Classic Poem

And when the coveted blessing is once gain'd,
And Israel to his father's tomb shall come,
By Christian aid recover'd and maintain'd,
Oh may his heart for Christian hope find room!
And, as he leans and listens, inly thrill'd,
May that dark chasm give forth One mystic word:
Oh! may that beating heart and ear be fill'd
With one deep whisper, ‘Jesus Christ is Lord!’
And as both Jew and Christian take their turn
To gaze, with kindly interchange of place,
Led up by Love, may hood-winkt Faith return,
Clear of the Talmud, and with open face;
For Charity shall pave the way for Grace,
The pupil of pure love is quick to learn.