The German sectarians of Pennsylvania : a critical and legendary history of the Ephrata Cloister and the Dunkers . Fleisch bemiihen uns zu schwachen in den Lauf O Wohl dann, weil wir gezahlet. In der reinen Lammer Heerd Die dem keuschen Lamm vermahlet. Und erkaufPet von der Erd Bleibet schon all hier verborgen. Unser Ehren Schmuk und Kron Wird uns doch jenem Morgen, Kronen Jesus, Gottes Sohn. Translated: OUR CROWNS WHICH WE WEAR HERE IN THIS MORTALITY Were for us in Afflictions days, in great sorrow prepared. Here our hope must bloom and our Faith grow on high When the world and the Flesh ende
The German sectarians of Pennsylvania : a critical and legendary history of the Ephrata Cloister and the Dunkers . Fleisch bemiihen uns zu schwachen in den Lauf O Wohl dann, weil wir gezahlet. In der reinen Lammer Heerd Die dem keuschen Lamm vermahlet. Und erkaufPet von der Erd Bleibet schon all hier verborgen. Unser Ehren Schmuk und Kron Wird uns doch jenem Morgen, Kronen Jesus, Gottes Sohn. Translated: OUR CROWNS WHICH WE WEAR HERE IN THIS MORTALITY Were for us in Afflictions days, in great sorrow prepared. Here our hope must bloom and our Faith grow on high When the world and the Flesh endeavor to weaken us in our cause 412 The German Sectarians of Pennsylvania. Oh, what joy ! for we are numbered among the flock of pure Lambs,Who by the immaculate Lamb espoused, are redeemed from the world,Although here are hidden our sacred jewels and crowns,Yet upon yonder morn will crown us JESUS, the Son of GOD. Directly over the preachers bench is a tablet of fivelines, the two upper ones in large capitals: GOTT UND DAS KEUSCHE Lamm muss stetig in uns wallen Und uns in Ewigkeit nicht lassen mehr Translated: GOD AND THE IMMACULATE Lamb must continuallj within us abide, Nor must He forever let our ZEAL ABATE. Narrow and Crooked Way. 413 Immediately to the right of the tablet is one of mysticaland allegorical import. This is about three feet square, butis so discolored that it is almost undecipherable. It repre-sents the Narrow and Crooked Way, and is a mostcurious and ingenious composition. The chief feature isa labyrinthine path, filled up with texts of Scripture, ad-monishing the disciples of their duties and obligationswhich their profession impose upon them. This specimenof Kloster art is rapidly crumbling into dust. Upon the south wall another allegorical subject attractsthe eye; unfortunately this is also in a dilapidated condi-tion, even more so than the last one described. This tablet ixpon the south wall represents the TripleHeaven and is divided into three
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