The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-04-11


Tho season OF Lent or forty days
fast, Which.has been COMMUNICATED in
honor OF our Saviour, containing His
passion death and glorious resurrec-
| ton 10 now over. In retrospection, as
we have dwelt upon this theme, bear
ing the fruits OF having our hearts and
minds purified, enlightened and
strengthened as well Is our ideas
resurrected from the sense of contem-
plating this majestic, yet awful event
Holy Thursday was celebrated by
many earnest disciples as the institu-
ton of the Eucharist, next Good Fri
day being good for US, the day IN which
our Lord was crucitied with the two
thieves.
Being compelled to bear His cross to
which He was presently nailed, and on
which He hung tor three hours in ex-
treme tol ture, n sad spectacle of the
most afflicted and the most innocent
person of the whole world. His pure
heart was riven to the core, out of
which flowed His blood, the life-giving
stream, so that We by the look OF faith
may be cleansed, sanctifled, purified
and forgiven from the poison and
power OF sin.
The bitten Israelite, If he believed
the message which Moses conveyed to
1
bi azen serpent; and however bad his
| case might be, although he was just
sinking under the deadly poison, the
| moment he looked to the serpent, he
| splanR up ut once, as 1t were new
| man; the fiery serpents poison directly
lost its power, and the man, one mo-
| ment a poor, dying, perishing wretch,
was the next restored to the full vigor
| OF health and strength, able to march
| on with tho camp OF Israel, and to
| fight the battles OF his Lord.
Now darkness reigned over all the
land for about three hours and when
His spirit had fed, the vail OF tho tenn
pie was torn apart, and the earth
quaked. then tho rocks. were rent SO
that many graves we're opened and
bodies came out after His resurrection.
This sets forth TINT nature was greatly
| disturbed and confused, and that fear
came upon many. He was taken down
from the cross, enbalmed. and laid
away in hewn rock, S'''Hess per-
vaded on Saturday and ily ON Sun
day or the third day, by no lower OF
God, He trlun.phantly lose from
death and hell, to light and life. never
to return to death any more. and is
become the first born from the dead.
The buds that burst forth from the
trees, and the flowers and vegetation
from tho earth, arc emblematic that
we shall take part In the first resurrec-
ton : those who are quiekened
| through Christ.
| What hast Thou done for me- o mighty
| Friend,
| Who lowest to the end
Reveal Thyselr, that may now behold
Thy love unknown. untold,
Bearing the curse, and made curse for
That blessed and made blessing
| might be.
oh. Thou was crowned with thori that !
might wear ..4
| crown OF glory fair:
Exceeding powerful, that N light be
| exceeding glad in Theei
Rolected aud :despitcd, that 1 might
Accepted and oompisod on Thy right
hand.
Wounded for my transgrcAsion. stricken
That | might sin no more;
W AK that might be always strong in
Bound that might DO free;
Acquasnt with grief. that might onl y
Fulln IS orjoy in everlasting flow.
Thine was the chastisemcnt, with no re-
rclcnse,
i
Tame,
That healing might be mine;
Thine was the sentence and the condem-
| nation.
Mine the acqulttal and the full saliva
| ton.
For he revllings, and moe.ing throng,
1 For me tine angel song;
| For Thee frowRs the hiding of Gods
| face.
| For me his sIulle of grace;
| Sorrows OF hell aud bitterness, death for
| Thee.
Ana heaven and everlasting life for
| me.
Thy cross and passion and Thy precious
| death,
While / have mortal breath,
Shall b. my spring OF love and work and
pfa SO,
] The hfe of all my days,
| Till all the mystery Of love supreme
lie solved in glory-glory's endless
| thence"