Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1903-11-06

By s. c. MERCER.
THE AWAKENING OF THE LION"
tDe Konski.
J Not for lust Of luxury and beauty,
Not for the miser's or the coaqueror's booty.
But for the still small voice Of duty
Bravey did all temptations spurn
The immortal lion Of Lucerne.
The Lion is at rest,
With his awenspirng crest
In full-maned majesty and strength he has laid
him down to rest.
OF all earth's mortal monarchs the bravest,
wisest, best.
His bright eye kindied with the love Of Jesus and
the cross.
OF Immaculate Mary.
The blessed Virgin wife.
Who gave the world the Lille divine
To save mankind from loss.
Star Of Heavens azure sea
who.e spe ndors never vary
But with increasing lustcr shine,
Passing earth's richest mine,
The everdowine Fount,
From which poured healing streams from Loves
high mount,
Thou Virgin wise whose ever burning lamp
lllumines the chill nocturnal damp
of Earth's malarious Pilgrim camp
Thee model Virgin, wife, with prayers and
tears,
Did Leo humbly follow ninety years.
Thy spirit Leo was unquelled
by long protracted agony
Nor once against Heavens wise decree
In human ignorance rebeiled;
Thy wasted frame by great soul tenant9d
stood ready To be whired by Deaths chill
blast
Like Autumn leaves, brown, golden, dapple-red
Meath sullen sky on turbd waters cast.
We learn from thee
sure proof Of Immortality;
Tortured with pain,
Clear was thy brain,
The immortal soul
Spurned feeble matters effort to control
Che thoughts which wandered through eternity,
Scorned death as strong winds scorn the rag
ing sea.
Yes. thy undaunted soul shone clear as ever
It's sinewy strength no shaft Of fate could sever;
No butterfly with painted wings.
40 spangled bubble Of the air,
Vas thy wise soul that sweetly sings
Gethsemanes nocturnal prayer
Father thy agonizing
Pray ; ferventiy Thy viii be done
Rhine was no pallid soul Of Hadrian's song
But in Gods love, pure, iervid, wise and strong
stood brayeiy up for Right against the Wrong.
And round the world thy well-tuned harp sent
forth one grand sweet song.
His grand life work is Ger
! And nations now depore
The Lion Of the Vatican. the warrior OF the
cross,
! From Itaiy's bay-ndented shore
/ TO where Columbia's eagles soar,
| Is heard the voice o. sceping,
/ For the Lion softly sleeping,
| The Lion Of the Vatican
/ Who never feared the face Of mas
/ rhe Lien DER whose
The mounting flames Of glory burn;
Who died in duty's harness-the Lion Of Lucerne.
He sleeps, but not iorsaken.
For the Judgment trump shall blow.
Great doom Of joy or woe,
The nations of the dead shall rise
And the Lion of the Vatican shall waken.
Once in earth's Gethsemane by all but God fer
saken!
With glory crested on his head and splendor in
his eyes;
The kingdoms round the great white throne
Shall stand to hear the final sentence
OF all who seek or scorn repentance.
Long ere the dreadful conh7gTatiOn
Which shall consume each nation,
Along each height or hollow shore,
Loud shall reverberate the roar
Which made the iron Bismarck bow
Before the Lions calm, ma jestc brow;
Which bade the hostile cannon cease
And harmless pave the paths Of peace:
Who walked where princely Virgil trod
And then like Enoch walked with God.
Be patient, then, Zion!
And wait the Weakening of the Lion.
Be patient still, for soon
Thy God shall grant the boon
OF universal peace;
All strife shall cease
And Wars red banner shall be furled
Throughout ali the world
/ Paul Kruger's diamond bride" was worth
The ransom OF hundred kings;
Yet diamonds and pearls and all
The riches of this world have wings;
The Lion held Gods treasure FAST
Honor and truth and heaven at last.
Weep loud, o Seyen-hiled city.
With Universal pity
And quiyeiing lip
| For the stately ship
Launched out for the Unknown Shore.
For the kindly hand
! Whose wise command
| Thou shalt behold no more.
For the silver tongue,
| Whose angel song
! The earth shall hear no more.
@The s4,OOO,OO0 diamond offered to Leo by
President Kruger and rejected
Melrose, KY.
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