The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1922-06-08
For the dwelling of the Monument Marking
the place of the Study of John G. Fee, at
Berea, Kentucky, May 80, 1922

Berea, Kentucky May 80 1922
Here Bethel; the mystic ladder high
On this spot had its foot; its top rung reacht the sky.
Here humble seeking saints bowed low prayer
And In their Lords "strong crying and His tears" had part
Up this mysterious stair Gods angels winged fight
Bearing those cries and to Him who "dwes light"
He hears each word and down this shining track
His messengers-behold theml bring answers back
So in Gods light and strength toers planned
Like Him followed, scorned Of a weak little band
In poverty abiding yet learned to abound
In want and stress confding and hopeful We
But length, unfrended. by saverys hateful hand
Driven from home and service the land
Ye fed thru forest glade and Ger the mountain side
Bearing the cross by which you died with Him. the Cched
Shifts the solemn the ladder beyond stars
Thru realms of overlooking light white appears
On earth these who sits thereon
Their broken believing that right the
They cry strength tn past our hope for years
to
Our refuge in the stormy and our eternal home:
How long, Lord how long shall oppression its sway?
ARSE LORD make bare thine arm; bring Thy better day.
Beside the recrowned place before the throne
Where sits the glorious Trinity angel stands alone:
Much incense fills his hands, to be added prayers
Or all Gods feeble saints crying to Him thru
The cloud OF incense lifts their the Majesty High
On earth His thundrs muer low red judgments nigh
BY the altar still the angel stands this issues forth
Thy censor fill with altar fire, and cast the
lis done the fire leaps downward in Aame
The bondman wakes to freedom chain
with wars great voices earthquake shock ghtnngs,
thunders blood.
They cried "How long7 long thus answered has
the Lord.
The land that Jehovahs distractions road
vengeance mine; will repay" has proved word of God
Peace bckened andser countless graves
Deaths harvest took of North and South our der, h.
best '
Our Rachel her children mourns not all in vain.
Coiumbas stricken heart taught Lord again
And now exes back return, their enemies laid low
(God was their shield His word their sword His truth their
spear and bowl
To plant again loves with hate war-sowu:
To teach that brothers. nations all Gods own
Brothers, broke stubborn gebe with hard ed aching t
Your faith heart plant fed the so
"aVe smiles In PAIN songs in the night good s
gray rnro Nc st,
You Taught at all sowxg gooms and chased your f.s
away;
Chriss joyful heart and se day to day.
In paths where feet mark way we walk these wood
land glades;
In noontde heat find the very shades
VI trees that gave you solitude to talk with alone-
The groves made His first temple He has met His
OF YOU we find ourselves half looking you here
hah hoping that word from you again shall prove YOU
But oy our side cast shade Of voices gone
Are echoes Of our Ongngs for you, beloved Aown
STILL when we stop to think that encompass us about
In tna great cloud Of Witnesses longer doubt
That surely must know of widen out our faith.
were sure that ngthat you there is no death
men nope grows strong meet willing we become
To suffer with like youso with Won gain His bom
VINO best can drink His Of triumphant over pain
Who patient bears His beowhe follows in His train
u. Franklin Browne
Berea, Ky.
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