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The Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Apr 17, 1866

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 27, No. 20.

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Up Yonder

By Emily L. Canright

EVERY good doctrine leaves behind it an eternal furrow, ready for the planting of seeds which shall bring an abundant harvest.

Up Yonder.

CHRISTIAN, yonder, far up yonder In the ether blue, There's a city—God the founder, Built for me and you.
There a crystal stream is flowing, pure, and calm, and bright; And its limpid waves are glowing in that glorious light.
On the banks of this fair river, Is a lovely tree; Holding life for every person, Life for you and me.
As its laden boughs are tossing, rustling in the breeze, Its golden fruit is brightly glowing, 'mid the healthful leaves.
No dark shadows ever hover O'er that glorious sea; But a world of bliss is offered, Here for you and me.
And no sorrow, pain nor sickness, ever enters there, Where our Father and our Saviour, and the angels are.
Forward, Christian, hasten forward, Unto life's fair tree; And existence never ending, Is for you and me;
And a mansion in that city, and a robe of white; And a harp of heavenly tuning, and a crown of light. EMILY L. CANRIGHT. Albion, N. Y.