The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1892-12-22
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Heralded by Angels.


The decree for taxation of all the known
earth.
And people around to that city did flee
For enrolment, according to Caesars de-
cree.
And there, among others who then sought
that place,
Was carpenter Joseph, of David's own race:
And with him was Mary, the wife he'd es-
poused:
And they in a stable did have to he housed,
For room at the inn was there none to he
Because of the people who'd tiocked from
around.
And while i'll that stable, with few to attend,
Excepting the presence Jehovah did send
OF angels, who joyfully came to the earth,
The pure virgin wife to a son did give birth.
What pride and what ecstacy swelled her
full heart.
What bliss, in which Heaven did take glad
part.
As She looked on an infant as sweet and as
As e'er brought a smile to a fond mothers
cheek!
With what delight on that child she did
Who was destined ere long all the world to
What JOY and rejoicing upon her did rest
For nations henceforth should all call her
For He-Whn there lay in that cradle so
crude.
Where strangers inuuisitiNe eyes might in
trudt,
In lodging so humble that scarce you would
think
That Gods only Son to such level would
sink-
Was Jesus. the saviour of men small and
WHO would raise sinful tan FROM his down
fallen state,
And iitr him above ii, the things that are
10 communion with G 4, the divine nature
~ know.
And among all mankind no name is there
given,
Through which we can enter the Kingdom
of Heaven,
Except that of Jesus, Gods only begotten:
For us by the price of His blood He has
Yes that little child in His innocence sweet
Whom to serve the bright seraphs of glory
compete
and feel highly honored upon Him to wait,
Because Of His wonderful glory and great
Who lay there SO helpless, so frail, and so
Was destined ere long mighty things for to
speak.
To speak to the sick when contorted by pain,
And freshness of Vgor would come once
To speak unto those who We're burdened
with sin,
And the peace of forgiveness would enter
therein;
70 speak unto those who by death had been
Stlled.
ND they by a current of life would be thrill
led
Ard. though they might even be ''bound
hand and foot,
Would gladly leap forth from the place they
We're put.
But that might know that this was the
That this little babe was the Fathers own
son.
A manifestation, sublime in its plan,
Was given that night to the senses of man
For IN that SAINT country We're shepherds
by night
4 II watching their forks by the stars twink
ling hight.
And there as the lonely night vigils they
While people around them We're slumbering
\ wonderful sight unto them did appear,
And It glory >herhimai did cause them to
For tie angel of God. on strong pnion and
swift
And silent as rays which through morning
LIQUIDS Sift,
A. soft as the breaking of mornings fair light
NhIrh Glasses away all the shadows of night
Did come, III his beauty OF brightness SO fair,
Descending adown the broad path of the air
And as the Aurora, from far in the north,
ItS.ettulgence sends radiantly forth:
So rolmd and about them. with brillance SUI
preme,
The glory celestial in brightness did beam.
And Us the resplendence of God shone
around,
And they i'll their terror lay prone on the
ground.
The voice Of the angel in comfort was heard !:
o
stirred.
Fear not said the angel, behold ] do bring
Good tidings of Joy that shall cause you to
sing,
For even this day unto You there is given
A Savior, Christ Jesus, the heir of high
Heaven.
ia the city of David, and nothing seems
stranger
Youth lind Him a babe, lying there in a
manger.
Md then like a flash Of the lightning so
swift
The heavens above for a moment We're rift ;
And down through the vastness of spaces
broad aiSles,
In orderly, regular, radiant files,
A heavenly host did in swiftness descend
And in praise to Jehovah their voices did
blend.
What melody mary 'lous did then ring
around,
@ what an uplifting meli1uous sound
When angels of light from the regions abo We
Did Join in song of Gods infinite love.
lis GLORY to God i'll the highest they
sing:
IND gently on breezes Of night it does ring
And now the rich echoes do catch the glad
strain
And answer so softly and sweetly again,
That lifted by fancy "ough infinite Space,
The music of Heaven we can easily trace.
O bark to that charm of angels glad voices .
The choir of glory i'll triumph rejoices
Because unto man had Savior been given,
Bringing peace to the earth and rejoicing in
Heaven.
o list to the words which are by them now
spoken,
Since mans elreary night TO a morning has
broken.
For the darkness of night and the blackness
of sin
Do vanish away as the light does How in.
just listen as swells that sweet sound once
again,
lis peace on the earth and good will to-
ward men.
o what an occasion was that to the earth
When Gods only Son was here given His
birth,
When angels of God did their harmony lend
Whel in chorus sublime their grand voices
did blend,
How favored these shepherds who heard
that blest song,
Which fair ones from glory did sweetly pro-
long.