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THE CELESTIAL ARMY

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The Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Dec 15, 1868

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 32, No. 25.

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THE CELESTIAL ARMY.

By M. C. C.

Whence came the armies of the skies, John saw in vision, bright? Whence came their palms, their robes, their crowns, Too pure for mortal sight?
Chorus.—They look like men in uniform, They look like men of war; They all are clad in armor bright, And conquering palms they bear.
Were these tried soldiers of the cross Victorious in the fight? Were these the trophies they had won, Reserved in worlds of light?
Cho.
They once were mourners here below, And poured out sighs and tears; They wrestled hard as we do now, With sins, and doubts, and fears.
Cho.
They saw the star of Bethlehem Arise in splendor bright; They followed long its guiding ray, Till beamed a clearer light.
Cho.
From desert waste, and cities full, From dungeon dark they've come, And now they claim their mansions fair, They've found their long-sought home.
Cho.
—Copied for Review by M. C. C.