Thou Art Everywhere Before Us

THE NEPHITE SHEPHERD. 245 Hand in hand they went to a stone seat on a little eminence in the garden, and there sat waiting and watching. A picture of beauty they were. Zira, her long, dark braids of hair hanging down her back, the white silk robe, loosely fastened at her throat, revealed a neck of spotless white. Lamoni, with the curse of Laman removed, was a peer in manly grace, if not a superior, to any of his Nephite brethren. The sun disappeared; expectation increased; every moment of time was carefully counted, the heavens watched. A star here and there became dimly visible, gradually growing brighter. Twilight faded away, and with it the hopes of many of the despairing. (TO BE CONCLUDED IN FEBRUARY ERA.) Thou Art Everywhere Before Us. {For the Improvement Era.) Thou art everywhere before us, Lord, dispelling all our fears, In the blue dome arching o'er us Pregnant with her plunging spheres. In the seasons, slowly filing Down the ages' broad expanse, We behold thee kindly smiling Through fair nature's countenance. In the love-light softly glowing Deep in every human breast, In the blessings to us flowing, Thy great love is manifest. All things point to thy parental Hand, 0 gracious Lord, but most We may know thee through the gentle Whisper of the Holy Ghost. Theodore E. Curtis.