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Thine eyes shall see the King in His beauty; they shall behold the land that is very far off.-
Isa. xxxiii. 17.

mf560 THE sands of time are sinking, cr

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The dawn of heaven breaks,

The summer morn I've sighed for,
The fair sweet morn awakes

Dark, dark, hath been the midnight,
But dayspring is at hand,

And glory, glory dwelleth

In Immanuel's land.

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There, to an ocean fulness,
His mercy doth expand,
And glory, glory dwelleth

In Immanuel's land.

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I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to depart.-Phil. i. 23.

mp 561 I'M kneeling at the threshold,

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A-weary, faint, and sore; I'm waiting for the dawning, The opening of the door; I'm waiting till the Master

Shall bid me rise and come To the glory of His presence, The gladness of His home.

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O would that I were with them,
Amid the shining throng,
Uniting in their worship.
Rejoicing in their song.

dim 4 The friends that started with me
Have entered long ago,
Ah! one by one they left me,
To struggle with the foe.
Their pilgrimage was shorter,
Their triumph sooner won;
How lovingly they'll hail me,
When my work too is done.

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reign grace,

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The blessings of our pilgrimage are
failing,
[go to Thee.
We would not mourn them, for we
We would see Jesus; yet the spirit
lingers
[so long,
Round the dear objects it has loved
And earth from earth can scarce un-
clasp its fingers; [less strong.
Our love to Thee makes not this love

6 We would see Jesus; sense is all too
blinding
[away;
And heaven appears too dim, too far
We would see Thee, Thyself our hearts
reminding

What Thou hast suffered our great debt to pay.

Nor life, nor death, with all their agita- cr7 We would see Jesus; this is all we're

tion,

[His face.

Can thence remove us if we seek

dim 4 We would see Jesus; other lights are

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needing: [with the sight; Strength, willingness, and joy come f We would see Jesus; dying, risen, [tal night.

pleading:

Then welcome day, and farewell morAmen.

Barnabas. 76.76.77.76.

ANON.

DAMANTIUS.

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It doth not yet appear what we shall be.-1 John iii. 2.

mf 564 WE speak of the realms of mf4 We speak of its anthems of praise,

the blessed,

That country so bright and so fair; And oft are its glories confessed, — f But what must it be to be there? mf 2 We speak of its pathways of gold,

Its walls decked with jewels so rare, Its wonders and pleasures untold; f But what must it be to be there? mp3 We speak of its freedom from sin, From sorrow, temptation, and care, From trials, without and within; f But what must it be to be there?

With which we can never compare, The sweetest on earth we can raise ; f But what must it be to be there? mf 5 We speak of its service of love,

The robes which the glorified wear, The Church of the first born above; f But what must it be to be there? mp 6 Do,Thou, Lord, 'midst pleasure or woe, For heaven our spirits prepare, cr And shortly we also shall know, And feel what it is to be there. E. MILLS.

Amen.

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mf 565 A FEW more years shall roll,

A few more seasons come,

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Then, O my Lord, prepare My soul for that bright day;

dim And we shall be with those that rest credim O wash me in Thy precious blood,

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Asleep within the tomb:

Then, O my Lord, prepare
My soul for that great day;

credim O wash me in Thy precious blood,

And take my sins away.

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O'er these dark hills of time,

And take my sins away.

mf 3 A few more storms shall beat
On this stern rocky shore,

And we shall be where tempests cease,
And surges swell no more:
Then, O my Lord, prepare
My soul for that calm day;

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And we shall be where God Himself credim O wash me in Thy precious blood,

Lights all the glorious clime.

And take my sins away.

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