| vol. iii.—no. 128. | Published by HARPER & BROTHERS, New York. | price four cents. |
| Tuesday, April 11, 1882. | Copyright, 1882, by Harper & Brothers. | $1.50 per Year, in Advance. |
"FOR LO! HE HATH ARISEN."
BY S. S. CONANT.
The sun in heaven was darkened when Christ the Lord was slain,
And in the holy Temple the veil was rent in twain;
And all His sad disciples in sorrow bowed the head;
They thought His reign was ended; was not the Master dead?
Within the tomb they laid Him; the Roman watch was set,
And there were moans and weeping where'er His followers met;
All hope was dead within them; the Star of Bethlehem
Had set in utter darkness, and what was left for them?
In sorrow and in mourning the Sabbath passed away;
But early on the morrow, just at the break of day,
To seek His tomb the Marys went silently and slow,
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