Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-02-17

Bearing fair water. and the frankincense,
Aud liner, That my Lord sweet body sleep
Wei in the recA. And, while my woeful feet
Passed through the gate, and up the pave
ascent
Along the second wall. over the hill.
Into that Garden hard 10y Golgoiha.
The morning frightened over Grabs peaks.
Touched the great temple dome With crimson
hrrs.
LII OsLel aud Morlah ro,, red,
Made Oliyet all slad. and. in the pools
/ la Hiunum laid q sudden lance of flame.
Aud. from the thorntr--, Lrak- the wakius
songs
OF little birds: aud every palm-iree's top
Was full Of doves that coo d. Is knowing not
How Love was dead, aud LIES dear Glory
Aud thu worlds hope lay in the tomb with
Which now spied-that hollow in the rock
Under the campfire leaves. Yet, no guard
there
to help roll the stone-nay, and no stone,
| II lay apart leaving the door a-gaOe.
And through the door, as might dimly see.
The scattered wrappings OF the burial-n'ght,
| Pale CLEANS amidst the gloom. Not waiting
then
! Deeming our treasure taken wickedly-
/ | sped and came 10 Peter and to john;
Aud cried: Our Lord is stolen from His grave,
/ And none 20 tell where lie is borne away"
| Thereat they ran together, came and saw
Aud entered in and saw the linen cloths
/ Scattered. the rock bed empty. and amazed
/ Back To their house they went. But drew nigh
4 second time, alone; Heart-hroken nov,
| The bright day seeming blacklist night 10 me,
The small birds Knockers aud the City'S n"ise--
Waking within the whlls-hateful and vain.
| why should Earth wake, the son OF Man
asleep
or that great guilty City rise and 1--we,
With this dear Lord dead. ia her stony skirts
/ led too, lny last fond hope To Jay hun fair,
And kiss His wounded feet and wash the blood
From the pierced palm. and c~mb His tangled
hair
To com,llness, aud leave Him-like a King
To His furgetiul Angels Weeping hard
with these thoughts like snaSe-f.lngs, singing
nv left hand ON the stone laid, aud shut
The eager sunshine OIL with my right hand,
kuerling. and looking in the scpulchre.
IL wa, not dark within. ! deemed at FIRST
4 lamp burned there, such radiance mild saw,
Lighting the hewn walls. and the linen bands
And. in one corner. folded by itself.
The face cloth. Coming closer espled
Two men who safe there-yerY watchiully-
One at the head, the other AT the foot
or that stone table where my Lord had lain.
on say 'meu'--l should have known no men
Had eyes like theirs, shapes 81 majestical.
Tongues tuned 10 such music u, the tone
Whercwith they questioned me; Why wcepest
thou:
An. Sirs I said my Lord is taken away,
Nor wot We whittier and thereat my tears
Blotted all seeing So, turned to wipe
HE not urofr on ana loon AuolufE ono
Standing behind me- and my foolish eyes
Hard gazing on Him. aud not knowing Him
Indeed, deemed this was the Gardener
Keeping the Trees aud Tomb, so was He Itsh'
So living, natural, and made like man
Albeit. il had marked-il any ray
or wa,chlul hope had helped me-such look.
Such Presence beautiful and pure; such light
OF loyellest compassion IN His face,
Had told my beating heart and blinded eyes
WHO this must be-. But /, my brow / the
dust
Heard Him say softly: Wherefore weepest
thou
Whom seekcst thou \ l',tle marvencd i
still AT Iii, foot. too sorrowlul 10 rlN"-
lie should ask this-thr void grave gaping near
And H. it, watchmau; Yet His accents elad'
NAY. each word sweet with secret resonance
or JOY shut IN H. aud "a tender note
or lightursS. like the Gentle raiery
Whi'h lovers use, assembling happiness
Nathle>S, not hitting up my foolish head.
Sir said l. If lis thou hast borne Him hence,
Tell me where thou hast laid Him. Then Will J
bear Him away
What answer came to that"
Fetching deep breath, the Indian asked
And she
Her whit. arms wide out -raueht-ns if she saw
His feet again to clasp; her true knee bent
~ H. Were there 10 worship; her great eyes
Shining with glow Of fearless. faithful love.
~ il, once more they looked him IN the face,
Aud drank diyinest peace-replied, elate
"Ah. Friend. such answer that my sadness
turned
Gladness. rs suddenly as grey gold
When the sun Sprin = in glory. such a word
As made my mourning laugh itself To nought
| Like "a cloud melting To the blue Such word
As. with more music than earth ever heard,
Set nv >Wift-danciug veins full well aware
Why So the day dawned. aud the city stirred,
Aud the vast idle world went busy on,
a nd the birds carolled. and. in palm-tree tops:
The wise doves coocd Of love. Oh, dear word
Smoke first To me- and. after me. 10 all,
That all may always know lie is the Lord.
Aud death j. dead, and new times come for
meh
And heavens WAYS justified. and Christ alive,
Whom We SAW die. nailed on the cru cross
For while Ian there, sobbing At His feet
The word lie sptke-mN Lord my King my
Christ
Was my name,