Poems.
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We cannot scan the future page
Of Heaven's dark decree;
But may we be resigned to all,
Though veiled in mystery.
Of Heaven's dark decree;
But may we be resigned to all,
Though veiled in mystery.
THE BAPTISM.
Upon the ocean's edge,
There was a gathering of many people,
And a pensive hue had spread o'er every
Face, waiting the observance of a rite
Most sacred.
There was a gathering of many people,
And a pensive hue had spread o'er every
Face, waiting the observance of a rite
Most sacred.
The "Man of God" approached, and
With him those who had given themselves to
Jesus, and had come to taste:the solemn
Ordinance of Baptism.
With him those who had given themselves to
Jesus, and had come to taste:the solemn
Ordinance of Baptism.
The gifted prayer,
Uniting with the water's music, in
Holy euphony lingered on the air
For one brief moment, and then ascended
To the throne of grace. Heaven smiled upon
The scene, and with that smile methinks there came
Uniting with the water's music, in
Holy euphony lingered on the air
For one brief moment, and then ascended
To the throne of grace. Heaven smiled upon
The scene, and with that smile methinks there came
