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ELISHA'S BONES.
“And they cast the man into the sepulchre of Elisha: and when
the man was let down, and touched the bones of Elisha, he revived
and stood up on his feet.”
—2 Kings, xiii. 21.
Had Israel's sons forgot the power
Which Jordan's waves had riven,
That to thy bones this healing dower
By miracle was given?
Which Jordan's waves had riven,
That to thy bones this healing dower
By miracle was given?
I know not:—but the marvel pleads
Thy mission was divine;
And to a tomb far holier leads
Than sepulchre of thine.
Thy mission was divine;
And to a tomb far holier leads
Than sepulchre of thine.
To one where for a season slept
The Lord of life and power,
While angels round their vigils kept,
And watch'd his wakening hour.
The Lord of life and power,
While angels round their vigils kept,
And watch'd his wakening hour.
The hour when He, triumphantly,
Rose from the silent dead,
And even death's captivity
A vanquish'd captive led.
Rose from the silent dead,
And even death's captivity
A vanquish'd captive led.
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When from the chambers of the grave
He soar'd to Heaven again,
And by his resurrection gave
Such glorious gifts to men.
He soar'd to Heaven again,
And by his resurrection gave
Such glorious gifts to men.
Might the rich gifts his blood has bought
Assume their proper place,
The miracles thy reliques wrought
Must yield to those of grace.
Assume their proper place,
The miracles thy reliques wrought
Must yield to those of grace.
To only one thy sacred tomb
Could mortal life restore,
Our Lord's to millions is the womb
Of life which ends no more.
Could mortal life restore,
Our Lord's to millions is the womb
Of life which ends no more.
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