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Northland Age, Volume 4, Issue 3, 3 September 1907, Page 7

KBH«f There’* an old, old «ong that hath drifted [down [through [the gloom of tho hoary ages, And it beareth the Law that was given by'God in the time of the first man’s youth; ’Tis lung by the spirits of those who are dead—of saints and prophets and sages, Of heroes and martyrs who fought and died in the cause of Eternal Truth. It beareth a message to mortal man from the realms of the vast Unseen, When the brood of the Serpent hath gathered in tho lust of a fell design ; And wherever mankind hath forsaken his God for the worship of things unclean, Forth from the heart of the Ages there cometh the Song Divine ! ■' / H. fit speaketh not to the flesh, for ’tis heard by the Soul alone 1 In music sweeter and grander than the mind of tho flesh can conceive; jAnd its meaning is clear as the light of the sun to the Soul of the man divine, ■Though the souls of others be weak and faint and may not its meaning |But it a message of comfort and hope to those who love the Trnth, And the weak and fearful hear it with feelings of hope and dread; But it smiteth the soul of the traitor like the knell of a terrible doom, , And the Evil One beareth it not at all, for the Evil Ono’s soul is dead ! 111. Hut it beareth o message of infinite love to the Soul of the man divine, And it ijireth him murage to fight for the right though the powers of darkness he strung, And it givetli him wisdom in time of need to interpret the warning and sign, That the Light of Eternal Truth may shine and scatter the clouds of wrong. IT. It telleth a wonderful story of the time when the world was young, When the home of mankind was a glorious land of light and contentment and mirth ’Till there came a crafty stranger, who spake with a hissing tongue, And told of riches and treasures that were hid in the deeps of the earth. But the (spirit of (Jolt had spoken amt the wiU of man was strong, And the word of the Evil One tempted him not to covet the things which were hidden ; Then the Evil One came to the daughters and wives with the hauhles of rubies and gold, And the daughters and wires were weak and they loved the things forbidden, V. A>h the guile of the stranger was serpent-like and the women were wond’rous ® fair: When the lover went forth to his wooing the voice of the maiden was cold: «■ And what wonldst thou dare for my love P” saith she, and the lover he answered “ Death 1” “ Then give me as pledge of thy love,” saith she, “ a ring of rubies and gold.” Then the lover he fought with the voice of his sold, for Jiis love made him stubborn and bold, And he went by night to the stranger’s house and hade liim his knowledge unfold; But the Evil One saith “ Thou shalt give unto me thy [portion of lands and kine, And in return I will give to thee the secret of nches unt ild VI. And the lover he Bold his birthright and the Evil One led him by night To a far distant spot in the wilderness whereunder lay silver and gold, And for many a moon in the deeps of the earth the lover he toiled and wrought, And the Evil One gave him raiment and food in exchange for the gold he brought; And the lust for gold had stifled his soul and he wrought with a grim despair ’Till the pride of his youth had departed and his face was furrowed with care, And when he returned with his treasure of gold bis heart grew hopeless with For the lands of his kindred lay barren and waste and the maiden he loved was dead! vn. A ml ever and oft since that ancient time, ’mid scenes of sorrow and shame, W'liere the Creature of Darkness hath triumphed and the Light of Truth is hidden, There someth the Horn/ to the suffering Soul and its burden is ever the, same: 1. Th„a shalt not barter the gifts of God for the thingswhich God hath forbidden,” VIII. It singeth in strange sad music where the wild beasts prowl at night, And the whispering wings of the mournful owl haunt the lonely temple-site, And the ruins of ancient cities, and the tombs of mighty kings, And the graves of those who forsook their God for the worship of profitless things. It telleth a fearful story of a nation foolish and vain, Grown fat with gluttonous feasting and weakly fiom lust and vice, Of tho prophet who uttered a warning of doom—of tho prophet derided and slain. Of the spies who laboured disguised as slaves in the cause of a deadly device, Of the day of the dread fulfilment—of panic and speechless woe, Of the rout of the drunken defenders —of the rush of the blood thirsty foe, Of tortured women and slaughtered babes and deeds of unspeakable shame, And the surging-flames which crumbled to dust the city of worthless fame ! ’Tis hcard’midst the crashing of timbers and the tempests’ mighty roar, when the holnless ship with her treasure of gold is hurled on the rocky shore; E the vengeance of God by the wretohes who cower and ’Tis felt as a bl hide When the quaking earth doth shatter and rend the city of vice and pride; ’Tis heard midst the thunder of battle, and the haunts of darkness and wrong, Where the Serpent’s sign of the Golden Fruit is worshiped by traitor and slave; But Justice relentless and infinite Love are linked in that glorious song: ’Tis a warning of doom to the traitor and a message of hope to the brave ! . X. And thus tlic old song as a beacon of tight its course through the ages shall hold ’Till man shall be strong and linemen shall spurn the bauble of rubies and gold, ’ Till chastened and taught by sorrow and pain they shall know the Creator’s design, .Iwd the Souls of Man and Woman shall meet in a Love Divine, “ Seacliff,” June 12, 1907. LIONEL TERRY.

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