Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-26
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10 the Editor of the Dispatch:
Al response to a recent query in your
paper l enclose the following:
In Metrical Order.
LIE BOOKS OF THE BIBLE.
Inc following lines were composed by
an OLD gentleman now residing in Armagh
ireland. 1t was writer, on or abon. bic
eoth birthday. ~ have known him" adds
1he gentleman who send them to us. .'fo1
thiFtE years. and never knew a sweeter or
more consistent Christian
THE OLD TESTAMENT.
IN Genesis, the world was made by Gods
Almighty hand
IN Exodus, the Hebrews marched to gain
the promised land;
LeViticus contains the law, holy and lust
and good;
Numbers records the tribes enrolled. ali
sons of Abrahams blood
Moses, in Deuteronomy, recounts Gods
mighty deeds;
Brave Joshua, into Canaan's land. the
host of Israel leads:
In Judges, their rebellion oft provoked
the Lord to smite
But Ruth records the faith OF one well
pleased in His sight
In First and Second Samuel OF Jesses
son we read;
Ten tribes, in First and Second Kings
reVolted from his seed:
The First and Second Chronicles see
Judah captive lead,
But Ezra leads q remnant back by prince
~ Cyrus's aid;
The city walls of Zion Nehemiah builds
again,
While Esther saves her people from the
plots Of wicked men;
In Job, we read how. faith can live be-
meath aflliction's rod
And David's Psalms are precious songs
for every child Of God:
The Proverbs like goodly string of
choicest pearls appear;
Ecclesiastes teaches man how vain are
all things here;
The mystic song Of Solomon eNalts sweet
Sharon's rose,
Whilst Christ, the Savior and the King,
the ''rapt' Isaiah shows;
The warning jeremiah, the apostate
Israel scorns,
His plaintive Lamentations their awful
downfall mourns;
Ezekiel tells in wondrous words. Of da1-
Zling mysteries;
Whilst kings and empires yet to come.
Daniel in vision sees.
OF judgment and Of mercy, too, Hosea
loves to tell;
Joel describes the blessed days when God
with man shall dwell;
Among Tekoas berdsmen, Amos received
his call.
Whilst Obadiah prophesies Of Edom's final
fall;
Jonah displays, in wondrous type of
Christ, our risen Lord;
Micah pronounces judah lost-lost, but
again restored;
Nahum declared on Nineveh Just judg-
ments shall be poured;
a view of Chaldea's coming doom Habalk-
lluk's visions give;
And zephaniah warns the Jews to turn.
repent and live:
Haggai wrote to those who saw the tenn
pie built again;
And zechariah prophesied Of Christ's
triumphant reign:
Malachi was the last who touched the
high prophetic chord;
It's final notes sublimely show the coming
of the Lord.
THE NEW TESTAMENT.
Matthew and Mark and Luke and John,
the Holy Gospels wrote.
Describing how the Savior died, HIS life
and all He taught,
Acts proves how God the Apostles owned
with signs in every place;
ST. Paul. in Romans, teaches us how man
is saved by grace;
The APOSTLE, in Corinthians, instructs, ex-
horts, reproves,
Galatians shows that falth IN SHIlst aiohe
the Father loves;
Ephesians and Philippians tell what
Christians ought to be;
colossiars bid US live for God ana Tor
In Thessalonians we are taught the Loru
will come from heaven;
In Timothy and Titus, too, a bishops rule
is given; .,o,,
Philemon marks a Christians love- "iiie1i
NJ
Hebrews reveals the Gospel plan pre-
NJ taa 81 without holiness faith is
but vain and dead; :. .,,,o,
St Peter points the narrow way In which
the saints are led;
John, in his three Epistles, stiil' on ioSe
delights to dwell; - ,,,st
St. jude gives awful warnings OF JUST
judgment, wrath, and hell;
The Revelation prophesies OF mat 're'
n,enGous day ,on ho
,,rhan Christ, and Christ alone, shail DC
,be trembling sinners stay.