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A VISION

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Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Mar 28, 1882

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 59, No. 13.

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A VISION.

By Ellen M. H. Gates

WHENCE come they? Whence come they? this wonderful crowd That cannot be counted? They seem like a cloud; Their garments are gleaming with light from the skies, And peace, that is perfect, looks out from their eyes.
They come from the ranks of the greatest and least; Among them are martyrs, and prophet, and priest; And still, and forever, the song that they sing Is love of the kingdom and love of the King.
Among them are faces that once were so dear; Long, long have we missed them; but lo! they are here! Through faith did they conquer; they bear from afar His name on their foreheads, as bright as a star.
They witness for Jesus, this wonderful crowd, As round the bright throne they float like a cloud; And still, and forever, the song that they sing Is love of the kingdom and love of the King.
—Ellen M. H. Gates.