5; whose feet seemed ran!ea vel,
And running .w1f.l: on the Ilc:yesw.rd rua1,
Once, in monen: Of hind PASSION, tsN.
rTia true, temptation like whirlsiud came,
And neasiux voices pcreil Lo! tits not c-iule:"
Rut, wlcu tbs deed .onc, his lracon-aa1uo
Vas souc,-h;s feet were dtep II sdiue!
Yet still Gods Gotrc., ling ring on his 1irs,
Came to his pec.le in the usual voice:
TO him 'twss but voice. His soul, in penea dcers
bound by his secrcs, had no right Of cAoiee.
Auf pAiuess groanea bcacath the lie he liTsd,
Through many sickened dag aEd burning rigat,
Tptil lis tortured soul, chafcd sore ana
Gathered . vail aud cried to God for Light!
And God. to whom none ever called in vain
From tho sincerity Of anguish sent,
through y;sious Losn Of Heep and mental pain.
A stern, Just Angel, with His co7ecaut-
poor ph:uea., tossing IN i troubled t}eep,
Dehed, impressed as answer to hls PRAYER,
The words: Reu<nt' Confs*s IN ltvd letters creep
Along nights wall Of darkness, everywhere
And, risius at his bedside like fame.
Tie Angel stood, with etern, upbraidlng eye;
An,1 Yct its frownine flashes went and came
Bless God :-ofer lambent depths Of charity.
and thus voice: 0 rhinear, much beloved:
Thy eip 10 great, and deep humiiities
Tty soul must pass to have its stain retno;ed:-
Evan the edge Ct Icli, with all its Ealseries!
9. Think no. that other voice than that Of prayer,
Ana FREQ confession ecr can ret thee right:
For Bus like thine work outward to the al7,
And loGd with poison whispers OF the might
aThou 1uay'st not preach the cursed thing awar,
E'en from the human eeuse Of eye and ear-
The corp~e r1ll be the ctnaking ravens prey,
buried, however deep III goss21uer.
..But. to the helping hanlz OF God and ucn,
Thyset must givD thy Fin for bufta!t
With e1ief, and tears and prayer; and then
Humb1y condemn thyself III sight cf I'll.
"How couldn't thou nsuut the pure, whi:e robe Ct
D.y uttsriae speech to Day through .hee.
Whi1s Of thce Sifh. TO Night u,ons MAZDA aud youth,
TauCh: scandal aud such Siis impuzit5:
II Is not brave 10 bold with br.zcn fsce,
TO questioning eyes, shining Lie III sgat
'Tis hrave to speak The truth Ins neou: pnssaee'
3" 11e:r, phiaeas, what God saith to thee Arise!
Confess til, sin And, all hereafter, word*
Of thire with double meaning, Hgh: and "i'e,
SE,U s;ay tbs Wrong Ike tnu-edged swords.
Thy dark environments are tests to show
rho strength Of truth in thee. Howc.er dire
The ordeal, speak the truth AID nea WI Ano| ,
Thou hast Eusl well tried IN hottess h-e.
| ..Yhc ,,z*sion. Of weak flesh Ny Grace fors.scs,
I,nt not the wil1ful klns Of souls that liz
What tho eoua does, fossrer Ike it. Erts
Fur teace o. torment !! Flesh ras :"aje to die.
"Recept. Confess! Con:ession from thec now
Wo,,id he sermon which who never fell
| Could perer preach, sud thy experience slow
How Truth redeencth from the edge Of Hell j"
rh;. .,id she Ance, vnuished. Suffering Thiueas s:r,
With inner vision by the trailing light
He left Old Sinki, Scrlptura1 Mount Of; lay, ::
Gsoanias with wzath9u. taundera.-bacS as nj ght-
! Like poised fatc tho rocking mountain seemed
! bending ADORE Kim. thssainiug horrors di7e;
Whilst ton1ao.t mid its c1,Tnng Ngh.ni1ss, bt1Ecd
| The broken Law in wo-ds Of biood-rcd t.r-.
| But, far above il, vending peaceful skies,
| Iua3a,,: the Angel, on the Hcasrniy read
Now faszeturned. flashed x1ngt; and Phlneas' e5e@
| Beheld tho City OF the Living God:
| And ali its bcs..etnen.ed reach OF gold
Nhstbrtnyed with fHccs Eatheu IN Tr.yt.frl are;
Wills Phtuss4s heard: Hep hns Lke trukh + Kts-
| Jod,--
| For Ir1ts aone can snatch hin from TIE Ian -
Teen, d.zc1 with glory, phineas w7ted. IL snn,
| ariseu,
Flooded his room with xoung and vigorous dar: s.
Before that llxv grew od hrs aetrst ont of rtfon
| Was drowned IN seas Of g-5et-bat he Ma free.
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