. Delightful stories; or, Home talks out of the Wonderful . till life itself depart,His name shall cheer and warm my heart—And lisping this from earth Ill rise,And join the chorus of the skies. When it was sure He was dead, Grandpa resumed, a rich mannamed Joseph, with Nicodemus—who had gone by night to Jesus,as we have seen—begged His body of Pilate that they might prepareto bury it. Permission was granted ; so they took the body from thecross, wrapped it in a linen sheet with gums and spices, as was thencustomary, carried it into a neighboring garden where Joseph hadjust built a new t
. Delightful stories; or, Home talks out of the Wonderful . till life itself depart,His name shall cheer and warm my heart—And lisping this from earth Ill rise,And join the chorus of the skies. When it was sure He was dead, Grandpa resumed, a rich mannamed Joseph, with Nicodemus—who had gone by night to Jesus,as we have seen—begged His body of Pilate that they might prepareto bury it. Permission was granted ; so they took the body from thecross, wrapped it in a linen sheet with gums and spices, as was thencustomary, carried it into a neighboring garden where Joseph hadjust built a new tomb, and into this they tenderly placed the deadform of their beloved Lord. Joseph, Nicodemus, John, Mar/ themother of Jesus, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, anda woman named Salome, were there. IT IS FINISHED. 453 Where were all the others ? asked Charley. Peter was away weeping over what he had done; Judas, in re-morse, had hung himself; the others, discouraged and worn out, hadscattered to their homes or among their friends. So it came to pass. TTiey took him down, am! \jrapped him in the linen, and laid him in a sepulchre which was hewn out of a rock.—Mark xv, 46. that Jesus had a small funeral. After the body was laid in the tomba great stone was rolled upon its entrance. On this stone Pilatethen put the official seal of the government and set a guard of sol-diers to watch, lest the disciples should come and steal the body. So Jesus lay in the tomb; His life in the flesh was 454 GRANDPA GOOD WINS S TORIES. THE OPENED TOMB; Or, FROM DEATH TO LIFE AGAIN. T AM so glad Jesus did not stay in that terrible tomb. How awfulit would have been had He never risen *- Yes, Mary, it would have been awful for Him, and for us,too, for on the fact of His resurrection rest His power to save andHis authority to teach. If Christ be not risen, Paul says, your faithis vain; ye are yet in your sins. Please, Grandpa, tell us about the resurrection, said Carrie. Ih
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