Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-06-26

A desert land indeed
Resigned its virgin bosom
10 receive the scanty seed
Brought by those pilgrims weary teams
Der many dreary mile.
But when the harvest time appeared
The Saints had cause 10 smile.
For God protected them from harm;
He blest their scanty store.
And now bouuteous harvest
Was ready TO secure.
Say. what did make those Pioneers
Abandon their old homes.
Their frcsidcs. their fathers graves,
And westward turn to roamr
Had they no friends, no kindred.
10 keep them In the Eastg
Did cruel plague or pestilence
Cause them to journey West'
Were they the lazy and the poor.
The lawless ana the low
MOL but the "pious' Christians
Declared these saints mustao.
"These Mormons say that God has now
Prophet in our day,
And angels visit men on earth.
Who teach the ancient way.
"They say they know that Joseph Smith
Is one inspired from heaven,
Aud that the gifts the uospei brings rs
To man on earth are given.
"They say they know the Bibles true.
That judgments great Will come,
Break up our institutions
And desolate our home,
"They say that Christ win come to earth
And reign us King of kings,
Make earth again an Eden,
Yea. regulate all things
" Here in this great Republic
Such talk 10 treason rife.
Wen drive of these fanatics
Wen take their Prophets life
"we'll teach these modern babblers
We don't accord the right
That God should speak TO man on earth
We're full OF Gospel light"
Thoy killed the Prophet Joseph smith,
And Hyrum at his side;
And many others of me saints
Those "Christians' Inassacred.
They drove the Saints and took their lands
No pity did they shew
To helpless wives and children,
Who knew notwhere 10 goi
They drove tho Saints out OF their homes
In wtrtc:'s frost and snow;
rne blood oozed from those pilgrims feet
Their tracks did plainly show.
Then rose the Prophet Brigham Young.
abe lion of the Lord,
And shouted; LET your faith be strong,
This is Gods sacred word.
.Arlse yet salntsl Start for the West,
The Lord Will lead you there.
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/ Tha pronhat saiS. .,ye Poneers
| Arise. we'll travel West:
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shall eet Their blessines there"
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Tbev voked mn Buck and Bavly.
Iayr11y 40 nr,ndls too
And many snan Of emmy COWS
They worked the journey through.
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