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Not from the heart in like wise, for there he still lives in the

Spirit,

Loves and atones evermore. So long as Time is, is Atone

ment.

Therefore with reverence receive this day her visible token. Tokens are dead if the things do not live. The light ever

lasting

Unto the blind man is not, but is born of the eye that has

vision.

Neither in bread nor in wine, but in the heart that is hallowed Lieth forgiveness enshrined; the intention alone of amend

ment

Fruits of the earth ennobles to heavenly things, and removes all

Sin and the guerdon of sin. Only Love with his arms wide

extended,

Penitence weeping and praying; the Will that is tried, and whose gold flows

Purified forth from the flames; in a word, mankind by

Atonement

Breaketh Atonement's bread, and drinketh Atonement's

wine-cup.

But he who cometh up hither, unworthy, with hate in his

bosom,

Scoffing at men and at God, is guilty of Christ's blessed body, And the Redeemer's blood! To himself he eateth and

drinketh

Death and doom! And from this, preserve us, thou heavenly

Father!

Are ye ready, ye children, to eat of the bread of Atone

ment?"

Thus with emotion he asked, and together answered the

children

Yes! with deep sobs interrupted. Then read he the due

supplications,

Read the Form of Communion, and in chimed the organ and

anthem;

O! Holy Lamb of God, who takest away our transgressions, Hear us! give us thy peace! have mercy, have mercy upon us! Th' old man, with trembling hand, and heavenly pearls on his eyelids,

Filled now the chalice and paten, and dealt round the mystical symbols.

O! then seemed it to me, as if God, with the broad eye of

mid-day,

Clearer looked in at the windows, and all the trees in the

churchyard

Bowed down their summits of green, and the grass on the

graves 'gan to shiver.

But in the children (I noted it well; I knew it) there ran a Tremor of holy rapture along through their icy-cold mem

bers.

Decked like an altar before them, there stood the green earth, and above it

Heaven opened itself, as of old before Stephen; there saw

they

Radiant in glory the Father, and on his right hand the Re

deemer.

Under them hear they the clang of harpstrings, and angels from gold clouds

Beckon to them like brothers, and fan with their pinions of

purple.

Closed was the Teacher's task, and with heaven in their hearts and their faces,

Up rose the children all, and each bowed him, weeping full

sorely,

Downward to kiss that reverend hand, but all of them

pressed he

Moved to his bosom, and laid, with a prayer, his hands full

of blessings,

Now on the holy breast, and now on the innocent tresses.

II. Danish.

KING CHRISTIAN.

A NATIONAL SONG OF DENMARK

FROM JOHANNES EVALD.

KING CHRISTIAN stood by the lofty mast

In mist and smoke;

His sword was hammering so fast,

Through Gothic helm and brain it passed;

Then sank each hostile hulk and mast,

In mist and smoke.

"Fly!" shouted they, "fly he who can!

Who braves of Denmark's Christian

The stroke?"

Nils Juel gave heed to the tempest's roar,

Now is the hour!

He hoisted his blood-red flag once more,

And smote upon the foe full sore,

And shouted loud, through the tempest's roar,

"Now is the hour!"

"Fly" shouted they, "for shelter fly!"

Of Denmark's Juel who can defy

The power?"

North Sea! a glimpse of Wessel rent

Thy murky sky!

Then champions to thine arms were sent; Terror and death glared where he went; From the waves was heard a wail, that rent Thy murky sky!

From Denmark, thunders Tordenskiol',

Let each to Heaven commend his soul,
And fly!

Path of the Dane to fame and might!

Dark-rolling wave!

Receive thy friend, who, scorning flight,

Goes to meet danger with despite,

Proudly as thou the tempest's might,

Dark-rolling wave!

And amid pleasures and alarms,

And war and victory, be thine arms
My grave!

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