James Challen John the Beloved (1870)

FROM

THE

MILLENNIAL HARBINGER.

DEVOTED TO PRIMITIVE CHRISTIANITY.

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VOL. 41.] BETHANY, W. V., APRIL, 1870. [NO. IV.
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J O H N   T H E   B E L O V E D.
A SONNET, BY JAMES CHALLEN.
"He surnamed them Boanerges--the sons of thunder."

Jesus the Christ, whose searching eyes
    See all that dwells within the breast;
Who knows the latent power that lies
    Within the human heart, at rest.
The strength of will, that love can wield,
    The mastery of its tearful eye;
Its conquests in each battle-field,
    Its ardors kindled in the sky;
Its power to shake the heavens and earth,
    Its matchless energy and fame,
Its heavenly origin and birth,
    The grandeur of its living flame;--
And thinking thus, I cease to wonder,
    That John is called--"A Son of Thunder."

      DAVENPORT, Iowa.

[The Millennial Harbinger (April 1870): 235.]

ABOUT THE ELECTRONIC EDITION

      James Challen's "John the Beloved" was first published in The Millennial Harbinger, Vol. 41, No. 4, April 1870. The electronic version of the poem has been produced from the College Press reprint (1976) of The Millennial Harbinger, ed. Alexander Campbell (Bethany, VA: A. Campbell, 1870), p. 235.

      Pagination in the electronic version has been represented by placing the page number in brackets following the last complete word on the printed page. I have let stand variations and inconsistencies in the author's (or editor's) use of italics, capitalization, punctuation, and spelling in the poem.

      Addenda and corrigenda are earnestly solicited.

Ernie Stefanik
Derry, PA

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Updated 2 July 2003.

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