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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Tacoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Sep 21, 1911

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 88, No. 38.

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Heart Longings

By A. M. A. Harper

Tune: “Will There Be Any Stars?”
A. M. A. HARPER
I AM longing to-night for a glimpse of God's love, And the river of life over there, For the beautiful mansions and home far above, And the glories of Eden to share.
If I'm faithful, I'll sing when all sorrow is o'er, Of God's love; and in heaven shall meet The dear friends I love, to be parted no more, And we'll worship at Jesus' dear feet.
In the home of his love we forever shall dwell, And a tribute of praise we shall bring; And the songs of the ransomed in glory will swell, While the arches of heaven will ring. On the evergreen hills, where no evil shall come, With the prophets and sages of old, All the weary will rest in that beautiful home, When its glorious gates shall unfold.
O, I long for my Saviour, to lean on his breast; Where with angels and seraphs we'll sing, When with all the dear martyrs we ever shall rest In the fragrance and sunshine of spring!
I am longing for home,—O, that beautiful home!— And the joys so heart-thrilling to feel, When the ransomed shall gather to nevermore roam, And the Saviour our sorrows shall heal.
I am longing to-night for the sweet by and by, And the hills where the angels have trod; For the glorified mansions, to them would I fly, To the beautiful city of God.
O, I long now to go to the kingdom of rest, There to eat of the health-giving tree, And forever with Jesus and loved ones so blest In the heavenly Canaan to be!
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