The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-12-29
The Books of the Bible.

'.Holy men of God spake as they were
moved BY the Holy Spirit.
CThe original Ms. was seen on the walls ofa Swiss
Inn and Translated by an American Lady,
OLD TESTAMENT
In Genesis the world was made by God 5
creative hand;
In Exodus the Hebrews marched to gain
the promised land;
Leyiiicus contains the Law, holy and
lust, and good;
Numbers records the tribes enrolled, all
sons of Abraham blood;
Moses, in Deuteronomy, recOunts God 5
mighty deeds;
Brave Joshua into Canaan land the
hosts of Israel leads;
In Judges their rebellion oft provokes
the Lord TO smite;
But Ruth records the faith of one well
pleasing in his sight;
In First and Second Samuel of Jesse S
son We read;
Ten tribes in First and Second Kings re-
VOTED from his seed;
But First and Second Chronicles see
Judah captive made;
But Ezra leads remnant back by prince
" Cyrus aid;
The city walls of Zion, Nehemiah builds
again;
While Esther saves the people from
plots of wicked men;
In Job we read how faith viii live be-
meath affiicsiOn' rod;
And David's Psalms are precious songs
to every child of God
The Proverbs Ike goodly string of
choicest pearls appear;
EcclesiaSes teaches man how vain are
all things here;
The mystic Songs of Solomon exalt sweet
Sharon Rose;
While Christ the Saviour and the King
the rapt Isaiah shows;
The warning Jeremiah apostAte Israel
seorns;
His plainiiye Lamentations their awful
downfall mOurns;
Ezekiel tells in wondrous words of daz-
cling mysteries;
While kings and empires vet to come,
Daniel in vision sees;
OF judgment and of mercy Husea loves
to tell;
joel describes the blessed days when
God with man shall dwell;
Among Tekua herlsmen Anus receiv
ed his call;
While Obadiah prophezies of Edom' :
insl fall:
Jonah enshrines wondrous type of
Christ our risen Lord;
Micah pronounces Judah lost, Last, but
again restored:
Nahum declares on Nineveh just judg-
mens shall be poured:
A view Of Chaldea' coming doom Hz-
bakkuk' visions give;
Next Zephaniah warns the Jews to turn,
repent and live;
Haggai wrote to those who saw the
temple built again:
And Zechariah prophesied Of Christ' :
triumphant reign;
Malachi was the lass who touched the
high prophetic chord;
Its final notes sublimely show the onruing
of the Lord
NEW TESTAMENT.
Matthew and Marx, and Lake and John
the Holy Gospels wrOte,
Describing how the Saviour died; his
life, and all he taught
Acss proyes how God the Apostles own
ed with signs in every place;
St. Paul, in Romans, teaches Us how
man Is saved by grace
The Apostle in Corinthians, inStructs,
exhor1s. replOveS;
Galatians shows that faith in Christ
alone the Father loves
Ephesians and Philippians tell what
Christians ought 10 be;
Colossians bids u to live 10 God. aud for
eternity.
In ThessalOnians We are taught the l.ori
viii coue from Heaven;
In Timothy and Titus bishops rule is
given
Philemon marks Christian love, which
Oslly Christians know;
Hebrews reveals the Gospel prefgursi
BY the law.
james teaches without holiness, faith Is
but vain and dead;
ST. Pe,er points the narrow way in which
the Saints are led;
John in his EPistles, on love delights
to dSel;
S., Jude gives awful warning of judy
reut. wrath and he'll.
The Revelation prOphesies of that tre-
merndoas DAY,
When Christ, and Chriss alone, shall be
the trembling sinner stay.