Eureka Reporter | 1904-04-01 | Page 5 | Lilies of Peace

lies of peace fell over jerusalem the wind with the world s voice sighed for the light of the world had perished truth mercy and love had dated hen this broad earth s greatest genius on the cross was crucified lit a v ide and waste old garden he lay in eternal bleep and the tireless roman soldiers must a ceaseless vigil keep bv the tomb with its great stone portal of this king whom the rabble weep ere dawn broke er jerusalem the roma i sold ers dream that fragrance fa nt steals by them that through the darkness gleam the tall white easter lilies then they drift down sleeps stream ivr ao prone among the lilies uiles div fu tn in their coats nt of mail mall they lav lay gold grew the sky er the lilies ere the stone was rolled away from the tomb by angel warders and came forth eternal day ai d forevermore tor evermore he alveth all souls bear aloft the cross awake from the senses dreaming to gain of a whole life s loss within the soul Is the kingdom the empires of earth are adrois still still through the world is stealing the voice which bade men cease from warfare sin and oppression and whispered of god s white peace of dawn in the city and easter lilies of peace milwaukee sentinel i fi L