 | 'Twixt Kiss and Lip or Under the Sword. By the author of "Women Must Weep," [i.e. F. W. O. Ward] Third edition |  |
EASTER EVE.
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Prudentius (Cathem. 5. 125 “Sunt et spiritibus,” etc.) says that on Easter Eve there is temporary otium even for the damned.
Tradition says, that, in the depths of hell,
The dead and damned shut out from earthly gains,
Yet once a year put off their cursed stains,
While on their spirits falls a peaceful spell;
The dead and damned shut out from earthly gains,
Yet once a year put off their cursed stains,
While on their spirits falls a peaceful spell;
The fiery fetters then relax their pains,
And blessed hopes that every murmur quell,
Rise in the riven heart that most complains,
And fondly whisper, “All shall yet be well.”
And blessed hopes that every murmur quell,
Rise in the riven heart that most complains,
And fondly whisper, “All shall yet be well.”
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For upon Easter Eve a silence falls,
Within the barrier of those burning walls,
And then the Blessed Saviour passes by;
Within the barrier of those burning walls,
And then the Blessed Saviour passes by;
Before His footsteps woe and sufferings fly,
Peace unto mercy musically calls,
And promise brightens darkest memory.
Peace unto mercy musically calls,
And promise brightens darkest memory.
| 'Twixt Kiss and Lip or Under the Sword. By the author of "Women Must Weep," [i.e. F. W. O. Ward] Third edition | |