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From Record (Emerald Hill, Vic. : 1868 - 1872)

1870-07-07 |

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Fell

inJth'b^atrect"; *'"' 'r'!"< j H'eirtio'

beyedlfed,' tp;bo spit on imd beat. '

''. ! 'Pleading, cursing,''dreading to

die'; '!'-f ; 'Selling my 'soul lo'

whoever;would'buy ' ^ i .D&iiug i'u

sliaiiie for a'liiorserof bread,': ^ '

'Hating th'6 living,' and fearing the

dead: "' ' . "ilerdirul 6od'! 'hiivyi

fallen so; lb«: ?j jiiMiid'yiit, I was

once liko tlio beautiful'snow !''''^ j

.;Oncu;i was fairias,the beautiful

snow,. j With an.eye like, its or^'stal,

a:]ieart.like ils. glow . diiee.I was

.loved for my innocent grace- - ,j !Q j

Flattered and spiigbtfor tho pharnis of

myvfaco ; jKather, mother, sister, aud

all, _ ,

'Gddi'auU'nVysfcll'i'riiavel'ost'by

iriy'fall;. "" ,tJ ! 'Uj'lie'veriest'

wretch that goes shiVoriijg by : Will

'liiato, a wide1 swoop, lest11'wiindbr'

too riigh, j iTbr' all'that'is ou^'or

above me,'I krioV':; *1/!

"TlicroViiotliing so piuVas the

boautifuljsndw.'j'1' ! , U'o.w strango

,it)should bo that this beautiful.suoiv:

Should fall on a sinner with

lib.where,to.go,; liow, strange it

should be, when nightcouies iigaiu;

Il\tiio:sno\v and the

icp'struckiny.desporate braiii Jahiting,

freoziug, dying aloiio, .;,. ; .Too

wicked for prayer, too weak for amoau .

j !Tpbe!heard:in:the sweet of thoicrazy

town; . Qonp miid in t^o joy. of . the

siioxv, coming .down ; To be aud to.die

in my torrible woe;.-...j AyUh.'a, bed

aud a shroud of tho beautiful snow.

Helpless aud ibul as tho trampled snow,

. Sinner, despair not!. Christ

stoopeth,low ' , , . : ;To rescup tho

soul.'that is lost.iir= its sin, , .. .

,-.j And raise it to life and enjoyment

again.],.:. , Groaning, bleeding, dying

lor.tlieu, . i The Crucified'hung on

,th'accursed treo, His accents of mercy

fell'soft oil thine ear- ' Is1 there

inpr'cy for.iup ? Will lio iiebd my

prayorP Oh' Qbd! in' the stream th'at

for siuners did flow,1 Wast ine','and:I

sliall be.'whilor than snow.