The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1881-03-12
SLIPPING AWAY,

~ea sLIRPINd AWAY.
They are slipping away these sweet, swif
| Like leaf on the current cast;
With never break in their rapid flow,
We watch them as one by one they 70
Into the beautiful past.
A silent and swift az . weaver's thread,
I Or an arrows flying CLEAN;
AZ soft as the ianguorgus breezes hid, =
That lift the willows long golden lid,
And ripple tho CLASSY stream.
Az light as the breath Of the tl,istle-taown;
| As fond as a lovers dream;
| As pure as the flush in the sea- shells throat
| As sweet as the wood birds woOing note,
So tender aud sweet they seem.
One after another we see them pass
| Down the dim lighted stair;
We hear the sound Of the steady thread
In the steps OF the centuries long since dead
As beautiful and as fair.
There are only few years left tc love;
Shall we waste them in idle strife2
Shall we trample under our ruthless feet
Those beautiful blossoms, rare and sweet,
by the dusty way Of lifeq
There are only few swift years-ah let
No envious taunts be heard;
Make lif.'s fair pattern Of rare design,
And fill up the measure with loves sweet
wine,
But never an angry word!
REDE1IPTION.
[The following is copy Of "hymn
printed at the CHIEF job Office this week
for q colored church member]
Repeat Chorus after each verse. :
Joshua was the son of Nun,
God was with him till the work was done,
God opened the windows, began to look out,
The raMhOrn blowed, the children did shout
The children shouted sill the hour Of seven
The wall fell down, God heard it in heaven.
Chorus:
Redeem Redeem!
pve been washed i'll tile blood of the Lamb.
Isaiah spoke Of the coming Messiah
Before lie left the world on high.
Mathews Gospel loudly cry,
Jesus is born and surely must die.
Judas he was a deceitfnl man,
For he betrayed the innocent Lamb.
For thirty pieces Of silver twas done
lie went in the woods and himself he hung
The Lamb was eating his last passover,
When Judas rested on his shoulder
He spoke one word that seemed to fright,
One of you shall bctray me this very night.
Mathew cried out Lord is III
Marx cried out Lord is it IL
Luke cried out Lore. is it II III
John cried out Lord is it L
lie told John to watch and see
It's him that soppcth in the dish with me.
Judas dropped will, mu,drrous eye,
judas cried out Lord is it l Z
He spoke to Judas, was not afraid,
And told Judas, thou hast said.
Judas he went unto the priest,
The man you want is at his feast,
And when we meet him you'll know by this,
I'll walk up to him and give him kiss
The High Priest followed old Judas straight,
And met him at Getlsemane's gate
We seek Jesus Of Nazareth,
Christ he told them am he.
They bound my Lord with purple cord,
And led him away to Judgment hall.
We've caught the fellow, hear them say,
And they whipped him until the break of day
Pilates wife had dream,
That's an honest man, for I've seen,
Bring me water, Ill wash my hand,
In the place of skulls he shouldered his cross,
Used according to the Jewish laws.
They led him away to Culvary's bill,
The cruel Jews were whipping him still.
They raised him upon the Roman cross,
Jerusalem was six furlOngs off
They nailed his hands and rivet his feet,
The hammer was heard i'll Jerusalem's g street.
hear King Jesus as he groans,
lions daughters weep and moan,
And the blacksmith still mailing him down,
God Himself began to frown.
Christ called His Father, he called Him in
love.
The doors and windows few open above
The Saints who wore girdles around their
waists
Dropped their wings and veiled their face.
His soul went up on pillar of cloud,
God He moved and the heavens bowed.
Jehovah's sword was at his side
On empty air He began to ride.
Some joined the church and put on pretcnse
Until the day Of grace is spent.
They've never changed they know it we'll,
When Gabriel blows they'll go to hell.
Sunday comes. it's Christian faith,
Monday comes, they lose their grace,
The devil gets in them they roll up their
sleeves,
Their religion comes out and begins to leave.
They go to church and cart be still,
Because they have not done Gods will
Old man Adam has never been out.
When guilt condemns them they get up and
shout.