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Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume V, Issue 497, 19 April 1881, Page 3

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WHY WREPBST THOU? BY C. H. WOODMAN. Night's peace uplifted sfar'ry eyes from Bleeping Within God's breast, where all day it had kin; .- '• i The earth enfolded,wilh its tender keeping, Laid its soft face upon the heart of pain, Stretched still wings o'er the" triumph and tl»e keeping, " ' '' ' •' '' The Flayer and the elain But one who lingered loiigest et thefdylng Bathed the dmk hours with her unceasing tears,; .. /j,;. s stw t ' '.« j. And bruised and nanting heart wasffyin'g. * tA f ;" ' ' Tween ' wonian'fi' • ; fffltniulHefla • -end vrtrnian'sftarp,^ Otiteped the dawn to .where her Lord was lying, r Beneath' the Koman spears. ThroWiinjj with and 4 awe,' to clasp His gory And sacred head she sought the house of doom; • She stooped and sudden myptic ,;lory Flooded her fa?e, and the sepulchral gloom Burst into mueic with the wondrdus story— " Arisen from the tomb! " Oh but to kiss once more Hie eyes, and cast her Longing urine around hie limbs, and shed Once irore her soul in tears upon the Master! Oh to uplift His stricken- lovely bead I Oh once again to break the alabaster Above His feet, though dead ! A step amid the darkness, and a virion. And tender tones," Mary, why weepest thou?" « Rabbohi t "Oh the raptflroiis"reisog«itibn I Before-what glory does herjsipirit baw I No past, nofuture,b»t,the.fullfruition ; ; .Of one, eternal Now,! . Why weepest thotif.O.lojnely spirit, bending -■ Beside the dead with sad, regretful,eyes ? Behold, the grave is glorious with blending Of radiant and rebiiint surprise! And one speaks' lowj to give thy sorrow . endings;. V. . . .« ]§)% here the loved One lies r Not berel notiierei %M .joyousineadowß , vernal, ■,-.■■■ ■• ■:.-:- . •.-.'■..,•'•.,,;..• , Bright with the bleeped feet onr lips have kissed! '.:.,./. , ■"■ ' Oh ravished eye?, full'filled with peace . eupernalf' •' '■ ■"■ ■< V: ,; ;-" ..Aglow like etera upon ~the .-Saviour* ,■•■' ** breaetl •■•.•.,•.•>;..-..■•>.• ■~..;. Oh tender love! phi.ecstacy'eternal! , Oh '- K:t '-'■ —