--- title: Times and Seasons description: Issues of 1845 to 1846. authors: - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints editors: - Ebenezer Robinson - Don Carlos Smith - Smith, Joseph, Jr. - Taylor, John collections: - periodicals tags: - newspaper - times-and-seasons - nauvoo - nineteenth-century periodical: Times and Seasons volume: 6 number: 23 published: 1846-02-15 publisher: E. Robinson and D. C. Smith; later John Taylor publisher_place: Commerce and Nauvoo, Illinois language: en type: article reference: "“By W. W. Phelps,” *Times and Seasons* 6, no. 23 (February 15, 1846): 1135." printed_title: BY W. W. PHELPS. source: url: https://archive.org/details/per_utah-and-the-mormons_times-and-seasons_1846-02-15_6_23 transcription: Text from the Centerplace.org transcription (https://www.centerplace.org/history/ts/v6n23.htm), with its page breaks; this Internet Archive scan is the reference copy (its OCR was used only as a witness for OCR repair) identifier: per_utah-and-the-mormons_times-and-seasons_1846-02-15_6_23 start_page: 1135 end_page: 1135 curator_note: A Mormon newspaper published by the church in Nauvoo; included for historical study. Inclusion does not imply endorsement. rights: status: public-domain basis: US publication 1846 (Nauvoo, Illinois); published before 1931, so public domain in the United States source: https://archive.org/details/per_utah-and-the-mormons_times-and-seasons_1846-02-15_6_23 publication_year: 1846 --- # By W. W. Phelps Ho, ho, for the Temple's completed,- Gaze, gaze, at the flight of the righteous, The Lord hath a place for his head, From the "fire shower of ruin" at hand, And the priesthood, in power, now lightens Their pray'rs, and their suff'rings, are wrathing The way of the living and dead! Jehovah to sweep off the land! See, see, mid the world's dreadful splendor Sing, sing, for the hour of redemption, Christianity, folly and sword, The day for the poor Saint's reward, The Mormons, the diligent Mormons, Is coming for temp'ral enjoyment, Have rear'd up this house to the Lord!- All shining with crowns from the Lord! By the spirit and wisdom of Joseph- Watch, watch, for the blessing of Jesus, (Whose blood stains the honor of State,) Is richer the farther it's fetch'd;- By tithing and sacrifice daily, The wonderful chain of our union The poor learn the way to be great. Is tighten'd the longer it's stretch'd! Mark, mark, for the Gentiles are fearful Shout, shout, for the armies of heaven, Where the work of the Lord is begun; Will purify earth at a word, Already this monument finish'd, And the "Twelve, with the Saints that are faithful, Is counted-one miracle done! "ENTER INTO THE JOYS OF THEIR LORD," The Times and Season, Printed and Published about the first and fifteenth of every month, on the corner of Main and Kimball Streets, Nauvoo, Hancock County, Illinois, by JOHN TAYLOR, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR TERMS.-TWO DOLLARS per annum, payable in all cases in advance. Any person procuring five new subscribers, and forwarding us Ten Dollars current money, shall receive one volume gratis. All letters must be addressed to John Taylor, editor, POST PAID, or they will not receive attention.